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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. Which of the following is one of Lear's daughters?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Susan.

2. Who maniacally encourages the torture of Warrington?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Lear.
(d) Fontanelle.

3. What does Lear find on the ground in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) A dead soldier.
(b) A sword.
(c) Bread.
(d) Blood.

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

5. What do the soldiers do to the wife of the Gravedigger's Boy?
(a) Rape her.
(b) Drown her.
(c) Shoot her.
(d) Arrest her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 1, who claims to have proof that the "enemies" Lear speaks of are not actually enemies?

2. What happened to the gift Fontanelle was given as a child?

3. What does Lear help the Wife do?

4. What is the setting at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

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

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