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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 do the soldiers do to the wife of the Gravedigger's Boy?
(a) Arrest her.
(b) Shoot her.
(c) Drown her.
(d) Rape her.

2. Where did the "wild man" hide?
(a) The house.
(b) The bushes.
(c) The trees.
(d) The well.

3. What does the Carpenter bring to the Wife?
(a) A cradle.
(b) A pig.
(c) A blanket.
(d) Bread.

4. Who enters carrying bread and water in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Lear.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(d) Warrington.

5. What is the setting of Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) The War Chamber.
(b) The woods.
(c) The King's Quarters.
(d) The prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who plans to marry the Duke of Cornwall?

2. What does Lear think attacked him in his sleep?

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

4. Who enters with a wooden box in Act 1, Scene 7?

5. What does Lear find on the ground in Act 1, Scene 5?

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