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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is leading the rebel army against the sisters?
(a) Warrington.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Councillor.
(d) The Gravedigger's Boy.

2. Who says, "Men destroy themselves and say it's their duty? It's not possible"?
(a) The farmer.
(b) The Ghost.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Lear.

3. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?
(a) The Battlefield.
(b) The Daughters' War Council.
(c) The Prison.
(d) The King's Chambers.

4. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Cornwall suggest be done with Lear?
(a) Put him in prison.
(b) Banish him.
(c) Free him.
(d) Execute him.

5. What has Cordelia ordered Lear to stop doing?
(a) Fighting the rebels.
(b) Arresting soldiers.
(c) Feeding the poor.
(d) Speaking publicly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Boy's Wife see outside the house?

2. Who is NOT present in Act 1, Scene 3?

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

4. Where did the "wild man" hide?

5. What does the Gravedigger's Boy say his wife would like to do?

(see the answer key)

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