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WorksheetsPygmalion
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
When was Pygmalion first performed?
1913
1922
1914
1923
How much money does Alfred Doolittle want for his daughter from Higgins?
Three pound
Fifty pound
Five pound
Six pound
By what name does Eliza address Freddy the first time that they encounter each other?
Charlie
Freddy
Captian
Kind sir
When Alfred Doolittle says he is willing to sell his daughter for fifty pound, pickering asks him if he has no morals . Alfrred say what in response?
what's the good of morals?
have you any
can't afford them
my wife won't let me have any
How does Henry Higgins define phonetics?
the science of language
the science of speech
the art of interpretation
the art of listening
What does Henry Higgins bet he can transform the Flower girl into?
a cook
a bride
a duchess
a lady
Where do H. higgins and C. Pickering decide to go after recognizing each other?
Dinner
The play is set in......
London
Paris
Manchestr
Rome
The readers are FIRST introduced to h. higgins as.....
Phonetician
policeman
note taker
gentleman
Members of different social classes speak different......
rhymes
rules
dialects
synonyms
Who does the gentleman turn out to be?
H. Higgins
C.Pickering
H.Higgins is an expert in the science of...
phonetics
dialects
sociology
How many months did Higgins have for changing Eliza from poor to lady?
7
5
8
6
What's Eliza's father's name?
Alfred
Freddy
Higgins
Who's Mrs Pearce?
Eliza's mother
Higgins' mother
Higgins' housekeeper
SHE is common but quite sensitive girl who gets upset easily?
Mrs Higgins
Clara
Mrs Pearce
Eliza
Where was the Eliza's first testing with the upper-class?
in Higgins home
in the party
in the Freddy's home
higgins' mother's home
She is strict woman who seems to look down on lower class people. who is she?
Mr Higgins' mother
Eliza
Clara
Where is bystander from?
seville
london
selsey
When C. Pickering visited professor Higgins' .
What about two men's discussion?
About eliza
about indian dialect
about phonetics
about politics
Why was the first West End performance run of 'Pygmalion' cut short?
World war 1 broke out
the lead actors went on strike
the consors office closed it down
What is the name of the statue Pygmalion creates in the myth?
Galande
Ganymede
Galatea
Garramond
Who played Eliza in the Broadway musical ' My fair lady' in 1956?
Julie Andrew
Doris Day
Judi Dench
Millicent Martin
What is the note taker's real name?
H.Higgins
C.Pickering
Freddy
What is an appropriate word to describe C. Pickering?
Strange
Arrogant
Amiable
Clueless
higgins amazes bystanders by?
guessing where they're from
standing on his head
hailing a cab
How does the Flower girl react to the knowledge that a person is writing down everything she is saying?
she laughs because she thinks that it is funny that someone is concerned with her business
she is terrified because she thinks the unknown person is a policeman who is getting ready to charge her
she is happy because there are people that want to buy her flowers
Why does the author use phonetic spelling to convey the Flower Girl
he wants to show the world that he is a genius
the author is trying to show that the Flower girl grew up in a small house
the author is trying to show the Flower girl's version of english each word the way it sounds
Who is Henry Higgins ?
a scholar pf phonetics who treats Eliza respeectfully
a dustman who is honest about his own ignorance
a scholar of phonetics who is heedless of people's feelings
the readers are first introduced to Colonel Pickering as....
Professor
merchant
gentleman
the readers are first introduced to Colonel Pickering as....
Professor
merchant
gentleman
