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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 says in an aside that she is disappointed in her husband?
(a) Fontanelle.
(b) Susan.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Bodice.

2. Who does Lear claim are his enemies?
(a) Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Stonewall.
(b) Duke of Cornwall and Duke of North.
(c) Duke of North and Duke of Ireland.
(d) Duke of South and Duke Willingshead.

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

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

5. What job does the Wife give the Carpenter to do?
(a) Mending the door.
(b) Tending the pigs.
(c) Tending Lear.
(d) Cleaning the well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who foretells how Lear's army will attack in Act 1, Scene 3?

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

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

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

5. Who has asked Warrington to betray the king?

(see the answer key)

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