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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Higgins say when he finds that Liza is not married?
(a) He will marry her himself.
(b) She will marry a duke.
(c) Men will soon be dying for her.
(d) Nobody would want to marry the likes of her.

2. What does Sweet think of the Pitman system?
(a) He thinks it is brilliant and uses it as a model.
(b) He never knows of it because he dies before it is invented.
(c) He doesn't like it because it is not phonetic.
(d) He despises it.

3. What does Higgins tempt Liza with just as she is about to leave?
(a) A purse full of coins.
(b) New clothes.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) A chocolate.

4. Which of the following best describes Higgins's profession?
(a) Playwright.
(b) Sociologist.
(c) Linguist.
(d) Phoneticist.

5. How is Henry Higgins described?
(a) He is young and handsome, but sloppy in his dress.
(b) He is thin and feeble, but has a strong scientific mind.
(c) He is about forty years old, strong and energetic.
(d) He is elderly and distinguished, with the appearance of a scholar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Higgins make his money?

3. What can Higgins guess about people?

4. Who is Henry Sweet?

5. What mistake does Liza make in the bathroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Higgins do for the Flower Girl? What prompts him to do so? What does this act suggest about Higgins?

2. What bet does Pickering make with Higgins? Why does Higgins accept?

3. How are Clara and her mother different?

4. Why are shorthand methods inadequate for ordinary use?

5. What does Higgins's housekeeper, Mrs. Pearce, think about the plan? Who seems to have a more sensible view of the situation, Higgins or Mrs. Pearce?

6. Describe Higgins's laboratory. What does it reveal about his character?

7. Why does Liza's father come to see Higgins?

8. Who is the note-taker, and what is he actually doing?

9. Why does the English language need to be reformed, according to Shaw?

10. What are three methods of phonetic shorthand that Shaw mentions in Pygmalion, and what are they used for?

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