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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Plagiary treat the negative comments about his work?
(a) Very seriously.
(b) He decides never to write again.
(c) As a joke.
(d) He starts crying.

2. Who suggests that the under-plot could have made a comedy?
(a) Puff.
(b) Plagiary.
(c) Sneer.
(d) Dangle.

3. What is the slang term for Puff's profession?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) Scribbling.
(c) Puffing.
(d) Dangling.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who tells Puff to stop interrupting the rehearsal?

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

5. What directions does Puff give the actors during the rehearsal?

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