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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Higgins eat while he talks of Liza's future?
(a) An apple.
(b) Grapes.
(c) A pear.
(d) Chocolates.

2. Which of the following does Shaw identify as a problem among his fellow English?
(a) The English are snobs who look down on people who can't speak English.
(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 poor spellers.

3. What does Higgins give Liza in Act 2 when she begins to cry?
(a) A handkerchief to wipe her nose with.
(b) A shilling for the taxi.
(c) A whack on the bum with a broomstick.
(d) A meal.

4. What shocking thing does Liza tell her listeners at the social visit with the Eynsford Hills in Act 3?
(a) She is in love with Freddy.
(b) Her aunt caught diphtheria and died a horrible death.
(c) She believes her aunt was murdered over a hat.
(d) She is in love with Colonel Pickering.

5. What does Neppomuck think must be Liza's true background?
(a) She is a Hungarian princess.
(b) She is a European duchess.
(c) She is American.
(d) She was educated in France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Higgins the author of?

2. What does Freddy tell the officer?

3. What does Higgins notice about Liza's father, Doolittle?

4. Based on what you read in the Preface, with which of the following statements do you think Shaw would agree?

5. What is the main reason Higgins brings Liza to the social visit at the beginning of Act 3?

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