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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 action does Bodice perform throughout Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) She paces.
(b) She sings.
(c) She paints.
(d) She knits.

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

3. What does Lear help the Wife do?
(a) Hang laundry.
(b) Cook dinner.
(c) Gather the pigs.
(d) Pick vegetables.

4. Who suggests the workman be imprisoned rather than executed?
(a) The Duke of Westminster.
(b) The Duke of Cornwall.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Lear.

5. How does Lear order the workman killed in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Crucifixion.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Firing squad.
(d) Drowning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who maniacally encourages the torture of Warrington?

2. What is the name of the wife of the Gravedigger's Boy?

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

4. What is the Carpenter's name?

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

(see the answer key)

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