1. According to Shaw, what can people do to get rid of their low-class accents?
(a) It cannot be done in real life.
(b) They must be trained by a phonetics expert.
(c) They should imitate people who speak proper English.
(d) People should not try to get rid of their low-class accents; they should be proud of the way they speak.

2. What does Shaw try to do for Sweet?
(a) Dedicate the play Pygmalion to him.
(b) Involve him in the theater.
(c) Help him get an article published.
(d) Get him a teaching position.

3. What should happen with the spelling of the English language, according to Shaw?
(a) It should be simplified to get rid of silent letters.
(b) It should be made as phonetic as Spanish.
(c) It should be emphasized more in school so that everyone can learn to spell correctly.
(d) Standardized spelling should disregarded as unnecessary; people should simply sound out words and apply the approximate phonetic spelling.

4. Who is Henry Sweet?
(a) A sweet-tempered professor of language and literature.
(b) A phonetics expert whom Shaw admired.
(c) A high official who popularized the subject of phonetics.
(d) The editor of a monthly review.

5. Why doesn't Sweet's shorthand become popular?
(a) He does not have the business organization he needs to popularize it.
(b) It is not a complete and exact phonetic script.
(c) It is very difficult to learn.
(d) It is not legible.