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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Boy say his wife is upset?
(a) She's pregnant.
(b) She's crazy.
(c) She's been tortured.
(d) She was raped.

2. What is the setting at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A church.
(b) A battle field.
(c) A prison.
(d) A parade ground.

3. Where does Act 1, Scene 4 take place?
(a) The chapel.
(b) Prison area.
(c) King's quarters.
(d) The war room.

4. Which character says, "Virility! It'd be easier to get blood out of a stone, and far more probable. I've bribed a major on his staff to shoot him in the battle"?
(a) Susan.
(b) Fontanelle.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Cordelia.

5. Who has been captured in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Lear.
(d) Warrington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Gravedigger's Boy say his wife would like to do?

2. In Act 1, Scene 1, who claims to have proof that the "enemies" Lear speaks of are not actually enemies?

3. How have Lear's daughters had contact with the dukes?

4. How did the Gravedigger's Boy discover the water for the well?

5. What does Lear recognize in the well bucket?

(see the answer key)

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