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

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

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

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

5. Why does Lear insist his enemies hate him?
(a) He killed their fathers.
(b) He has starved their people.
(c) He has built a wall.
(d) He has taken their kingdoms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says, "They are my sheep and if one of them is lost I'd take fire to hell to bring him out"?

2. What is the setting at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

3. 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?

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

5. Who suggests the workman be imprisoned rather than executed?

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