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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. What does Lear help the Wife do?
(a) Pick vegetables.
(b) Gather the pigs.
(c) Hang laundry.
(d) Cook dinner.

2. What does Fontanelle complain about in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Her feet are wet.
(b) She is hungry.
(c) Her hands are cold.
(d) She doesn't approve of the wall.

3. Who advises the king to refuse the war?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Warrington.
(c) The Captain.
(d) Cordelia.

4. Who enters with a wooden box in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) Lear.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(d) The Carpenter.

5. What is the Carpenter's name?
(a) William.
(b) Eric.
(c) James.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who intends to overthrow Lear in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?

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. Who does Lear claim are his enemies?

(see the answer key)

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