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

2. Whom does the governor's daughter fall in love with in Puff's play?
(a) Plagiary.
(b) Sneer.
(c) The son of a Spanish admiral.
(d) William Raleigh.

3. Who complains that the theatre has deteriorated from a venue suitable for moral messages to a place where people go simply to be entertained?
(a) Sneer and Mrs. Dangle.
(b) Plagiary.
(c) Sneer.
(d) Dangle.

4. What does Mrs. Dangle tell Plagiary about Dangle and Sneer?
(a) That they were both just saying how much they hated his play.
(b) She does not tell them anything.
(c) That they want to support him financially.
(d) That she hates both Dangle and Sneer.

5. Whom does Puff agree to let attend his rehearsal?
(a) Plagiary.
(b) Puff.
(c) Dangle.
(d) Sneer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Plagiary arrives, what do Dangle and Sneer tell him?

2. What do the comments about the Spanish Armada and Tilbury refer to?

3. Who enters after the musicians leave the room?

4. What does Puff say that plays should not show?

5. What does Plagiary claim about incident in his play?

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