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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggests the workman be imprisoned rather than executed?
(a) The Duke of Cornwall.
(b) Warrington.
(c) Lear.
(d) The Duke of Westminster.

2. Who says in an aside that she is disappointed in her husband?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Susan.
(c) Fontanelle.
(d) Cordelia.

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

4. In Act 1, Scene 1, who claims to have proof that the "enemies" Lear speaks of are not actually enemies?
(a) Susan.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Cornelia.
(d) Warrington.

5. Who speaks of an animal in a cage at the trial?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Old Sailor.
(c) Lear.
(d) Councillor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is NOT present in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. Who has ordered Warrington's tongue cut out?

3. Who claims he has been blind for seven years on the stand at Lear's trial?

4. What is the Carpenter's name?

5. What is the setting at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

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