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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Higgins say when he finds that Liza is not married?
(a) She will marry a duke.
(b) He will marry her himself.
(c) Men will soon be dying for her.
(d) Nobody would want to marry the likes of her.

2. Why is Clara annoyed with her mother?
(a) She gives the Flower Girl too much money.
(b) She acts superior to the Flower Girl.
(c) She doesn't give the Flower Girl any money.
(d) She won't buy any flowers for Clara.

3. Why can't Liza read what Higgins writes?
(a) He uses a phonetic alphabet.
(b) She is uneducated and has never learned how to read.
(c) It is written in French, a language she doesn't know.
(d) It is written in a cryptic code.

4. What can Higgins guess about people?
(a) Their age.
(b) Their secret desires and dreams.
(c) Where they are from.
(d) What their job is.

5. What is striking about Neppomuck's appearance?
(a) He is extremely large and burly.
(b) He is exceptionally handsome.
(c) He has very dark, swarthy skin.
(d) He has a very hairy face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Pickering and Higgins say makes Liza a "genius"?

2. What is one example Shaw gives of when people might want to change their accents?

3. What does Liza throw at Higgins when they return home after the party?

4. At the end of Act 2, Higgins is shown teaching Liza a lesson. What specifically does Higgins teach Liza?

5. Which best describes the first scene?

(see the answer key)

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