1. Based on what you read in the Preface, with which of the following statements do you think Shaw would agree?
(a) Great art should not seek to teach lessons, but to entertain.
(b) All great art must be didactic; that is, it should teach people something.
(c) Great art cannot please everyone; there will always be some wiseacres who cannot appreciate it.
(d) Truly great art should not seek to be commercially successful.

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 Liza's father's profession?
(a) Trash collector.
(b) Bartender.
(c) Taxicab driver.
(d) Thief.

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

5. What does Higgins notice about Liza's father, Doolittle?
(a) Despite his poverty, he seems like an honest fellow.
(b) He seems cruel and conniving.
(c) He has a natural talent with language.
(d) He has the same horrible accent as Liza.