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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. What does the Prologue accuse the Muses of being corrupted by?
(a) Christianity.
(b) The gods and goddesses of Olympus.
(c) The desire to please artistic critics.
(d) Humanity.

2. Who goes out to greet the new guests near the end of Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2?
(a) Mrs. Dangle.
(b) Plagiary.
(c) Sneer.
(d) Dangle.

3. When Mrs. Dangle claims that Plagiary's play is a little long, how does Plagiary respond?
(a) He storms out of the room.
(b) He completely ignores her.
(c) He claims that it is actually short.
(d) He agrees with her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the well-known writer whose pending production Dangle reads about in Act 1, Scene 1, Part 1?

3. What is Plagiary unable to accept?

4. How does Plagiary respond to the offer to help him send his play to producers?

5. Whom does Mrs. Dangle claim is the only critic that really matters for those working in the theatre?

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