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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Act 2, Higgins is shown teaching Liza a lesson. What specifically does Higgins teach Liza?
(a) How to read the works of Shakespeare and Milton.
(b) How to behave like a perfect lady.
(c) How to say her alphabet properly.
(d) How to hold a cup of tea.

2. What does Higgins notice about Liza's father, Doolittle?
(a) He has a natural talent with language.
(b) He seems cruel and conniving.
(c) He has the same horrible accent as Liza.
(d) Despite his poverty, he seems like an honest fellow.

3. What does Neppomuck think must be Liza's true background?
(a) She was educated in France.
(b) She is a European duchess.
(c) She is American.
(d) She is a Hungarian princess.

4. How does Higgins make his money?
(a) He is a professor at Oxford.
(b) He writes plays.
(c) He teaches people to speak with a proper accent.
(d) He is an inventor.

5. Which of the following first interests Higgins about Liza?
(a) Her cleverness.
(b) Her ability to survive on the tough urban streets.
(c) Her exceptional beauty.
(d) Her Cockney accent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Freddy looking for at the beginning of Act 1?

2. What does Higgins say Liza might do next?

3. What do Higgins and Pickering fear might happen at the end of Act 3 to spoil their bet?

4. Why doesHenry Sweet not become more prominent?

5. How do the bystanders treat Liza when she becomes upset?

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