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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Plagiary say about Sneer in an aside?
(a) He does not speak about Sneer in an aside.
(b) How much he dislikes Sneer.
(c) How rich Sneer is.
(d) How he is related to Sneer.

3. Why does Puff object to Sneer's request at first?
(a) He is not producing a play.
(b) He does not like Sneer.
(c) He never objects to Sneer's request.
(d) He does not want to be known as the author.

4. Who complains that Plagiary insists no playwright but himself is any good?
(a) Plagiary.
(b) Dangle.
(c) Puff.
(d) Sneer.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sheridan's play satirize?

3. What type of play is Sheridan's "The Critic"?

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

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

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