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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 says that abuse is always going to appear from somewhere?
(a) Plagiary.
(b) Puff.
(c) Dangle.
(d) Sneer.

2. Where does Act 1, Scene 1, Part 1 begin?
(a) In Dangle's house.
(b) In Plagiary's house.
(c) In the street.
(d) In the theatre.

3. Why does Dangle interrupt his wife at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2?
(a) To ask for some tea.
(b) To remind her that the children are calling her.
(c) To say that she is wrong.
(d) To say that he is hungry.

4. Who announces Sneer's arrival?
(a) Mrs. Dangle.
(b) Sneer.
(c) A servant.
(d) The chauffeur.

5. What kind of producers do Dangle, Sneer and Plagiary question the wisdom of sending a play to?
(a) Producers who need money.
(b) Producers who make too much money.
(c) Producers who write plays themselves.
(d) Producers who they know.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says Plagiary's play is perfect?

2. What does Mrs. Dangle tell Plagiary about Dangle and Sneer?

3. Whom does Mrs. Dangle claim is the only critic that really matters for those working in the theatre?

4. Who tells Plagiary that his play seems to lack incident?

5. Whose purity is referred to in the Prologue?

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