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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. Which character says, "They are my sheep and if one of them is lost I'd take fire to hell to bring him out"?
(a) Warrington.
(b) Lear.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Cordelia.

2. What does the Gravedigger's Boy say his wife would like to do?
(a) Marry the Carpenter.
(b) Betray the king.
(c) Put a fence around them.
(d) Go back to her father.

3. How did the Gravedigger's Boy discover the water for the well?
(a) Digging his mother's grave.
(b) Fighting in a war.
(c) Digging his father's grave.
(d) Digging his daughter's grave.

4. Who is planning to marry the Duke of North?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Fontanelle.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Susan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Gravedigger's Boy find in the well?

2. Who is addressing a battle regiment in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

4. Who advises the king to refuse the war?

5. Who enters carrying bread and water in Act 1, Scene 5?

(see the answer key)

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