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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the bystanders treat Liza when she becomes upset?
(a) They are sympathetic to her and defend her.
(b) They tell her to get lost because she is a worthless flower girl.
(c) They are shocked by her bad language.
(d) They completely ignore her as if she is invisible.

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

4. What does the Gentleman (Pickering) study?
(a) Sociology, or the study of human social behavior.
(b) Dialects spoken in India.
(c) The psychology of poverty.
(d) American and British slang.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Robert Bridges and what does he have in common with Higgins?

2. According to Shaw, what can people do to get rid of their low-class accents?

3. Why is Clara annoyed with her mother?

4. What should happen with the spelling of the English language, according to Shaw?

5. What type of person does Shaw indicate is the hero of Pygmalion?

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