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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Robert Bridges and what does he have in common with Higgins?
(a) A professor at Oxford who, like Higgins, had a fiery temper.
(b) A phonetician who, like Higgins, greatly admired Milton.
(c) An expert in shorthand who, like Higgins, lived in England.
(d) A portrait painter who, like Higgins, loved phonetics.

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

3. Which of the following describes the Gentleman (later identified as Pickering)?
(a) He is snobbish and rude.
(b) He is dressed in a uniform.
(c) He is young and dashing.
(d) He is an elderly, military type.

4. What makes Liza happy at the end of the evening?
(a) She sold all her flowers.
(b) Higgins promises to give her lessons.
(c) Freddy is falling in love with her.
(d) Higgins gives her a pocketful of change.

5. What does the taxicab driver realize about Liza that humiliates her?
(a) She doesn't have any money and cannot pay for the taxi.
(b) She lives in a slum.
(c) She's never ridden in a taxi before and has no idea how much it costs.
(d) She is really a prostitute.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Act 1 of the play set?

2. What is the Flower Girl selling?

3. What is Higgins the author of?

4. At which university does Sweet teach?

5. What are the Pitman and Gregg systems?

(see the answer key)

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