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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 Higgins the author of?
(a) Spoken Sanscrit.
(b) Famous books about Shakespeare and Milton.
(c) The play that everyone has seen that evening.
(d) Higgins's Universal Alphabet.

2. What should happen with the English alphabet, according to Shaw?
(a) It should be increased to the size of the Russian alphabet.
(b) It should be simplified to include only the most essential letters.
(c) It should be completely modified to conform with classical Greek letters.
(d) It should be the same as the Spanish alphabet.

3. What does Higgins think of his mother?
(a) He puts up with her because he loves her so much.
(b) He thinks she is like all other women, a silly fool.
(c) He is annoyed by her nagging.
(d) He adores her and finds her the model of all lovable women.

4. What shocking word does Liza use during the social visit with the Eynsford Hills in Act 3?
(a) Murder.
(b) Bloody.
(c) Devil.
(d) Damn.

5. Why doesHenry Sweet not become more prominent?
(a) He is an ill-natured man.
(b) He scorns everyone who did not agree with him about the importance of phonetics.
(c) Nobody agrees with him that phonetics are important.
(d) He angera many people by publishing a libelous article.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should happen with the spelling of the English language, according to Shaw?

2. On what basis do some English people despise others?

3. Who is delighted with Liza's "small talk" during the social visit with the Eynsford Hills in Act 3?

4. What does Higgins say about women?

5. What do Higgins and Pickering fear might happen at the end of Act 3 to spoil their bet?

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