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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which is true of Pygmalion at the time Shaw wrote his Preface?
(a) It is extremely successful in America, but not in Europe.
(b) It is extremely successful on stage and screen all over North America and Europe.
(c) It is extremely successful on stage, and he hopes to make a movie of it.
(d) It is extremely successful in Europe, and he hopes to make it so in America.
2. According to Shaw, what can people do to get rid of their low-class accents?
(a) People should not try to get rid of their low-class accents; they should be proud of the way they speak.
(b) It cannot be done in real life.
(c) They must be trained by a phonetics expert.
(d) They should imitate people who speak proper English.
3. What does an upside-down e represent?
(a) An uncommon vowel in English.
(b) It is similar to a question mark.
(c) It is a symbol of the uselessnesss of alphabets.
(d) A vowel of indefinite sound.
4. Why is Clara annoyed with her mother?
(a) She won't buy any flowers for Clara.
(b) She acts superior to the Flower Girl.
(c) She doesn't give the Flower Girl any money.
(d) She gives the Flower Girl too much money.
5. What type of person does Shaw indicate is the hero of Pygmalion?
(a) A multilinguist and expert in Latinate languages.
(b) An energetic enthusiast who supports language reform.
(c) A professor of English literatures specializing in Shakespeare and Milton.
(d) A low-class person who cannot speak the language properly.
Short Answer Questions
1. On what basis do some English people despise others?
2. What is the Flower Girl selling?
3. Which elements of the English alphabet have no agreed speech value?
4. Which of the following does Shaw identify as a problem among his fellow English?
5. What does Sweet think of the Pitman system?
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