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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. Why does Mrs. Dangle claim that Plagiary is a favorite of hers?
(a) Because he is so friendly.
(b) Because he is an excellent writer.
(c) Because everyone else abuses him.
(d) Because he is very attractive.

2. When Puff changes his way of making a living, what does he turn to?
(a) His talents for word usage and manipulation.
(b) His talents in acting and theatrics.
(c) His training as a carriage driver.
(d) His training as a chef.

3. What do the comments about the Spanish Armada and Tilbury refer to?
(a) Puff's past.
(b) Puff's parents.
(c) The military history of Ireland.
(d) An incident in British history.

4. Whom does the servant announce at the end of Act 1, Scene 1, Part 1?
(a) Sneer.
(b) Puff.
(c) Dangle.
(d) Sir Fretful Plagiary.

5. Who says that actors are always good judges?
(a) Puff.
(b) Dangle.
(c) Plagiary.
(d) Sneer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who announces that everything is ready for the rehearsal to begin?

2. What does Puff plan to do regardless of what happens on stage?

3. Who does Puff claim that he taught to speak better?

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

5. Whose point is being argued about actors being "the abstract and brief chronicles of the times"?

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