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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was "The Critic" first performed?
(a) Drury Lane Theatre.
(b) Three Theatres.
(c) The Globe Theatre.
(d) The Theater of London.

3. Dangle comments that one of Sneer's plays is a tragedy, but Sneer disagrees and tells him it is what kind of play?
(a) A sentimental romance.
(b) A Shakespearean classic.
(c) A historical romance.
(d) A satire.

4. What does Sneer say about Plagiary's play that he has read?
(a) That Plagiary should write a sequel.
(b) How awful it is.
(c) That Sneer wants to produce it.
(d) How wonderful it was.

5. As the first scene opens, what are Mr. and Mrs. Dangle doing?
(a) Eating breakfast.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Rehearsing a scene from their play.
(d) Reading a book to their child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Plagiary unable to accept?

2. What does the Prologue accuse the Muses of being corrupted by?

3. Who is the well-known writer whose pending production Dangle reads about in Act 1, Scene 1, Part 1?

4. Why would Plagiary rather be abused than not mentioned at all?

5. Who complains that Plagiary insists no playwright but himself is any good?

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