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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which comment does Shaw make about the realism in his play?
(a) A transformation like the one made by the heroine is very possible in real life.
(b) Realism is not to be found in the theater.
(c) A transformation like the one made by the heroine is obviously not possible in real life.
(d) Realism is the only style that can be respected in the theater.

2. For how long will Liza stay with Higgins as his pupil?
(a) Three months.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three weeks.

3. What does Higgins tempt Liza with just as she is about to leave?
(a) A purse full of coins.
(b) A diamond ring.
(c) A chocolate.
(d) New clothes.

4. What does Higgins say about women?
(a) He's happier without them and is a confirmed bachelor.
(b) He has a hard time controlling himself around beautiful women.
(c) He thinks all women are silly creatures, like animals.
(d) He thinks men are superior to women and should tell them what to do.

5. What city is the setting of Shaw's play?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes Liza's home?

2. What does Higgins think of the way the Flower Girl speaks?

3. What does Higgins give Liza in Act 2 when she begins to cry?

4. What surprises Mrs. Pearce?

5. What makes Liza happy at the end of the evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why, according to Shaw, is it important that people be trained scientifically to lose their accents, rather than simply learning by imitation?

2. What makes some English people despise others? What can we infer would solve this problem?

3. Who are some of the most important people in England, according to Shaw? Why do you think this is so, again, according to Shaw?

4. What does Freddy do at the beginning of Act 1 that shows poor manners?

5. What does Higgins think of the Flower Girl's accent? What humorous hyperbole does he use in speaking to her?

6. Why are shorthand methods inadequate for ordinary use?

7. Why does Liza's father come to see Higgins?

8. What does the Flower Girl do at the end of Act 1 that shows she has a sense of pride and dignity about her?

9. What bet does Pickering make with Higgins? Why does Higgins accept?

10. Why does the English language need to be reformed, according to Shaw?

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