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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has ordered Warrington's tongue cut out?
(a) Lear.
(b) Fontanelle.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Cordelia.

2. Who does the Boy's Wife see outside the house?
(a) The Captain.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Councillor.

3. Who does Fontanelle say posed for her husband's portraits?
(a) Himself.
(b) His brother.
(c) An actor.
(d) His son.

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

5. Who has asked Warrington to betray the king?
(a) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) The Captain.
(d) Lear's daughters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lear insist his enemies hate him?

2. Who does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear has left him, and "wanted a horse to take him to town"?

3. What does the Gravedigger's Boy say his wife would like to do?

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

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

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