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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Lear respond to the judge when asked, "And these ladies are your daughters?"?
(a) I loved them.
(b) They betrayed me.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

3. Which character says, "They are my sheep and if one of them is lost I'd take fire to hell to bring him out"?
(a) Warrington.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Lear.
(d) Bodice.

4. Who is NOT present in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) North.
(b) Cornwall.
(c) Lear.
(d) Bodice.

5. Why does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear that the Carpenter is always around?
(a) He works for the army.
(b) He wants to steal the water.
(c) He's in love with his wife.
(d) He's spying on them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who maniacally encourages the torture of Warrington?

2. Who enters carrying bread and water in Act 1, Scene 5?

3. Why doesn't the Old Orderly know Lear's crime?

4. Who accompanies Lear in Act 1, Scene 5?

5. Whose dress does Bodice wear in the prison cell?

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