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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. When Dangle complains about being taken advantage of, what does Sneer remind him?
(a) That he volunteered.
(b) That he enjoys being in the middle of things.
(c) That he is not able to do anything anyway.
(d) That he is not being taken advantage of.

2. Who asks Plagiary whether he sent his play to any producers?
(a) Mrs. Dangle.
(b) Dangle.
(c) Puff.
(d) Sneer.

3. Who asks if the scene revealed is the setting for the under-plot?
(a) Dangle.
(b) Plagiary.
(c) Puff.
(d) Sneer.

4. What is Puff's play about?
(a) The Spanish-American War.
(b) The Spanish Armada.
(c) The French's treachery.
(d) Julius Caesar.

5. Whom does Puff agree to let attend his rehearsal?
(a) Puff.
(b) Sneer.
(c) Dangle.
(d) Plagiary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose ideas are as empty as his words?

2. Why does Mrs. Dangle claim that Plagiary is a favorite of hers?

3. Who comments on Puff's clever use of words several times during the rehearsal?

4. Who comments that Puff's play seems contrived and artificial?

5. What does Sneer explain that the writer of his moralistic comedy about a reformed housebreaker is determined to use the theatre for?

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