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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which best describes the first scene?
(a) Early morning, just before dawn.
(b) A hot and sweltering day.
(c) A dark and rainy night.
(d) A cold, wintry evening.

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

4. What does Sweet send Shaw?
(a) Postcards.
(b) Books.
(c) Letters.
(d) Money.

5. Which of the following is among Liza's treasured possessions?
(a) A picture of her deceased mother.
(b) A birdcage.
(c) A fashionable dress that she has never worn.
(d) A book of Shakespeare's plays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a problem with the English language, according to Shaw?

2. What is the Flower Girl selling?

3. What city is the setting of Shaw's play?

4. What bet does Higgins make with Pickering?

5. How much money does Doolittle demand from Higgins in exchange for his daughter?

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