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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following best describes Higgins's profession?
(a) Sociologist.
(b) Playwright.
(c) Phoneticist.
(d) Linguist.

3. What is Liza afraid will kill her?
(a) The draft from the window.
(b) Her father, if he finds out where she is.
(c) The electric lights.
(d) A bath.

4. What does Higgins tempt Liza with just as she is about to leave?
(a) A diamond ring.
(b) New clothes.
(c) A chocolate.
(d) A purse full of coins.

5. Why can't Liza read what Higgins writes?
(a) It is written in French, a language she doesn't know.
(b) She is uneducated and has never learned how to read.
(c) It is written in a cryptic code.
(d) He uses a phonetic alphabet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Liza's father's profession?

2. What shocking thing does Liza tell her listeners at the social visit with the Eynsford Hills in Act 3?

3. What does the taxicab driver realize about Liza that humiliates her?

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

5. How is Henry Higgins described?

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