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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) Bodice.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Lear.

2. Who is addressing a battle regiment in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Fontanelle.
(c) Lear.
(d) Bodice.

3. What does Fontanelle complain about in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Her feet are wet.
(b) She doesn't approve of the wall.
(c) She is hungry.
(d) Her hands are cold.

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) Warrington.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Lear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who has ordered Warrington's tongue cut out?

3. Who has asked Warrington to betray the king?

4. Who is planning to marry the Duke of North?

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, who claims to have proof that the "enemies" Lear speaks of are not actually enemies?

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