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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. What is Dangle's only interest?
(a) His wife.
(b) Writing.
(c) Theatre.
(d) Artwork.

2. Who asks Plagiary whether he sent his play to any producers?
(a) Mrs. Dangle.
(b) Puff.
(c) Dangle.
(d) Sneer.

3. When Mrs. Dangle claims that Plagiary's play is a little long, how does Plagiary respond?
(a) He agrees with her.
(b) He storms out of the room.
(c) He claims that it is actually short.
(d) He completely ignores her.

4. Who speaks in the Prologue?
(a) Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
(b) The main actor.
(c) The Honourable Richard Fitzpatrick.
(d) William Shakespeare.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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?

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

5. Why does Mrs. Dangle claim that Plagiary is a favorite of hers?

(see the answer key)

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