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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 Dangle suggest he and Sneer do together after Sneer enters the room?
(a) Watch Plagiary's newest play.
(b) Attend the first performance of Puff's play.
(c) Collaborate on a play.
(d) Rent an apartment.

2. Who announces Sneer's arrival?
(a) A servant.
(b) The chauffeur.
(c) Mrs. Dangle.
(d) Sneer.

3. Who complains that Plagiary insists no playwright but himself is any good?
(a) Sneer.
(b) Puff.
(c) Plagiary.
(d) Dangle.

4. Whose language obscures who he truly is?
(a) Sneer's.
(b) Puff's.
(c) Plagiary's.
(d) Dangle's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Puff object to Dangle's suggestion at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What kind of producers do Dangle, Sneer and Plagiary question the wisdom of sending a play to?

3. Who says Plagiary's play is perfect?

4. Why does Dangle interrupt his wife at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2?

5. Who refers to a nasty notice about Plagiary's play in an earlier newspaper?

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