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

2. To Shaw, what is the main advantage of Henry Sweet's "Current Shorthand"?
(a) Everyone is familiar with it, as it is widely taught in secretarial schools.
(b) It can be used as a kind of secret code or cryptogram.
(c) It can be used on postcards, where there is limited space to write.
(d) It can express every sound in the language perfectly.

3. Of what does Mrs. Pearce warn Higgins?
(a) She warns him to be polite and not swear around Liza.
(b) She warns him that Liza may be dishonest and should be watched carefully.
(c) She warns him that Liza's father may come for her.
(d) She warns him not to take sexual advantage of Liza.

4. What happens to the Flower Girl's basket?
(a) Someone steals it.
(b) The police seize it, saying she has no license to sell flowers.
(c) It is knocked to the ground by Higgins.
(d) It is knocked to the ground by Freddy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesHenry Sweet not become more prominent?

2. What does Shaw try to do for Sweet?

3. What skill does Neppomuck have?

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

5. What does Higgins think of his mother?

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