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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 the ambassador's wife think of Liza?
(a) Liza may have a secret.
(b) Liza is a sensation, and must have royal blood.
(c) Liza looks strangely familiar.
(d) Liza could become a diplomat.

2. When does Shaw first become interested in the subject of phonetics?
(a) Around 1910.
(b) In the 1870s.
(c) In the 1850s.
(d) Around 1890.

3. Why does Shaw's attempt to help Sweet fail?
(a) Sweet has no interest in promoting his ideas to the public.
(b) Sweet looks down on the theater as unacademic.
(c) Sweet only writes libelous articles against his fellow academics.
(d) Sweet dies before he can see the play.

4. What mistake does Liza make in the bathroom?
(a) She uses the toothbrush to brush her hair.
(b) She burns herself with the hot water in the bath.
(c) She thinks the bathtub is for washing clothes.
(d) She thinks the toilet is for washing hands.

5. What does Liza throw at Higgins when they return home after the party?
(a) A book about his precious alphabet.
(b) The ring he bought her.
(c) His slippers.
(d) All her jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Neppomuck?

2. Who is Tito Pagliardini?

3. What happened to Liza's parents?

4. To Shaw, what is the main advantage of Henry Sweet's "Current Shorthand"?

5. What does Liza want to do after her bath?

(see the answer key)

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