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Test your knowledge of Act 1. Submit your answers to see your results and get feedback.
In the play's opening scene, why are people from different social classes interacting under the portico?
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They are attending a social event
They are arguing over politics
They are avoiding the rain
They are participating in a community project
What surprises Freddy's mother about the flower girl?
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The flower girl is selling flowers in the rain
The flower girl uses Freddy's name
The flower girl is a family friend
The flower girl is from the upper class
What is made clear through the interaction between the gentleman and the flower girl?
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Their mutual admiration for each other
Their desire to become friends
Their common interests in flowers
Their positions in the social hierarchy
The flower girl thinks the man taking notes is:
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A police informant
A reporter
A teacher
A linguist
How does the note-taking man surprise one of the bystanders?
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By knowing where the bystander is from
By revealing his true identity
By agreeing with the bystander's statement
By offering the bystander a job
Why does Clara not want to speak to the note-taking man?
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She finds him attractive
She is afraid of him
She is unsure of his social class
She thinks he is a criminal
What does the note-taker study?
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Literature
Phonetics
Sociology
Psychology
What does the man's claim about what he could do for the flower girl imply about his belief in the power of speech?
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Speech is irrelevant to one's social perception
Speech can change one's social class completely
Speech can completely reconfigure a person's identity
Speech can affect how one is perceived but not who they truly are
How do Colonel Pickering and Henry Higgins know each other?
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They are former business associates
They are former classmates
They are both Freemasons
None of the above
What is the significance of the fact that the flower girl ends up taking the cab that Freddy hailed?
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It is a humorous reversal of expectations surrounding class
It suggests that the flower girl and Freddy will fall in love
It is an overt sign that the flower girl will become rich
It is a sign that Freddy is a true gentleman
