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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Doolittle demand from Higgins in exchange for his daughter?
(a) One hundred pounds.
(b) Fifty pounds.
(c) Ten pounds.
(d) Five pounds.

2. Who is Robert Bridges and what does he have in common with Higgins?
(a) A phonetician who, like Higgins, greatly admired Milton.
(b) An expert in shorthand who, like Higgins, lived in England.
(c) A professor at Oxford who, like Higgins, had a fiery temper.
(d) A portrait painter who, like Higgins, loved phonetics.

3. When Liza comes to see Higgins in Act 2, what does she ask him to do?
(a) Return the money he took the night before.
(b) Give her speech lessons.
(c) Make her into a duchess.
(d) Help her open a flower shop.

4. What mistake does Liza make in the bathroom?
(a) She thinks the bathtub is for washing clothes.
(b) She thinks the toilet is for washing hands.
(c) She burns herself with the hot water in the bath.
(d) She uses the toothbrush to brush her hair.

5. What city is the setting of Shaw's play?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Higgins guess about people?

2. What is Liza afraid will kill her?

3. What should happen with the spelling of the English language, according to Shaw?

4. How does the Flower Girl know Freddy's name?

5. What insulting term does Higgins use to describe Liza in Act 2?

(see the answer key)

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