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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. Whom does Dangle tell his wife to offer refreshments to?
(a) The musicians.
(b) Sneer.
(c) Plagiary.
(d) Puff.

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

3. How did Puff make his living?
(a) By writing plays.
(b) By producing plays.
(c) By inventing a series of personal setbacks and writing about them.
(d) By writing novels about his childhood.

4. What does Plagiary claim is mere vanity?
(a) Writing about one's life.
(b) Being upset by negativity.
(c) Accepting invitations.
(d) Believing praise.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests that the musicians should just do what they came for and play their music?

2. Where does Puff agree to meet Dangle and Sneer?

3. What does Plagiary claim he is glad when a wise critic does?

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

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

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