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

2. With what does Mrs. Dangle claim her husband makes himself look ridiculous?
(a) His lack of style.
(b) His womanizing.
(c) His passion for theatre.
(d) His hairpiece.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Plagiary unable to accept?

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

4. As the first scene opens, what are Mr. and Mrs. Dangle doing?

5. Who claims that the theatre's deterioration results from the audience?

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