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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Sneer compare the modesty of audiences?
(a) The false modesty of teachers.
(b) The false modesty of prostitutes.
(c) The false modesty of police officers.
(d) The true modesty of nuns.

2. After Puff's lengthy speech on puffing, what does Sneer claim that he recognizes the importance of?
(a) The theatre.
(b) Puff's profession.
(c) Sneer's family life.
(d) Puff's last rehearsal.

3. Who says that plays should show things that might happen?
(a) Dangle.
(b) Plagiary.
(c) Puff.
(d) Sneer.

4. Who has taken advantage of Puff's offer regarding his play?
(a) Dangle.
(b) Plagiary.
(c) Sneer.
(d) The actors.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who refers to a nasty notice about Plagiary's play in an earlier newspaper?

3. What is satirized by the hope for a lack of scandal about Queen Elizabeth?

4. What should the point about actors be applied to, according to Puff?

5. Who tells Plagiary that his play seems to lack incident?

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