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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. Who foretells how Lear's army will attack in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) The Carpenter.
(d) North.

2. Who has died at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Lear.
(b) A workman.
(c) Bodice.
(d) The Gravedigger's Boy.

3. What does Lear find on the ground in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Blood.
(b) Bread.
(c) A sword.
(d) A dead soldier.

4. Who accompanies Lear in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Councillor.
(b) Warrington.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Bodice.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Fontanelle say posed for her husband's portraits?

3. What do the soldiers do to the wife of the Gravedigger's Boy?

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

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

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