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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Plagiary asks if Dangle and Sneer like his play, what does Sneer say?
(a) That he hates it.
(b) That he used it in his fire.
(c) That he loves it.
(d) That he did not read it.

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

4. Who asks to accompany Dangle to Puff's rehearsal?
(a) Sneer.
(b) Dangle.
(c) Plagiary.
(d) Puff.

5. Why does Mrs. Dangle claim that Plagiary is a favorite of hers?
(a) Because he is very attractive.
(b) Because everyone else abuses him.
(c) Because he is so friendly.
(d) Because he is an excellent writer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Puff invite to the last rehearsal of his play?

3. Who complains that the theatre has deteriorated from a venue suitable for moral messages to a place where people go simply to be entertained?

4. What is Plagiary unable to accept?

5. Whose arrival does the servant announce near the end of Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2?

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