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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city is the setting of Shaw's play?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

2. What does an upside-down e represent?
(a) It is a symbol of the uselessnesss of alphabets.
(b) A vowel of indefinite sound.
(c) It is similar to a question mark.
(d) An uncommon vowel in English.

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

4. Which of the following describes Liza's home?
(a) A small, shabby room in an alley.
(b) She sleeps in a suburban kitchen with a fireplace.
(c) A dirty shack she shares with her whole family.
(d) She is homeless and sleeps in an alley.

5. Why does Shaw's attempt to help Sweet fail?
(a) Sweet has no interest in promoting his ideas to the public.
(b) Sweet dies before he can see the play.
(c) Sweet looks down on the theater as unacademic.
(d) Sweet only writes libelous articles against his fellow academics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the strange man (Higgins) doing behind the pillar?

2. What is Freddy looking for at the beginning of Act 1?

3. At which university does Sweet teach?

4. Why doesHenry Sweet not become more prominent?

5. Which comment does Shaw make about the realism in his play?

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