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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. What do Puff, Dangle, and Sneer watch?
(a) The actors in Puff's play rehearse.
(b) They are too busy arguing to watch anything.
(c) Puff's family arriving.
(d) The actors quitting.

2. Whom does Mrs. Dangle claim is the only critic that really matters for those working in the theatre?
(a) Plagiary.
(b) The public.
(c) Sneer.
(d) Dangle.

3. What type of play is Sheridan's "The Critic"?
(a) Tragedy.
(b) Satire.
(c) Romance.
(d) History.

4. What does Puff express joy at in extravagant language?
(a) Having his last rehearsal.
(b) Meeting Dangle.
(c) Meeting Sneer.
(d) Succeeding at puffing.

5. When Plagiary arrives, what do Dangle and Sneer tell him?
(a) How much they hate his play.
(b) How much they like his play.
(c) How tired they are.
(d) How much they want to see Puff's new play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the comments about the Spanish Armada and Tilbury refer to?

2. Whom does Puff join in order to watch the rehearsal of his play?

3. What is the slang term for Puff's profession?

4. What does Puff complain about near the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

5. What does Mrs. Dangle tell Plagiary about Dangle and Sneer?

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