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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who decides to invent something that was said about Plagiary's play?
(a) Sneer.
(b) Mrs. Dangle.
(c) Dangle.
(d) Sneer and Dangle.

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

3. When Plagiary arrives, what do Dangle and Sneer tell him?
(a) How tired they are.
(b) How much they want to see Puff's new play.
(c) How much they hate his play.
(d) How much they like his play.

4. How does Plagiary respond to the offer to help him send his play to producers?
(a) He accepts the offer.
(b) He does not intend to send his play to producers.
(c) He says he has already sent it out.
(d) He refuses the offer because he does not trust it.

5. Who says more incidents are needed in the fifth act of Plagiary's play?
(a) Mrs. Dangle.
(b) Dangle.
(c) Puff.
(d) Sneer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What claim does Dangle make in defense of the theatre?

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

3. Why would Plagiary rather be abused than not mentioned at all?

4. What does Plagiary claim about incident in his play?

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

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