2. Who is Alexander Melville Bell?
(a) A phonetics expert who invented a phonetic spelling called Visible Speech.
(b) A playwright who was a rival of Shaw's.
(c) The inventor of the telephone.
(d) A London patriarch.

3. Why doesn't Sweet's shorthand become popular?
(a) It is not legible.
(b) He does not have the business organization he needs to popularize it.
(c) It is not a complete and exact phonetic script.
(d) It is very difficult to learn.

4. Why does Liza become upset with Higgins?
(a) She thinks he's spying on her for the police.
(b) He makes fun of her accent in front of everyone.
(c) He won't give her any money.
(d) He knocks over her basket of flowers.

5. What does Shaw try to do for Sweet?
(a) Help him get an article published.
(b) Get him a teaching position.
(c) Involve him in the theater.
(d) Dedicate the play Pygmalion to him.

6. What does the Gentleman (Pickering) study?
(a) Dialects spoken in India.
(b) American and British slang.
(c) The psychology of poverty.
(d) Sociology, or the study of human social behavior.

7. What does Higgins give Liza in Act 2 when she begins to cry?
(a) A handkerchief to wipe her nose with.
(b) A shilling for the taxi.
(c) A meal.
(d) A whack on the bum with a broomstick.

8. How is Henry Higgins described?
(a) He is thin and feeble, but has a strong scientific mind.
(b) He is about forty years old, strong and energetic.
(c) He is young and handsome, but sloppy in his dress.
(d) He is elderly and distinguished, with the appearance of a scholar.

9. What is the strange man (Higgins) doing behind the pillar?
(a) Hiding from the police.
(b) Spying on Liza.
(c) Waiting for a taxicab.
(d) Taking notes.

10. What does Doolittle promise to do with the money?
(a) Save it and use it wisely.
(b) Keep it for Liza.
(c) Buy something for his wife.
(d) Spend it all immediately on a drinking spree.

11. Which of the following does NOT describe the Flower Girl's appearance?
(a) Her hair needs to be brushed.
(b) She is very clean and neat.
(c) She is wearing a black sailor hat.
(d) She has bad teeth.

12. Who is in Higgins's laboratory with Higgins at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Liza Doolittle.
(b) Nobody; Higgins is alone.
(c) Mrs. Pearce.
(d) Pickering.

13. What happened to Liza's parents?
(a) They are too poor to take care of her, so she lives on her own.
(b) Her father is gone and her stepfather beats her.
(c) She has no parents; they are dead.
(d) She has no mother, and her father and stepmother kicked her out.

14. What is NOT one of Henry Higgins's faults?
(a) He can be a bully.
(b) He sometimes has tantrums when things go wrong.
(c) He is careless about other people's feelings.
(d) He is willing to be malicious and cruel in order to get ahead.

15. What does an upside-down e represent?
(a) It is similar to a question mark.
(b) It is a symbol of the uselessnesss of alphabets.
(c) An uncommon vowel in English.
(d) A vowel of indefinite sound.