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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which comment does Shaw make about the realism in his play?
(a) Realism is not to be found in the theater.
(b) A transformation like the one made by the heroine is very possible in real life.
(c) Realism is the only style that can be respected in the theater.
(d) A transformation like the one made by the heroine is obviously not possible in real life.

3. What is the Flower Girl selling?
(a) Poppies.
(b) Violets.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Roses.

4. What is one example Shaw gives of when people might want to change their accents?
(a) To become teachers.
(b) To play the Queen of Spain onstage.
(c) To win love.
(d) To meet monarchs such as the Queen of Spain.

5. What does Higgins think of the way the Flower Girl speaks?
(a) He is offended by the curse words she uses, saying it is improper for a lady.
(b) He thinks she has a natural poetic gift.
(c) It makes her sound uneducated, but it is quaint and cute.
(d) It is disgusting and depressing, and an insult to the English language.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesHenry Sweet not become more prominent?

2. What should happen with the English alphabet, according to Shaw?

3. How does the Flower Girl know Freddy's name?

4. To Shaw, what is the main advantage of Henry Sweet's "Current Shorthand"?

5. Where is Act 1 of the play set?

(see the answer key)

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