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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long will Liza stay with Higgins as his pupil?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six weeks.

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

3. Who says, "The secret is not having good manners or bad manners or any other particular sort of manners, but having the same manner for all human souls."
(a) Pickering.
(b) Liza.
(c) Liza's father.
(d) Higgins.

4. What does Higgins think of Neppomuck?
(a) He is a fool.
(b) He is boring.
(c) He is very clever, perhaps too clever.
(d) He is a perfect companion for Liza.

5. What mistake does Liza make in the bathroom?
(a) She burns herself with the hot water in the bath.
(b) She thinks the bathtub is for washing clothes.
(c) She uses the toothbrush to brush her hair.
(d) She thinks the toilet is for washing hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a problem with the English language, according to Shaw?

2. What is the difference between a lady and a flower girl?

3. In Act 5, Doolittle reveals that he is miserable because certain people are hounding him. Who are these people, and why are they after Doolitttle?

4. What does the Flower Girl call the Gentleman?

5. According to Higgins, what is Freddy?

(see the answer key)

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