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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What should happen with the spelling of the English language, according to Shaw?
(a) It should be emphasized more in school so that everyone can learn to spell correctly.
(b) It should be simplified to get rid of silent letters.
(c) It should be made as phonetic as Spanish.
(d) Standardized spelling should disregarded as unnecessary; people should simply sound out words and apply the approximate phonetic spelling.
2. What happened to Liza's parents?
(a) They are too poor to take care of her, so she lives on her own.
(b) Her father is gone and her stepfather beats her.
(c) She has no mother, and her father and stepmother kicked her out.
(d) She has no parents; they are dead.
3. What does Higgins give Liza in Act 2 when she begins to cry?
(a) A whack on the bum with a broomstick.
(b) A meal.
(c) A shilling for the taxi.
(d) A handkerchief to wipe her nose with.
4. Which of the following does Shaw identify as a problem among his fellow English?
(a) The English are snobs who look down on people who can't speak English.
(b) The English are poor spellers.
(c) The English can't speak their own language properly.
(d) The English do not bother to learn other European languages.
5. How do the bystanders treat Liza when she becomes upset?
(a) They completely ignore her as if she is invisible.
(b) They are shocked by her bad language.
(c) They are sympathetic to her and defend her.
(d) They tell her to get lost because she is a worthless flower girl.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Liza want to do after her bath?
2. What should happen with the English alphabet, according to Shaw?
3. What does Higgins ask Mrs. Pearce to do with Liza's clothing?
4. What do Pickering and Higgins say makes Liza a "genius"?
5. Who is Neppomuck?
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