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

2. Which character says, "I've always wanted to sit on a man's lungs"?
(a) Fontanelle.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Warrington.

3. Who has been captured in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) The Gravedigger's Boy.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Warrington.
(d) Lear.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says in an aside that she is disappointed in her husband?

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

3. Who has ordered Warrington's tongue cut out?

4. What is the Carpenter's name?

5. Who is NOT present in Act 1, Scene 3?

(see the answer key)

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