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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stabs knitting needles into Warrington's ears?
(a) Lear.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Fontanelle.

2. Who intends to overthrow Lear in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Warrington.
(d) His daughters.

3. Who is planning to marry the Duke of North?
(a) Susan.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Fontanelle.
(d) Cornelia.

4. What does Lear help the Wife do?
(a) Hang laundry.
(b) Cook dinner.
(c) Gather the pigs.
(d) Pick vegetables.

5. What does the Boy say his wife keeps?
(a) Horses.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear that the Carpenter is always around?

2. What does Lear find on the ground in Act 1, Scene 5?

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

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

5. What does Bodice say regarding the prisons in Act 2, Scene 4?

(see the answer key)

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