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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on what you read in the Preface, with which of the following statements do you think Shaw would agree?
(a) Great art cannot please everyone; there will always be some wiseacres who cannot appreciate it.
(b) Truly great art should not seek to be commercially successful.
(c) All great art must be didactic; that is, it should teach people something.
(d) Great art should not seek to teach lessons, but to entertain.

2. What happens to the Flower Girl's basket?
(a) It is knocked to the ground by Higgins.
(b) It is knocked to the ground by Freddy.
(c) The police seize it, saying she has no license to sell flowers.
(d) Someone steals it.

3. What are the Pitman and Gregg systems?
(a) Successful business organizations.
(b) Early dictaphones.
(c) Popular systems of shorthand.
(d) Phonetic alphabets.

4. Why is Clara annoyed with her mother?
(a) She acts superior to the Flower Girl.
(b) She won't buy any flowers for Clara.
(c) She gives the Flower Girl too much money.
(d) She doesn't give the Flower Girl any money.

5. Which of the following best describes Higgins's profession?
(a) Playwright.
(b) Linguist.
(c) Sociologist.
(d) Phoneticist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of person does Shaw indicate is the hero of Pygmalion?

2. What is Higgins the author of?

3. Where is Act 1 of the play set?

4. What is the Flower Girl selling?

5. According to Shaw, what can people do to get rid of their low-class accents?

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