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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Undershaft believes honor, justice, truth, love and mercy are luxuries for which class?

2. Act 2 opens with a man and woman eating what sparse meal?

3. Who steals the money that Bill Walker donated?

4. Act 2 takes place is what location?

5. Who does Mrs. Baines ask to match Lord Saxmundham's donation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bernard Shaw wrote many other works, including plays and novels. Choose an area of his life that recurs as a theme in his works and write a synopsis of his beliefs on that theme.

Essay Topic 2

Mr. Undershaft believes that poverty is the primary cause of crime. Describe how Mr. Undershaft believes that poverty causes crime, and explain why.

Essay Topic 3

Shaw seems to be very critical of the Salvation Army. What is the basis for Shaw's criticism, and what were the widely held views of the Salvation Army in the early 1900s?

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