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

2. What author is alluded to in the Prologue?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Marlowe.
(c) Austen.
(d) Dryden.

3. Who suggests that the under-plot could have made a comedy?
(a) Puff.
(b) Dangle.
(c) Plagiary.
(d) Sneer.

4. What does Sneer say the critic wrote about Plagiary?
(a) That Plagiary is a very good writer.
(b) That Plagiary should be paid more.
(c) That Plagiary should stop writing.
(d) That Plagiary is completely uninventive.

5. What type of play is Sheridan's "The Critic"?
(a) Romance.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Satire.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Puff invite to the last rehearsal of his play?

2. Who complains that Plagiary insists no playwright but himself is any good?

3. After the scene depicting the battle at sea, what is contained in the procession that follows?

4. Who asks to accompany Dangle to Puff's rehearsal?

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

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