1. Who is Alexander Melville Bell?
(a) The inventor of the telephone.
(b) A phonetics expert who invented a phonetic spelling called Visible Speech.
(c) A playwright who was a rival of Shaw's.
(d) A London patriarch.

2. Why doesHenry Sweet not become more prominent?
(a) He scorns everyone who did not agree with him about the importance of phonetics.
(b) Nobody agrees with him that phonetics are important.
(c) He is an ill-natured man.
(d) He angera many people by publishing a libelous article.

3. 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 on postcards, where there is limited space to write.
(c) Everyone is familiar with it, as it is widely taught in secretarial schools.
(d) It can be used as a kind of secret code or cryptogram.

4. Who is Robert Bridges and what does he have in common with Higgins?
(a) A portrait painter who, like Higgins, loved phonetics.
(b) A professor at Oxford who, like Higgins, had a fiery temper.
(c) A phonetician who, like Higgins, greatly admired Milton.
(d) An expert in shorthand who, like Higgins, lived in England.

5. What is a problem with the English language, according to Shaw?
(a) It is a vulgar language when compared to Latinate languages such as French.
(b) It is not spelled the way it should be pronounced.
(c) It is difficult for foreigners to learn well.
(d) It doesn't have a beautiful sound when spoken.