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

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) Sneer.
(c) Plagiary.
(d) Dangle.

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

3. Which character is not as smart as he thinks?
(a) Sneer
(b) Puff
(c) Dangle
(d) All answers are correct.

4. What does the young man in the scene learn?
(a) That he is actually the child of a well-born family rather than an orphan of low, criminal background.
(b) That he is slowly going insane.
(c) That he will never survive the war.
(d) That he is in love with the daughter of the governor of the fort.

5. Who says that plays should show things that might happen?
(a) Dangle.
(b) Puff.
(c) Plagiary.
(d) Sneer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks for the music to begin?

2. Who writes the play within "The Critic"?

3. What does the prompter tell Puff when Puff calls for the beginning of the next scene?

4. Which character's name signifies his attitude toward other playwrights?

5. What directions does Puff give the actors during the rehearsal?

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