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Pygmalion

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Pygmalion first performed?

a)

1913

b)

1922

c)

1914

d)

1923

2.

How much money does Alfred Doolittle want for his daughter from Higgins?

a)

Three pound

b)

Fifty pound

c)

Five pound

d)

Six pound

3.

By what name does Eliza address Freddy the first time that they encounter each other?

a)

Charlie

b)

Freddy

c)

Captian

d)

Kind sir

4.

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?

a)

what's the good of morals?

b)

have you any

c)

can't afford them

d)

my wife won't let me have any

5.

How does Henry Higgins define phonetics?

a)

the science of language

b)

the science of speech

c)

the art of interpretation

d)

the art of listening

6.

What does Henry Higgins bet he can transform the Flower girl into?

a)

a cook

b)

a bride

c)

a duchess

d)

a lady

7.

Where do H. higgins and C. Pickering decide to go after recognizing each other?

a)

Dinner

b)
Embassy Club
c)
Statue of Liberty
d)
Central Park
8.

The play is set in......

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

Manchestr

d)

Rome

9.

The readers are FIRST introduced to h. higgins as.....

a)

Phonetician

b)

policeman

c)

note taker

d)

gentleman

10.

Members of different social classes speak different......

a)

rhymes

b)

rules

c)

dialects

d)

synonyms

11.

Who does the gentleman turn out to be?

a)

H. Higgins

b)

C.Pickering

12.

H.Higgins is an expert in the science of...

a)

phonetics

b)

dialects

c)

sociology

13.

How many months did Higgins have for changing Eliza from poor to lady?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

8

d)

6

14.

What's Eliza's father's name?

a)

Alfred

b)

Freddy

c)

Higgins

15.

Who's Mrs Pearce?

a)

Eliza's mother

b)

Higgins' mother

c)

Higgins' housekeeper

16.

SHE is common but quite sensitive girl who gets upset easily?

a)

Mrs Higgins

b)

Clara

c)

Mrs Pearce

d)

Eliza

17.

Where was the Eliza's first testing with the upper-class?

a)

in Higgins home

b)

in the party

c)

in the Freddy's home

d)

higgins' mother's home

18.

She is strict woman who seems to look down on lower class people. who is she?

a)

Mr Higgins' mother

b)

Eliza

c)

Clara

19.

Where is bystander from?

a)

seville

b)

london

c)

selsey

20.

When C. Pickering visited professor Higgins' .

What about two men's discussion?

a)

About eliza

b)

about indian dialect

c)

about phonetics

d)

about politics

21.

Why was the first West End performance run of 'Pygmalion' cut short?

a)

World war 1 broke out

b)

the lead actors went on strike

c)

the consors office closed it down

22.

What is the name of the statue Pygmalion creates in the myth?

a)

Galande

b)

Ganymede

c)

Galatea

d)

Garramond

23.

Who played Eliza in the Broadway musical ' My fair lady' in 1956?

a)

Julie Andrew

b)

Doris Day

c)

Judi Dench

d)

Millicent Martin

24.

What is the note taker's real name?

a)

H.Higgins

b)

C.Pickering

c)

Freddy

25.

What is an appropriate word to describe C. Pickering?

a)

Strange

b)

Arrogant

c)

Amiable

d)

Clueless

26.

higgins amazes bystanders by?

a)

guessing where they're from

b)

standing on his head

c)

hailing a cab

27.

How does the Flower girl react to the knowledge that a person is writing down everything she is saying?

a)

she laughs because she thinks that it is funny that someone is concerned with her business

b)

she is terrified because she thinks the unknown person is a policeman who is getting ready to charge her

c)

she is happy because there are people that want to buy her flowers

28.

Why does the author use phonetic spelling to convey the Flower Girl

a)

he wants to show the world that he is a genius

b)

the author is trying to show that the Flower girl grew up in a small house

c)

the author is trying to show the Flower girl's version of english each word the way it sounds

29.

Who is Henry Higgins ?

a)

a scholar pf phonetics who treats Eliza respeectfully

b)

a dustman who is honest about his own ignorance

c)

a scholar of phonetics who is heedless of people's feelings

30.

the readers are first introduced to Colonel Pickering as....

a)

Professor

b)

merchant

c)

gentleman

31.

the readers are first introduced to Colonel Pickering as....

a)

Professor

b)

merchant

c)

gentleman