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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long will Liza stay with Higgins as his pupil?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

2. Who is Alexander Melville Bell?
(a) A playwright who was a rival of Shaw's.
(b) A phonetics expert who invented a phonetic spelling called Visible Speech.
(c) A London patriarch.
(d) The inventor of the telephone.

3. What happens to the Flower Girl's basket?
(a) Someone steals it.
(b) The police seize it, saying she has no license to sell flowers.
(c) It is knocked to the ground by Freddy.
(d) It is knocked to the ground by Higgins.

4. What does Higgins tempt Liza with just as she is about to leave?
(a) A purse full of coins.
(b) A diamond ring.
(c) New clothes.
(d) A chocolate.

5. Which of the following does Shaw identify as a problem among his fellow English?
(a) The English are poor spellers.
(b) The English can't speak their own language properly.
(c) The English do not bother to learn other European languages.
(d) The English are snobs who look down on people who can't speak English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Higgins say when he finds that Liza is not married?

2. What is one of Shaw's purposes in writing this play?

3. On what basis do some English people despise others?

4. What surprises Mrs. Pearce?

5. Of what does Mrs. Pearce warn Higgins?

(see the answer key)

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