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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks to accompany Dangle to Puff's rehearsal?
(a) Dangle.
(b) Sneer.
(c) Puff.
(d) Plagiary.

2. Who says Plagiary's play is perfect?
(a) Dangle.
(b) Puff.
(c) Sneer.
(d) Mrs. Dangle.

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

4. 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.
(b) Sneer and Mrs. Dangle.
(c) Dangle.
(d) Plagiary.

5. Who does Puff invite to the last rehearsal of his play?
(a) Puff.
(b) Dangle.
(c) Mrs. Dangle.
(d) Plagiary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What claim does Dangle make in defense of the theatre?

2. Who speaks in the Prologue?

3. What does Plagiary claim he is glad when a wise critic does?

4. Who says that abuse is always going to appear from somewhere?

5. What does Plagiary say about Sneer in an aside?

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