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

2. Who accompanies Lear in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Warrington.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Councillor.

3. What is the setting of Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) The woods.
(b) The King's Quarters.
(c) The prison.
(d) The War Chamber.

4. What has killed one of the workers on the wall?
(a) A fallen stone.
(b) A fallen axe.
(c) An explosion.
(d) A bear.

5. Who enters with a wooden box in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) The Carpenter.
(b) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Lear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has died at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Why does the Boy say his wife is upset?

3. Who plans to marry the Duke of Cornwall?

4. Who does Fontanelle say posed for her husband's portraits?

5. Who foretells how Lear's army will attack in Act 1, Scene 3?

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