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

2. Which character's name signifies his work being superfluous?
(a) Puff.
(b) Dangle.
(c) Sneer.
(d) Plagiary.

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

4. What does Puff say that plays should not show?
(a) Plays should show anything the writer wants.
(b) Things that are unrealistic.
(c) Things that happen between families.
(d) Things that happen every day.

5. What author is alluded to in the Prologue?
(a) Marlowe.
(b) Dryden.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Austen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dangle say about Sneer before Sneer enters?

2. What is satirized by the hope for a lack of scandal about Queen Elizabeth?

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

4. What does Sneer say about Plagiary's play that he has read?

5. When Mrs. Dangle claims that Plagiary's play is a little long, how does Plagiary respond?

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