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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has died at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Lear.
(c) A workman.
(d) The Gravedigger's Boy.

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

3. Where did the "wild man" hide?
(a) The house.
(b) The well.
(c) The trees.
(d) The bushes.

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

5. What does the Gravedigger's Boy find in the well?
(a) Warrington's body.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A dead pig.
(d) A knife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Gravedigger's Boy say his wife would like to do?

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Cornwall suggest be done with Lear?

4. Why does Lear insist his enemies hate him?

5. Who advises the king to refuse the war?

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