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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the bystanders treat Liza when she becomes upset?
(a) They are sympathetic to her and defend her.
(b) They are shocked by her bad language.
(c) They completely ignore her as if she is invisible.
(d) They tell her to get lost because she is a worthless flower girl.

2. What is Freddy looking for at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) Flowers for his mother.
(b) A taxicab.
(c) Tickets to the theater.
(d) Someone to love.

3. Which of the following does NOT describe the Flower Girl's appearance?
(a) Her hair needs to be brushed.
(b) She is very clean and neat.
(c) She is wearing a black sailor hat.
(d) She has bad teeth.

4. Who is Henry Sweet?
(a) The editor of a monthly review.
(b) A phonetics expert whom Shaw admired.
(c) A sweet-tempered professor of language and literature.
(d) A high official who popularized the subject of phonetics.

5. Why is Clara annoyed with her mother?
(a) She gives the Flower Girl too much money.
(b) She doesn't give the Flower Girl any money.
(c) She acts superior to the Flower Girl.
(d) She won't buy any flowers for Clara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which best describes the first scene?

2. Where is Act 1 of the play set?

3. To what does Higgins compare Liza?

4. Why does Liza become upset with Higgins?

5. Which character in Pygmalion is based in part on Henry Sweet?

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