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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Mrs. Pearce?
(a) Liza has no underwear.
(b) Liza's clothing is torn and dirty.
(c) Liza never wears pajamas; she sleeps in her underwear.
(d) Liza has only one change of clothing to her name.

2. What is the main reason Higgins brings Liza to the social visit at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) To give her practice in polite conversation.
(b) To announce their upcoming engagement.
(c) To see if people really believe that she is a duchess.
(d) To allow his mother to meet her.

3. Which system does Shaw use to write his Preface?
(a) Current Shorthand.
(b) Pitman.
(c) A typewriter.
(d) Gregg.

4. Whom do Higgins and Pickering call on the phone when they find Liza missing?
(a) The police.
(b) Mrs. Eynsford Hill.
(c) Liza's father.
(d) Mrs. Higgins.

5. What question does Liza have for Higgins after the party is over and they are back at Higgins's home?
(a) Don't you think I'm beautiful?
(b) What's to become of me?
(c) Who will ever marry someone like me?
(d) Will I ever be a real lady?

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Shaw identify as a problem among his fellow English?

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

3. What is the strange man (Higgins) doing behind the pillar?

4. Who is Henry Sweet?

5. When does Shaw first become interested in the subject of phonetics?

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