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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. 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 Shakespearean classic.
(b) A sentimental romance.
(c) A satire.
(d) A historical romance.

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

3. Whom does Mrs. Dangle claim is the only critic that really matters for those working in the theatre?
(a) Sneer.
(b) Dangle.
(c) Plagiary.
(d) The public.

4. Whom does the servant announce at the end of Act 1, Scene 1, Part 1?
(a) Puff.
(b) Sneer.
(c) Sir Fretful Plagiary.
(d) Dangle.

5. 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) Plagiary.
(b) Dangle.
(c) Sneer and Mrs. Dangle.
(d) Sneer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose purity is referred to in the Prologue?

2. What does Dangle say about Sneer before Sneer enters?

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

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

5. Where was "The Critic" first performed?

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