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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sneer say about Plagiary's play that he has read?

2. Whom does Dangle tell his wife to offer refreshments to?

3. What does Plagiary say about Sneer in an aside?

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

5. What does Puff list examples of?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Dangle comments on the next scene beginning with a line from Shakespeare's "Othello", how does Puff respond?

2. How does Sneer praise Puff near the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What is the point of Dangle and Sneer's comments about Puff's play?

4. What do Sneer and Dangle tell Plagiary about an imaginary critique of his play?

5. What does Puff talk about at great length?

6. How are Dangle's thoughts and actions hypocritical upon Sneer's arrival?

7. Why does Puff become frustrated by the River Thames' appearance?

8. Describe Puff's play in terms of the dialogue, emotion, etc.

9. What does Dangle ask Puff about his play, and how does Puff respond?

10. What does Puff argue for in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you agree with Shakespeare's theory about actors being "the abstract and brief chronicles of the times"? Do you agree with Puff's interpretation of the theory being applied to plays? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How does Dangle change throughout the play? Detail the changes he makes and the reasons behind those changes.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the main themes in this play and detail its recurrences throughout the play. What does it add to the action of the play? How does it affect the different characters?

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