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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dangle complains about being taken advantage of, what does Sneer remind him?
(a) That he enjoys being in the middle of things.
(b) That he is not being taken advantage of.
(c) That he volunteered.
(d) That he is not able to do anything anyway.

2. What is the driving force of this play?
(a) The love between a man and a woman.
(b) The friendship between two married couples.
(c) The frustrations of an uninspired playwright.
(d) Pretensions of people who think they know more than they do.

3. Dangle comments that one of Sneer's plays is a tragedy, but Sneer disagrees and tells him it is what kind of play?
(a) A historical romance.
(b) A satire.
(c) A Shakespearean classic.
(d) A sentimental romance.

4. What does Sneer explain that the writer of his moralistic comedy about a reformed housebreaker is determined to use the theatre for?
(a) To create a new art form.
(b) To reunite with his parents.
(c) To make a lot of money.
(d) To challenge and change the law.

5. Why would Plagiary rather be abused than not mentioned at all?
(a) Because he is so desperate to be popular.
(b) Because he needs the money.
(c) Because he will lose his pension otherwise.
(d) Plagiary would not rather be abused than not mentioned at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Mrs. Dangle claim her husband makes himself look ridiculous?

2. What does the Prologue accuse the Muses of being corrupted by?

3. Who speaks in the Prologue?

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

5. Who complains that Plagiary insists no playwright but himself is any good?

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