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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) Fontanelle.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Susan.

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

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

4. Who is NOT present in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Lear.
(c) North.
(d) Cornwall.

5. Why does Lear, in an aside, tell his daughter the workman is being executed?
(a) Because his hut is unlivable.
(b) Because he's really a traitor.
(c) To make the workers work faster.
(d) Because he's hired by Cornwall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who shoots the workman in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Who says in an aside that she is disappointed in her husband?

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

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

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