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

2. When Plagiary arrives, what do Dangle and Sneer tell him?
(a) How tired they are.
(b) How much they want to see Puff's new play.
(c) How much they hate his play.
(d) How much they like his play.

3. What does the scene contain?
(a) The message that language is an obscurer of truth.
(b) A scandal about Queen Elizabeth.
(c) A love triangle.
(d) Echoes and references to several such scenes in plays of the period.

4. What do Puff, Dangle, and Sneer do at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Look for one another.
(b) They are not present at the beginning of this scene.
(c) Argue.
(d) Take their seats.

5. What happened when Puff pleaded for charity?
(a) He never pleaded for charity.
(b) He was arrested.
(c) He lost money.
(d) He made a lot of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hints that they have influenced what is read in papers and public advertisements?

2. Who says more incidents are needed in the fifth act of Plagiary's play?

3. What does Plagiary claim about incident in his play?

4. After the love scene finishes, what does Puff congratulate himself on not doing?

5. Who does Puff order to die repeatedly?

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