View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Henry Higgins described?
(a) He is thin and feeble, but has a strong scientific mind.
(b) He is elderly and distinguished, with the appearance of a scholar.
(c) He is young and handsome, but sloppy in his dress.
(d) He is about forty years old, strong and energetic.

2. To what does Higgins compare Liza?
(a) A diamond in the rough.
(b) A flower in the mud.
(c) The Queen of Sheba.
(d) A squashed cabbage-leaf.

3. What is the main reason Higgins brings Liza to the social visit at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) To give her practice in polite conversation.
(b) To see if people really believe that she is a duchess.
(c) To allow his mother to meet her.
(d) To announce their upcoming engagement.

4. At which university does Sweet teach?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) The Imperial Institute in London.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Oxford.

5. What is the setting at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) Mrs. Higgins's drawing room.
(b) The Embassy.
(c) Mrs. Eynsford Hill's parlor.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "I havnt any small talk. If people would only be frank and say what they really think!"

2. What does Higgins notice about Liza's father, Doolittle?

3. What happened to Liza's parents?

4. Why does the policeman stop Freddy and Liza?

5. What is the Flower Girl selling?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 302 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample