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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main reason Higgins brings Liza to the social visit at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) To allow his mother to meet her.
(b) To see if people really believe that she is a duchess.
(c) To give her practice in polite conversation.
(d) To announce their upcoming engagement.

2. What does the Flower Girl call the Gentleman?
(a) Father.
(b) Captain.
(c) Governor.
(d) Sir.

3. At which university does Sweet teach?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) The Imperial Institute in London.

4. What shocking fact does Liza reveal about her father while talking with the Eynsford Hills in Act 3?
(a) He may have murdered her aunt, but she deserved it.
(b) He was never married to her mother.
(c) He used to beat Liza, but she says she deserved it.
(d) He has a chronic drinking problem, but it doesn't bother Liza at all.

5. What two subjects has Higgins told Liza she must stick to in polite conversation?
(a) Family and friends.
(b) Hobbies and sports.
(c) The weather and people's health.
(d) The weather and politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tito Pagliardini?

2. What happened to Liza's parents?

3. What is one example Shaw gives of when people might want to change their accents?

4. What makes Liza happy at the end of the evening?

5. Which elements of the English alphabet have no agreed speech value?

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