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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. 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 create a new art form.
(d) To reunite with his parents.

2. What does Sneer say the critic wrote about Plagiary?
(a) That Plagiary is a very good writer.
(b) That Plagiary should be paid more.
(c) That Plagiary should stop writing.
(d) That Plagiary is completely uninventive.

3. What does the second scene in Act 3, Scene 1 begin with?
(a) A battle at sea.
(b) A line from Shakespeare's "Othello".
(c) The orphan scene.
(d) The romantic climax.

4. How does Puff's play continue?
(a) With the old man who shakes his head.
(b) With the scene about the orphan learning about his true parentage.
(c) With romantic complications between Tilburina and Whiskerandos.
(d) Puff's play ends with all of the actors quitting.

5. What is Puff's play about?
(a) The Spanish-American War.
(b) The French's treachery.
(c) The Spanish Armada.
(d) Julius Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dangle tell Plagiary that Sneer never means what he says?

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

3. Who suggests that the romance in the play is improbable?

4. What offer does Puff make regarding the play?

5. How does Puff react to the placement of the actor playing the River Thames and the actors playing the river's banks?

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