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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what basis do some English people despise others?
(a) Their level of education.
(b) Their socioeconomic class.
(c) Whether they are foreign or native-born citizens.
(d) Their accents or dialects of English.

2. How does the Flower Girl know Freddy's name?
(a) She heard the women call him by that name.
(b) She has seen him somewhere before.
(c) They are secretly lovers.
(d) She doesn't; she calls all young men "Freddy" or "Charlie."

3. Which elements of the English alphabet have no agreed speech value?
(a) The consonants.
(b) The vowels.
(c) The vowels and some consonants.
(d) The consonants and some vowels.

4. Which of the following best describes Higgins's profession?
(a) Sociologist.
(b) Linguist.
(c) Phoneticist.
(d) Playwright.

5. What should happen with the English alphabet, according to Shaw?
(a) It should be simplified to include only the most essential letters.
(b) It should be increased to the size of the Russian alphabet.
(c) It should be the same as the Spanish alphabet.
(d) It should be completely modified to conform with classical Greek letters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Higgins say about women?

3. Where is Act 1 of the play set?

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

5. How old is the Flower Girl?

(see the answer key)

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