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

2. Why does Lear insist his enemies hate him?
(a) He has taken their kingdoms.
(b) He killed their fathers.
(c) He has built a wall.
(d) He has starved their people.

3. What does Lear think attacked him in his sleep?
(a) A wild bear.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A ghost.

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

5. Where does Act 1, Scene 4 take place?
(a) The war room.
(b) The chapel.
(c) King's quarters.
(d) Prison area.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shoots the workman in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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

4. Who initially protests the execution of the workman at the wall?

5. What does the Gravedigger's Boy find in the well?

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