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

2. How does Lear order the workman killed in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Firing squad.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Crucifixion.

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

4. What does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear that the soldiers are doing?
(a) Dying en masse.
(b) Deserting his daughters.
(c) Pulling down the wall.
(d) Searching for Warrington.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does the Wife give the Carpenter to do?

2. Who accompanies Lear in Act 1, Scene 5?

3. Who is planning to marry the Duke of North?

4. Who does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear has left him, and "wanted a horse to take him to town"?

5. Who shoots the workman in Act 1, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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