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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose arrival does the servant announce near the end of Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2?
(a) Puff.
(b) Sneer.
(c) A group of Italian musicians and an Interpreter.
(d) Plagiary.

2. What kind of producers do Dangle, Sneer and Plagiary question the wisdom of sending a play to?
(a) Producers who write plays themselves.
(b) Producers who they know.
(c) Producers who make too much money.
(d) Producers who need money.

3. What happens during the scene in which the characters talk at length about Queen Elizabeth?
(a) Tilburina goes insane.
(b) Nothing because the scene has been cut.
(c) The orphan discovers his parentage.
(d) A battle scene.

4. What is the slang term for Puff's profession?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) Dangling.
(c) Scribbling.
(d) Puffing.

5. How does Plagiary treat the negative comments about his work?
(a) He decides never to write again.
(b) He starts crying.
(c) As a joke.
(d) Very seriously.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Puff changes his way of making a living, what does he turn to?

2. Who tells Plagiary that his play seems to lack incident?

3. What does Sneer tell Puff is the only thing that could make him respect Puff more?

4. What does Sheridan's play satirize?

5. Who responds arrogantly to questions and comments during the rehearsal?

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