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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Liza comes to see Higgins in Act 2, what does she ask him to do?
(a) Help her open a flower shop.
(b) Make her into a duchess.
(c) Return the money he took the night before.
(d) Give her speech lessons.

3. How does Liza feel about the bedroom she'll be staying in?
(a) She's not used to sleeping in a bed and it seems very strange to her.
(b) She's amazed by its luxurious furnishings.
(c) She says it makes her feel like a duchess.
(d) She thinks it's too good and clean for the likes of her.

4. What city is the setting of Shaw's play?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Chicago.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Liza afraid will kill her?

2. What does Liza ask Higgins about her clothes?

3. Of what does Mrs. Pearce warn Higgins?

4. What two subjects has Higgins told Liza she must stick to in polite conversation?

5. What does Liza say she doesn't want to be accused of?

(see the answer key)

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