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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the policeman stop Freddy and Liza?
(a) He recognizes Liza as a flower girl.
(b) They are kissing in the street.
(c) Liza has dropped her handkerchief.
(d) He thinks Liza has stolen the jewels.

2. Which comment does Shaw make about the realism in his play?
(a) A transformation like the one made by the heroine is very possible in real life.
(b) A transformation like the one made by the heroine is obviously not possible in real life.
(c) Realism is not to be found in the theater.
(d) Realism is the only style that can be respected in the theater.

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

4. What does Liza plan to do for money?
(a) Open a flower shop.
(b) She won't need money because her father will support her.
(c) Work as a teacher of phonetics.
(d) Marry Freddy.

5. What bet does Higgins make with Pickering?
(a) That he can pass Liza off as a lady at the ambassador's garden party.
(b) That he can seduce Liza and make her fall in love with him in three months.
(c) That Liza will marry the Duke and become a Duchess.
(d) That he can teach Liza to speak perfect English in three weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 5, Doolittle reveals that he is miserable because certain people are hounding him. Who are these people, and why are they after Doolitttle?

2. Whom do Higgins and Pickering call on the phone when they find Liza missing?

3. What is Higgins the author of?

4. What does Higgins say about women?

5. What city is the setting of Shaw's play?

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