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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 does Plagiary claim about incident in his play?

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

3. What is the slang term for Puff's profession?

4. Who asks Plagiary whether he sent his play to any producers?

5. Who is the well-known writer whose pending production Dangle reads about in Act 1, Scene 1, Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Dangle, Mrs. Dangle, and Sneer react to the announcement of Plagiary's arrival?

2. How does Plagiary demonstrate hypocrisy concerning Sneer?

3. What does Puff have to be assured of constantly during the rehearsal?

4. What is a satire, and who is the target of this particular satire?

5. What does Puff do, as he grows more upset?

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

7. What is the role of the Muses in the Prologue?

8. What does Dangle ask Puff about his play, and how does Puff respond?

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

10. When the prompter announces the beginning of the rehearsal, what does he warn Puff about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Richard Sheridan's occupation as a playwright affect his writing of "The Critic"? How is it ironic that he is mocking his own institution?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two characters that act as a foil to one another. In what ways do these characters serve as opposites? Are these differences indicative of good and evil?

Essay Topic 3

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

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