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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 complains that Plagiary insists no playwright but himself is any good?
(a) Puff.
(b) Sneer.
(c) Dangle.
(d) Plagiary.

2. What author is alluded to in the Prologue?
(a) Austen.
(b) Marlowe.
(c) Dryden.
(d) Shakespeare.

3. Whose arrival does the servant announce near the end of Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2?
(a) Plagiary.
(b) A group of Italian musicians and an Interpreter.
(c) Sneer.
(d) Puff.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dangle's only interest?

2. Who announces Sneer's arrival?

3. Who claims that the theatre's deterioration results from the audience?

4. How does Plagiary treat the negative comments about his work?

5. Where was "The Critic" first performed?

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