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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What insulting term does Higgins use to describe Liza in Act 2?
(a) Foul-mouthed imp.
(b) Idle-headed fool.
(c) Draggle-tailed guttersnipe.
(d) Filthy tramp.

2. Why can't Liza read what Higgins writes?
(a) He uses a phonetic alphabet.
(b) It is written in French, a language she doesn't know.
(c) It is written in a cryptic code.
(d) She is uneducated and has never learned how to read.

3. What does Higgins notice about Liza's father, Doolittle?
(a) Despite his poverty, he seems like an honest fellow.
(b) He seems cruel and conniving.
(c) He has the same horrible accent as Liza.
(d) He has a natural talent with language.

4. What should happen with the spelling of the English language, according to Shaw?
(a) It should be simplified to get rid of silent letters.
(b) It should be emphasized more in school so that everyone can learn to spell correctly.
(c) Standardized spelling should disregarded as unnecessary; people should simply sound out words and apply the approximate phonetic spelling.
(d) It should be made as phonetic as Spanish.

5. How does Higgins make his money?
(a) He is an inventor.
(b) He writes plays.
(c) He teaches people to speak with a proper accent.
(d) He is a professor at Oxford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Liza's father's profession?

2. What is Liza afraid will kill her?

3. What are the Pitman and Gregg systems?

4. According to Shaw, what can people do to get rid of their low-class accents?

5. What does Shaw try to do for Sweet?

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