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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. How did Puff's former way of making his living cause him to feel?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Sad.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Happy.

2. What does Plagiary claim is mere vanity?
(a) Being upset by negativity.
(b) Believing praise.
(c) Writing about one's life.
(d) Accepting invitations.

3. What does Plagiary say about Sneer in an aside?
(a) How much he dislikes Sneer.
(b) He does not speak about Sneer in an aside.
(c) How rich Sneer is.
(d) How he is related to Sneer.

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

5. To what does Sneer compare the modesty of audiences?
(a) The false modesty of teachers.
(b) The false modesty of prostitutes.
(c) The false modesty of police officers.
(d) The true modesty of nuns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is language defined as in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. When Plagiary arrives, what do Dangle and Sneer tell him?

3. Whom does the servant announce at the end of Act 1, Scene 1, Part 1?

4. Why does Mrs. Dangle claim that Plagiary is a favorite of hers?

5. Who praises Puff's cleverness in making a living at puffing?

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