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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Act 1, Scene 1, who claims to have proof that the "enemies" Lear speaks of are not actually enemies?
(a) Bodice.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Susan.

3. What does Fontanelle complain about in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) She doesn't approve of the wall.
(b) She is hungry.
(c) Her feet are wet.
(d) Her hands are cold.

4. 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) Bodice.
(d) Lear.

5. What is the Carpenter's name?
(a) James.
(b) William.
(c) Eric.
(d) John.

6. What does Bodice say as she leaves Lear's prison cell?
(a) The war has ended.
(b) I'm taking you to hell with me.
(c) Mother's dead. I must serve tea.
(d) You'll be executed tomorrow.

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

8. Who appears to Lear in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Councillor.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) The Ghost.
(d) Warrington.

9. What is the setting of Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) The War Chamber.
(b) The King's Quarters.
(c) The woods.
(d) The prison.

10. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?
(a) The Battlefield.
(b) The King's Chambers.
(c) The Prison.
(d) The Daughters' War Council.

11. Who does Fontanelle say posed for her husband's portraits?
(a) Himself.
(b) His son.
(c) His brother.
(d) An actor.

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

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

14. Who is the first to sit on the witness stand at Lear's trial?
(a) Warrington.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Fontanelle.
(d) Cleric.

15. Why does Bodice say she had troops bring North and Cornwall back?
(a) She loves her husband.
(b) They are heroic.
(c) They will fight the rebels.
(d) They need their armies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lear recognize in the well bucket?

2. Who intends to overthrow Lear in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. How have Lear's daughters had contact with the dukes?

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

5. Who foretells how Lear's army will attack in Act 1, Scene 3?

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