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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. Who is the well-known writer whose pending production Dangle reads about in Act 1, Scene 1, Part 1?
(a) Sneer.
(b) Plagiary.
(c) Puff.
(d) Dangle.

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

3. Why does Mrs. Dangle claim that Plagiary is a favorite of hers?
(a) Because he is so friendly.
(b) Because everyone else abuses him.
(c) Because he is very attractive.
(d) Because he is an excellent writer.

4. Who complains that the theatre has deteriorated from a venue suitable for moral messages to a place where people go simply to be entertained?
(a) Sneer and Mrs. Dangle.
(b) Plagiary.
(c) Sneer.
(d) Dangle.

5. Where was "The Critic" first performed?
(a) The Globe Theatre.
(b) Drury Lane Theatre.
(c) The Theater of London.
(d) Three Theatres.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Plagiary unable to accept?

2. What does Sneer explain that the writer of his moralistic comedy about a reformed housebreaker is determined to use the theatre for?

3. Who comments that Plagiary's humility is false?

4. What author is alluded to in the Prologue?

5. Whom does the servant announce at the end of Act 1, Scene 1, Part 1?

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