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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the Gentleman (Pickering) study?
(a) American and British slang.
(b) Dialects spoken in India.
(c) The psychology of poverty.
(d) Sociology, or the study of human social behavior.
2. What does the taxicab driver realize about Liza that humiliates her?
(a) She doesn't have any money and cannot pay for the taxi.
(b) She is really a prostitute.
(c) She's never ridden in a taxi before and has no idea how much it costs.
(d) She lives in a slum.
3. To Shaw, what is the main advantage of Henry Sweet's "Current Shorthand"?
(a) It can express every sound in the language perfectly.
(b) It can be used on postcards, where there is limited space to write.
(c) It can be used as a kind of secret code or cryptogram.
(d) Everyone is familiar with it, as it is widely taught in secretarial schools.
4. What does the Flower Girl call the Gentleman?
(a) Governor.
(b) Captain.
(c) Father.
(d) Sir.
5. To what does Higgins compare Liza?
(a) A squashed cabbage-leaf.
(b) A flower in the mud.
(c) The Queen of Sheba.
(d) A diamond in the rough.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following does NOT describe the Flower Girl's appearance?
2. What is Higgins the author of?
3. Which of the following first interests Higgins about Liza?
4. What city is the setting of Shaw's play?
5. What is one of Shaw's purposes in writing this play?
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