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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do people often expect from the heroine of a play?
(a) She must fit into traditional gender roles.
(b) She must be, above all, beautiful.
(c) She will marry the hero.
(d) She will transform herself in some way.

2. Which of the following does Higgins call Liza in Act 4 when she bursts out in a rage at him?
(a) Presumptuous insect.
(b) Screaming banshee.
(c) Ungrateful vermin.
(d) She-devil.

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

4. Why is Liza so angry with Higgins after the party?
(a) He leads her on to think that she will marry the duke, but it is all a lie.
(b) He won't admit that she does a good job at the party.
(c) He uses her and doesn't care what will happen to her now.
(d) He makes her believe she is special, but she's not.

5. What are the Pitman and Gregg systems?
(a) Successful business organizations.
(b) Phonetic alphabets.
(c) Popular systems of shorthand.
(d) Early dictaphones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should happen with the spelling of the English language, according to Shaw?

2. What does Liza do when she looks into the mirror?

3. Where does Liza tell Freddy she is going at the end of Act 1?

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

5. What does Mrs. Higgins think when her son shows up for a social visit at the beginning of Act 3?

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