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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Shaw, what can people do to get rid of their low-class accents?
(a) People should not try to get rid of their low-class accents; they should be proud of the way they speak.
(b) They must be trained by a phonetics expert.
(c) It cannot be done in real life.
(d) They should imitate people who speak proper English.

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

3. What does Higgins think of the way the Flower Girl speaks?
(a) He is offended by the curse words she uses, saying it is improper for a lady.
(b) He thinks she has a natural poetic gift.
(c) It is disgusting and depressing, and an insult to the English language.
(d) It makes her sound uneducated, but it is quaint and cute.

4. How much money does Doolittle demand from Higgins in exchange for his daughter?
(a) Five pounds.
(b) One hundred pounds.
(c) Fifty pounds.
(d) Ten pounds.

5. Why can't Liza read what Higgins writes?
(a) He uses a phonetic alphabet.
(b) She is uneducated and has never learned how to read.
(c) It is written in a cryptic code.
(d) It is written in French, a language she doesn't know.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Higgins compare Liza?

2. How does Liza feel about the bedroom she'll be staying in?

3. Who is Henry Sweet?

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

5. What does Higgins tempt Liza with just as she is about to leave?

(see the answer key)

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