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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 initially protests the execution of the workman at the wall?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Fontanelle.

2. What is the name of the wife of the Gravedigger's Boy?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Susan.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Sarah.

3. What is the setting at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A parade ground.
(b) A battle field.
(c) A prison.
(d) A church.

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

5. Who does Lear claim are his enemies?
(a) Duke of South and Duke Willingshead.
(b) Duke of North and Duke of Ireland.
(c) Duke of Cornwall and Duke of North.
(d) Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Stonewall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who advises the king to refuse the war?

2. What do the soldiers do to the wife of the Gravedigger's Boy?

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

4. Who plans to marry the Duke of Cornwall?

5. What does Fontanelle complain about in Act 1, Scene 1?

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