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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dangle interrupt his wife at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2?
(a) To say that she is wrong.
(b) To remind her that the children are calling her.
(c) To say that he is hungry.
(d) To ask for some tea.

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

3. What does Dangle say about Sneer before Sneer enters?
(a) That Sneer is his brother.
(b) That he dislikes Sneer's company.
(c) That they are best friends.
(d) That Sneer is a horrible writer.

4. Who says Plagiary's play is perfect?
(a) Dangle.
(b) Mrs. Dangle.
(c) Sneer.
(d) Puff.

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

6. Who comments that Plagiary's humility is false?
(a) Plagiary.
(b) Puff.
(c) Sneer.
(d) Dangle.

7. What does the Prologue accuse the Muses of being corrupted by?
(a) Christianity.
(b) The gods and goddesses of Olympus.
(c) The desire to please artistic critics.
(d) Humanity.

8. What does Sneer explain that the writer of his moralistic comedy about a reformed housebreaker is determined to use the theatre for?
(a) To make a lot of money.
(b) To challenge and change the law.
(c) To create a new art form.
(d) To reunite with his parents.

9. What does Plagiary claim he is glad when a wise critic does?
(a) Laughs at him.
(b) Steals his work.
(c) Lies about liking his play.
(d) Points out his play's flaws.

10. Whose language obscures who he truly is?
(a) Dangle's.
(b) Plagiary's.
(c) Puff's.
(d) Sneer's.

11. How did Puff's former way of making his living cause him to feel?
(a) Happy.
(b) Sad.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Relieved.

12. Who asks for Sneer and Dangle's help at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Puff.
(b) Sneer.
(c) Dangle.
(d) Mrs. Dangle.

13. What is the slang term for Puff's profession?
(a) Dangling.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) Scribbling.
(d) Puffing.

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

15. What does Plagiary claim is mere vanity?
(a) Believing praise.
(b) Being upset by negativity.
(c) Writing about one's life.
(d) Accepting invitations.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Puff changes his way of making a living, what does he turn to?

2. How does Plagiary treat the negative comments about his work?

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

4. Why does Puff object to Dangle's suggestion at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Who complains that the theatre has deteriorated from a venue suitable for moral messages to a place where people go simply to be entertained?

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