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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. Who is making an argument at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Dangle.
(b) Puff.
(c) Plagiary.
(d) Sneer.

2. What does Plagiary say angers him?
(a) The belief that negative criticism upsets him.
(b) Dangle pretending to be his friend.
(c) The critic's negative review.
(d) Sneer.

3. Why does Dangle tell Plagiary that Sneer never means what he says?
(a) To anger Sneer.
(b) To be funny.
(c) Because it is true.
(d) To prevent an argument.

4. What is the slang term for Puff's profession?
(a) Dangling.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) Scribbling.
(d) Puffing.

5. Who hopes that Puff's play will not contain a scandal about Queen Elizabeth?
(a) Puff.
(b) Plagiary.
(c) Dangle.
(d) Sneer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says that actors are always good judges?

2. What does Puff say that plays should not show?

3. Who claims that the theatre's deterioration results from the audience?

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

5. Why does Puff object to Sneer's request at first?

(see the answer key)

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