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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. Who asks for the music to begin?
(a) Sneer.
(b) Dangle.
(c) Plagiary.
(d) Puff.

2. Which character is not as smart as he thinks?
(a) Dangle
(b) Puff
(c) Sneer
(d) All answers are correct.

3. What is language defined as in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The indisputable truth.
(b) A powerful obscurer of truth.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A means to secure friendship.

4. What does Puff say that plays should not show?
(a) Things that happen every day.
(b) Things that are unrealistic.
(c) Plays should show anything the writer wants.
(d) Things that happen between families.

5. Where was "The Critic" first performed?
(a) Three Theatres.
(b) The Globe Theatre.
(c) Drury Lane Theatre.
(d) The Theater of London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks for Sneer and Dangle's help at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

2. How did Puff's former way of making his living cause him to feel?

3. When Mrs. Dangle claims that Plagiary's play is a little long, how does Plagiary respond?

4. Who asks if Puff has introduced a love story into his plot?

5. What author is alluded to in the Prologue?

(see the answer key)

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