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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Puff claim that he must have a mad scene in his play?
(a) He does not have a mad scene in his play.
(b) Because all plays have a mad scene.
(c) Because it is his new invention.
(d) Because Sneer and Dangle tell him that it is necessary.

2. Who praises Puff's cleverness in making a living at puffing?
(a) Dangle.
(b) Sneer.
(c) Plagiary.
(d) Puff.

3. What does the old man in the play do?
(a) Claims that the country will never win the war because they are not just.
(b) Explain that the country will never win the war though they are just.
(c) Laughs at Puff.
(d) Shake his head and exit the stage in silence.

4. In "The Critic", what does the specific satirize?
(a) The general.
(b) The detailed.
(c) Actors.
(d) The critics.

5. Who refers to a nasty notice about Plagiary's play in an earlier newspaper?
(a) Sneer.
(b) Puff.
(c) Dangle.
(d) Mrs. Dangle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Puff join in order to watch the rehearsal of his play?

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

3. Who has a problem understanding the Italian musicians and the Interpreter?

4. How does Puff respond to the question of whether a love story has been introduced into his plot?

5. What do the comments about the Spanish Armada and Tilbury refer to?

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