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

2. Which character's name signifies his attitude toward other playwrights?
(a) Dangle.
(b) Puff.
(c) Plagiary.
(d) Sneer.

3. Which character's name signifies his tendency of dangling his connections before his friends?
(a) Puff.
(b) Plagiary.
(c) Sneer.
(d) Dangle.

4. How is the exposition handled in Puff's play?
(a) There is no exposition in Puff's play.
(b) Very well.
(c) Neither badly nor brilliantly.
(d) Badly.

5. What happens during the scene in which the characters talk at length about Queen Elizabeth?
(a) Tilburina goes insane.
(b) The orphan discovers his parentage.
(c) A battle scene.
(d) Nothing because the scene has been cut.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what does Sneer compare the modesty of audiences?

3. How did Puff make his living?

4. Who refers to a character that refuses to give an opinion unless he is absolutely sure of the facts?

5. What does Sneer say about Plagiary's play that he has read?

(see the answer key)

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