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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the prompter tell Puff when Puff calls for the beginning of the next scene?
(a) The actors have all quit.
(b) The set is not ready.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The scene is very long.

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

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

4. What offer does Puff make regarding the play?
(a) To allow the actors to cut or change anything they need to.
(b) To cancel production.
(c) To allow Dangle and Sneer to help him edit it.
(d) To change actors for better ones.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has taken advantage of Puff's offer regarding his play?

2. Who suggests that all three men walk to the theatre together?

3. What happened when Puff pleaded for charity?

4. Who hopes that Puff's play will not contain a scandal about Queen Elizabeth?

5. Who asks if Puff has introduced a love story into his plot?

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