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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of producers do Dangle, Sneer and Plagiary question the wisdom of sending a play to?

2. What does Plagiary claim is mere vanity?

3. Why would Plagiary rather be abused than not mentioned at all?

4. Whom does the servant announce at the end of Act 1, Scene 1, Part 1?

5. Whom does Dangle tell his wife to offer refreshments to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Puff refuse to walk to the theatre with Dangle and Sneer?

2. Describe Dangle's argument with his wife during breakfast.

3. What does Puff tell the actors at the end of the play?

4. How do Puff and Dangle comment on the romantic complications in the play?

5. At the end of Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2, what does the servant tell Dangle, and how does Sneer react?

6. How is language defined in Act 1, Scene 2?

7. What is the point of Dangle and Sneer's comments about Puff's play?

8. Describe the scene that is first enacted in Act 3, Scene 1.

9. Describe the beginning of Dangle and Sneer's conversation regarding Sneer's plays.

10. What does Dangle say about each of Sneer's plays, and how does Sneer respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Mr. Dangle comes to characterize a sentimental romance as a tragedy. What makes this style a tragedy during this time?

Essay Topic 2

Which character do you think is the most important, and why?

Essay Topic 3

How is foreshadowing used in "The Critic"? Choose one major instance of foreshadowing and follow it through the play, finishing with how the event is fulfilled.

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