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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which system does Shaw use to write his Preface?
(a) Gregg.
(b) Pitman.
(c) Current Shorthand.
(d) A typewriter.

2. What is a problem with the English language, according to Shaw?
(a) It doesn't have a beautiful sound when spoken.
(b) It is difficult for foreigners to learn well.
(c) It is not spelled the way it should be pronounced.
(d) It is a vulgar language when compared to Latinate languages such as French.

3. How old is the Flower Girl?
(a) She is about eighteen or twenty.
(b) She is only fourteen or fifteen.
(c) She has just turned twenty-one.
(d) She is "sweet sixteen."

4. What does Sweet send Shaw?
(a) Money.
(b) Postcards.
(c) Books.
(d) Letters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the strange man (Higgins) doing behind the pillar?

2. What can Higgins guess about people?

3. Which elements of the English alphabet have no agreed speech value?

4. How does the Flower Girl know Freddy's name?

5. What should happen with the spelling of the English language, according to Shaw?

(see the answer key)

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