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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. Who speaks in the Prologue?
(a) Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) The main actor.
(d) The Honourable Richard Fitzpatrick.

2. What does Sneer explain that the writer of his moralistic comedy about a reformed housebreaker is determined to use the theatre for?
(a) To make a lot of money.
(b) To challenge and change the law.
(c) To reunite with his parents.
(d) To create a new art form.

3. Where does Act 1, Scene 1, Part 1 begin?
(a) In the theatre.
(b) In the street.
(c) In Plagiary's house.
(d) In Dangle's house.

4. What claim does Dangle make in defense of the theatre?
(a) It is important because it shows real life.
(b) It is fun to watch.
(c) It is tiresome and exhausting.
(d) It is important because it reveals the values of the time and its people.

5. Who claims that the theatre's deterioration results from the audience?
(a) Dangle.
(b) Sneer.
(c) Puff.
(d) Plagiary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What author is alluded to in the Prologue?

2. To what does Sneer compare the modesty of audiences?

3. When Dangle complains about being taken advantage of, what does Sneer remind him?

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

5. Who comments that Plagiary's humility is false?

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