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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 stabs knitting needles into Warrington's ears?
(a) Fontanelle.
(b) Lear.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Bodice.

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

3. Why does Lear, in an aside, tell his daughter the workman is being executed?
(a) Because he's really a traitor.
(b) To make the workers work faster.
(c) Because his hut is unlivable.
(d) Because he's hired by Cornwall.

4. What does Lear recognize in the well bucket?
(a) Soil.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A baby.
(d) Blood.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the setting of Act 1, Scene 5?

4. What action does Bodice perform throughout Act 1, Scene 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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