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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 2, 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shoots the workman in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) The Firing Squad.
(b) Warrington.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Lear.

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

3. Who has died at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A workman.
(b) Lear.
(c) Bodice.
(d) The Gravedigger's Boy.

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

5. Which character says, "I feel confidence in my bones. That's never failed me. If only I were a young man" in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Councillor.
(b) Warrington.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Lear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who intends to overthrow Lear in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Who initially protests the execution of the workman at the wall?

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

4. Where do Bodice and Fontanelle plan to meet at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Who stabs knitting needles into Warrington's ears?

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