Pygmalion Quiz

Who is Henry Higgins's housekeeper?

• Mrs. Pearce

• Higgins

• Pickering

• Liza

What is Higgins's profession?

• Housekeeper

• Flower seller

• Driver

• Phonetics expert

Why did Mrs. Pearce hesitate to send the young woman away?

• She was her friend

• She was afraid of her

• She thought Higgins might want her to talk into his machines

• She didn't notice her

What does Higgins plan to do with the young woman's speech?

• Teach her English literature

• Send her away immediately

• Ignore it

• Record it in various formats

How does Higgins initially react to seeing the flower girl?

• With happiness

• With fear

• With excitement

• With disappointment

What does the flower girl want from Higgins?

• Money

• A job as a housekeeper

• Flowers

• Lessons to speak more genteelly

How does the flower girl prove her seriousness about the lessons?

• By showing her determination

• By offering to pay

• By crying

• By leaving immediately

What is the flower girl's ambition?

• To become a housekeeper

• To sell more flowers

• To be a lady in a flower shop

• To be a teacher

How does Higgins respond to the flower girl's offer to pay for lessons?

• He immediately agrees

• He refuses outright

• He is skeptical

• He asks how much

What does the flower girl do when called 'baggage'?

• She runs to the piano in terror

• She thanks Higgins

• She laughs

• She leaves