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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Puff agree to meet Dangle and Sneer?
(a) At Dangle's house.
(b) At the theatre.
(c) At the corner between Dangle's house and the theatre.
(d) At Sneer's house.

2. What type of play is Sheridan's "The Critic"?
(a) Romance.
(b) Satire.
(c) History.
(d) Tragedy.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests that all three men walk to the theatre together?

2. Who goes out to greet the new guests near the end of Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2?

3. What do Dangle and Sneer express a hope for after the love scene?

4. Whom does the governor's daughter fall in love with in Puff's play?

5. What does Sneer tell Puff is the only thing that could make him respect Puff more?

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