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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 is planning to marry the Duke of North?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Susan.
(d) Fontanelle.

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

3. Who plans to marry the Duke of Cornwall?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Fontanelle.

4. Which character says, "They are my sheep and if one of them is lost I'd take fire to hell to bring him out"?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Warrington.
(c) Lear.
(d) Bodice.

5. Who foretells how Lear's army will attack in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Bodice.
(c) North.
(d) The Carpenter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Lear insist his enemies hate him?

3. How have Lear's daughters had contact with the dukes?

4. Who has been captured in Act 1, Scene 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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