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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Puff agree to meet Dangle and Sneer?
(a) At the theatre.
(b) At Sneer's house.
(c) At Dangle's house.
(d) At the corner between Dangle's house and the theatre.

2. Dangle comments that one of Sneer's plays is a tragedy, but Sneer disagrees and tells him it is what kind of play?
(a) A Shakespearean classic.
(b) A satire.
(c) A sentimental romance.
(d) A historical romance.

3. What does the Prologue accuse the Muses of being corrupted by?
(a) Christianity.
(b) The desire to please artistic critics.
(c) The gods and goddesses of Olympus.
(d) Humanity.

4. What do the comments about the Spanish Armada and Tilbury refer to?
(a) Puff's past.
(b) An incident in British history.
(c) Puff's parents.
(d) The military history of Ireland.

5. What does Sneer explain that the writer of his moralistic comedy about a reformed housebreaker is determined to use the theatre for?
(a) To create a new art form.
(b) To reunite with his parents.
(c) To make a lot of money.
(d) To challenge and change the law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the driving force of this play?

2. When Plagiary asks if Dangle and Sneer like his play, what does Sneer say?

3. Who says that actors are always good judges?

4. What does Sheridan's play satirize?

5. Who tells Puff that his identity has already been published?

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