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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Liza's father's profession?
(a) Bartender.
(b) Taxicab driver.
(c) Trash collector.
(d) Thief.

2. Which best describes the first scene?
(a) A dark and rainy night.
(b) A hot and sweltering day.
(c) Early morning, just before dawn.
(d) A cold, wintry evening.

3. Which of the following does Shaw identify as a problem among his fellow English?
(a) The English are poor spellers.
(b) The English can't speak their own language properly.
(c) The English do not bother to learn other European languages.
(d) The English are snobs who look down on people who can't speak English.

4. What is striking about Neppomuck's appearance?
(a) He is extremely large and burly.
(b) He has a very hairy face.
(c) He has very dark, swarthy skin.
(d) He is exceptionally handsome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Mrs. Pearce?

2. Which character in Pygmalion is based in part on Henry Sweet?

3. What should happen with the English alphabet, according to Shaw?

4. What skill does Neppomuck have?

5. What does Mrs. Higgins think when her son shows up for a social visit at the beginning of Act 3?

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