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

2. Who advises the king to refuse the war?
(a) Warrington.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) The Captain.

3. How have Lear's daughters had contact with the dukes?
(a) Visits with the dukes in the castle.
(b) Letters and photographs.
(c) Secret meetings.
(d) Through servants.

4. 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?
(a) Bishop.
(b) Councillor.
(c) Lear.
(d) Warrington.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who accompanies Lear in Act 1, Scene 5?

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

4. Which of the following is one of Lear's daughters?

5. Why does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear that the Carpenter is always around?

(see the answer key)

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