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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 refers to a character that refuses to give an opinion unless he is absolutely sure of the facts?
(a) Dangle.
(b) Plagiary.
(c) Puff.
(d) Sneer.

2. Who tells Plagiary that his play seems to lack incident?
(a) Sneer.
(b) Dangle.
(c) Puff.
(d) Mrs. Dangle.

3. What does Puff list examples of?
(a) The different ways in which puffing is used.
(b) The friends he has.
(c) The writers that are not good.
(d) The plays that he has written.

4. What does Sheridan's play satirize?
(a) Playwrights.
(b) Critics.
(c) Plays.
(d) Friends.

5. Who reassures Puff that the changes made are for the good of the play?
(a) Dangle.
(b) Sneer.
(c) The actors.
(d) Plagiary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters after the musicians leave the room?

2. When Plagiary arrives, what do Dangle and Sneer tell him?

3. Though Puff says Queen Elizabeth does not appear, what makes it as good as if she did appear?

4. What kind of emotion is presented in Puff's play?

5. What type of play is Sheridan's "The Critic"?

(see the answer key)

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