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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 on stage and screen all over North America and Europe.
(b) It is extremely successful in Europe, and he hopes to make it so in America.
(c) It is extremely successful in America, but not in Europe.
(d) It is extremely successful on stage, and he hopes to make a movie of it.

2. Which best describes the first scene?
(a) Early morning, just before dawn.
(b) A dark and rainy night.
(c) A hot and sweltering day.
(d) A cold, wintry evening.

3. Who is Tito Pagliardini?
(a) An expert in Italian dialects.
(b) An opera singer.
(c) A playwright.
(d) A phonetics expert.

4. Which character in Pygmalion is based in part on Henry Sweet?
(a) Doolittle.
(b) Pickering.
(c) Neppomuck.
(d) Higgins.

5. On what basis do some English people despise others?
(a) Their level of education.
(b) Their socioeconomic class.
(c) Whether they are foreign or native-born citizens.
(d) Their accents or dialects of English.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Clara annoyed with her mother?

2. Why doesn't Sweet's shorthand become popular?

3. What should happen with the English alphabet, according to Shaw?

4. Which of the following does Shaw identify as a problem among his fellow English?

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

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