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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should happen with the spelling of the English language, according to Shaw?
(a) It should be simplified to get rid of silent letters.
(b) It should be emphasized more in school so that everyone can learn to spell correctly.
(c) Standardized spelling should disregarded as unnecessary; people should simply sound out words and apply the approximate phonetic spelling.
(d) It should be made as phonetic as Spanish.

2. What insulting term does Higgins use to describe Liza in Act 2?
(a) Idle-headed fool.
(b) Foul-mouthed imp.
(c) Filthy tramp.
(d) Draggle-tailed guttersnipe.

3. Where does Liza tell Freddy she is going at the end of Act 1?
(a) Home.
(b) To jump in the river.
(c) To see Higgins.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

4. To what does Higgins compare Liza?
(a) A flower in the mud.
(b) The Queen of Sheba.
(c) A squashed cabbage-leaf.
(d) A diamond in the rough.

5. What does Higgins say he can do for the Flower Girl (Liza)?
(a) He can make her a Duchess.
(b) He can give her a proper education.
(c) He can make her rich.
(d) He can teach her to speak properly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is true of Pygmalion at the time Shaw wrote his Preface?

2. What is a problem with the English language, according to Shaw?

3. What does Higgins notice about Liza's father, Doolittle?

4. Which of the following is among Liza's treasured possessions?

5. How does Higgins make his money?

(see the answer key)

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