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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is satirized by the hope for a lack of scandal about Queen Elizabeth?
(a) The views of critics that all plays should contain a scandal.
(b) The views of critics that all plays should contain a romance.
(c) Plays.
(d) Critics.

2. What does the Prologue accuse the Muses of being corrupted by?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Humanity.
(c) The gods and goddesses of Olympus.
(d) The desire to please artistic critics.

3. Of what is Plagiary scared?
(a) People laughing at his work.
(b) People stealing his ideas.
(c) People thinking that he is a good writer.
(d) People hating him.

4. Who asks for Sneer and Dangle's help at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Dangle.
(b) Puff.
(c) Mrs. Dangle.
(d) Sneer.

5. Whose ideas are as empty as his words?
(a) Plagiary's.
(b) Dangle's.
(c) Puff's.
(d) Sneer's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is not a playwright?

2. Dangle comments that one of Sneer's plays is a tragedy, but Sneer disagrees and tells him it is what kind of play?

3. How did Puff make his living?

4. Which character's name signifies his attitude toward other playwrights?

5. What is Puff a professional at doing?

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