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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who enters after the musicians leave the room?
(a) Dangle.
(b) Plagiary.
(c) Puff.
(d) Sneer.
2. Who says more incidents are needed in the fifth act of Plagiary's play?
(a) Mrs. Dangle.
(b) Dangle.
(c) Puff.
(d) Sneer.
3. What type of play is Sheridan's "The Critic"?
(a) Tragedy.
(b) Romance.
(c) Satire.
(d) History.
4. Why does Puff object to Dangle's suggestion at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Because he has puffing to do.
(b) Puff agrees to Dangle's suggestion.
(c) Because he thinks it is a bad suggestion.
(d) Because he needs to go home for dinner.
5. Who asks to accompany Dangle to Puff's rehearsal?
(a) Puff.
(b) Plagiary.
(c) Sneer.
(d) Dangle.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who asks for Sneer and Dangle's help at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
2. When Mrs. Dangle claims that Plagiary's play is a little long, how does Plagiary respond?
3. With what does Mrs. Dangle claim her husband makes himself look ridiculous?
4. When Plagiary asks if Dangle and Sneer like his play, what does Sneer say?
5. Whom does Mrs. Dangle claim is the only critic that really matters for those working in the theatre?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sneer say about audiences?
2. What two opinions does Mrs. Dangle give of Plagiary's play?
3. What happens directly after Puff arrives?
4. When Dangle comments on the next scene beginning with a line from Shakespeare's "Othello", how does Puff respond?
5. What does Puff do during the rehearsal of his play?
6. During and after the scene about the orphan, what does Puff say about this scene?
7. What does Dangle say about the romance in Puff's play, and how does Puff respond?
8. When the prompter announces the beginning of the rehearsal, what does he warn Puff about?
9. How does Puff respond to Dangle and Sneer's questions and comments?
10. Why does Puff become frustrated by the River Thames' appearance?
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