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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 does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear has left him, and "wanted a horse to take him to town"?
(a) Councillor.
(b) Fontanelle.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Cordelia.

2. Who intends to overthrow Lear in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Warrington.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Thomas.
(d) His daughters.

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

4. How have Lear's daughters had contact with the dukes?
(a) Through servants.
(b) Letters and photographs.
(c) Visits with the dukes in the castle.
(d) Secret meetings.

5. Which character says, "I've always wanted to sit on a man's lungs"?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Fontanelle.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Warrington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has ordered Warrington's tongue cut out?

2. What does Lear help the Wife do?

3. Where does Act 1, Scene 4 take place?

4. Who maniacally encourages the torture of Warrington?

5. Who has asked Warrington to betray the king?

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