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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Higgins say when he finds that Liza is not married?
(a) Men will soon be dying for her.
(b) She will marry a duke.
(c) Nobody would want to marry the likes of her.
(d) He will marry her himself.

3. Why does Shaw's attempt to help Sweet fail?
(a) Sweet has no interest in promoting his ideas to the public.
(b) Sweet only writes libelous articles against his fellow academics.
(c) Sweet looks down on the theater as unacademic.
(d) Sweet dies before he can see the play.

4. According to Shaw, what can people do to get rid of their low-class accents?
(a) They must be trained by a phonetics expert.
(b) It cannot be done in real life.
(c) They should imitate people who speak proper English.
(d) People should not try to get rid of their low-class accents; they should be proud of the way they speak.

5. Why does Liza become upset with Higgins?
(a) He knocks over her basket of flowers.
(b) He won't give her any money.
(c) He makes fun of her accent in front of everyone.
(d) She thinks he's spying on her for the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Higgins think of Neppomuck?

2. Which is true of Pygmalion at the time Shaw wrote his Preface?

3. What does Higgins ask Mrs. Pearce to do with Liza's clothing?

4. Which of the following is among Liza's treasured possessions?

5. What do Pickering and Higgins say makes Liza a "genius"?

(see the answer key)

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