Pygmalion

1. When was "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw first premiered?

A. 1908
B. 1910
C. 1911
D. 1913

2. "Social identity is formed not only through speech patterns but also through one's general appearnce"
is the theme of the play ..............by G. B. Shaw.
A. The Apple Cart
B. Getting Married
C. Pygmalion
D. None of these

3. Prof. Henry Higgins and Mrs. Higgins are the characters in the play....... .by George Bernard Shaw.
A. Pygmalion
B. Saint Joan
C. On the Rocks
D. Buoyant Billions

4. Eliza Dolittle is a character in the play Pygmalion by:

A. Harold Pinter
B. Christopher Marlowe
C. Henrik Ibsen
D. G. B. Shaw

5. Mrs. Pearce is a character in the play:

A. On the Rocks
B. Pygmalion
C. The Apple Cart
D. Buoyant Billions

6. Who is the housekeeprer of Prof. Higgins?

A. Eliza Dolittle
B. Alfred Dolittle
C. Mrs. Pearce
D. None of these

7. Mrs. Eynsford and Freddy Eynsford Hill are the characters in the play........... by George Bernard Shaw.
A. The Apple Cart
B. Saint Joan
C. On the Rocks
D. Pygmalion

8. Clara Eynsford Hill is a character in the play:

A. Pygmalion
B. Getting Married
C. The Apple Cart
D. Buoyant Billions

9. Mrs. Henry Higgins is the.............. . . . . . rof. Henry Higgins in the play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard
Shaw.
A. Mother
B. Sister
C. Cousin
D. Wife

10. Who disapproves Prof. Higgins social behaviour and language in the play 'Pygmalion'?
A. His friend, Col. Pickering
B. His mother, Mrs. Higgins
C. His housekeeper, Mrs. Pearce
D. None of these

11. Colonel Pickering is a character in the play............ by Shaw.

A. On the Rocks
B. Getting Married
C. Pygmalion
D. The Apple Cart

12. Who is the author of "Spoken Sanskrit" is the play George Bernard Shaw?
A. Colonel Pickering
B. Prof. Henry Higgins
C. Alfred Dolittle
D. Clara Eynsford

13. Who has an acclaimed authority over accents, dialects and phonetics in the play "Pygmalion"?
A. Colonel Pickering
B. Alfred Dolittle
C. Mrs. Pearce
D. Prof. Henry Higgins

14. What is the age of Prof. Henry Higgins in "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw?
A. 38
B. 40
C. 43
D. 44

15. Mrs. Eynsford belongs to............who is in impoverished condition in the play 'Pygmalion'.
A. Elite class
B. Lower middle class
C. A landlord family
D. Upper middle class

16. Eliza Dolittle is a .......... in the play Pygmalion.

A. Duchess
B. Young maid
C. Flower girl
D. None of these

17. How old is Prof. Higgins than Eliza Dolittle in the play "Pygmalion"?
A. 15 years
B. 20 years
C. 22 years
D. 24 years

18. Who was enchanted by Eliza Dolittle on his first meeting with her in the play "Pygmalion"?
A. Freddy Eynsford
B. Prof. Henry Higgins
C. Colonel Pickering
D. None of these

19. "It is a silly notion: the whole thing has been a bore" is a quotation from the play........... by George
Bernard Shaw.
A. On the Rocks
B. Getting Married
C. Pygmalion
D. The Apple Cart

20. Which city is the setting of the play "Pygmalion" by G. B. Shaw?

A. Dublin
B. Paris
C. Birmingham
D. London

21. For whose wedding are the characters getting ready in the last act of the play 'Pygmalion'?
A. Eliza Dolittle and Freddy Eynsford
B. Alfred Dolittle and his woman's
C. Prof. Henry Higgins
D. None of these

22. Eliza Dolittle married..............during the course of the play "Pygmalion".

A. Freddy Eynsford
B. Henry Higgins
C. No one
D. Colonel Pickering

23. It was supposed that Eliza would stay with Henry Higgins fo...............onths..
A. Two
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six

24. "You have caused me to lose my temper: a thing that has hardly ever happened to me before" is a
line taken from the play...........by G. B. Shaw.
A. Pygmalion
B. The Apple Cart
C. Saint Joan
D. None of these

25. Henry Higgins................... Mrs. Higgins unwiling to introduce him to her guests in the play
"Pygmalion".
A. Odd dressing
B. Inquisitive nature
C. Eccentricity
D. None of these

26. In Act V of the play "Pygmalion", Eliza insists that she will marry:
A. Colonel Pickering
B. Freddy
C. Henry Higgins
D. None of these

27. "Does it occur to you, that the girl has some feelings" is a quote from the play........... by G. B. Shaw.
A. The Apple Cart
B. Pygmalion
C. On the Rock
D. Saint Joan

28. By the end of Act III, Mrs. Higgins began to be lieve that............... extremely stupid.
A. Men
B. Women
C. Dukes
D. Phoneticians

29. At the end of the play "Pygmalion", Eliza is going to.............after leaving Higgins's house.
A. A school of art
B. An orphanage
C. Her mother's home
D. Her father's wedding

30. Which character's favourite call is "A-a-a-a-ah-ow-ooh!" in the play Pygmalion?

A. Mrs. Higgins
B. Prof. Henry Higgins
C. Eliza Dolittle
D. Freddy Eynsford

31. When Mrs. Pearce bathed and dressed her, Eliza was wearing:
A. A blue kimono
B. A red kimono
C. A black scarf
D. A seagreen shirt

32. George Bernard Shaw drives the name for his play "Pygmalion" from a famous story:
A. Metamorphoses by Ovid
B. Aeneid by Virgil
C. Paradise Lost by Milton
D. None of these

33. Who of Mrs. Higgins' guests was the last to enter the parlour in the play "Pygmalion"?
A. Clara
B. Freddy
C. Miss Eynsford
D. None of these

34. In "Pygmalion", Henry Higgins trains Eliza to:

A. Dress properly
B. Speak properly
C. Teach
D. Work at home

35. In the original story of Metamorphoses, Pygmalion falls in love with:

A. An old woman
B. A devil in shape of a girl
C. A blind woman
D. A statue he created

36. "I'm willing to tell you. I'm wanting to tell you. I'm waiting to tell you." is a quotation from the play:
A. As You Like It
B. The Apple Cart
C. The Doll's House
D. Pygmalion

37. Alfred Dolittle wanted............pounds for his daughter from Prof. Henry Higgins in the play
"Pygmalion".
A. Five
B. Hundred
C. One hundred and fifty
D. Two hundred

38. When Eliza slips into her normal accent and swear.................. enamoured. with her.
A. A duke
B. Henry Higgins
C. Freddy
D. Colonel Pickering

39. Eliza wanted to work in a...........in the play "Pygmalion".

A. Bakery
B. Flower shop
C. Law firm
D. None of these

40. In the ...................brings statue to life.

A. Zeus
B. Apollo
C. Venus
D. Pygmalion

41. G. B. Shaw wrote the part of Eliza Dolittle for.........in the play "Pygmalion".
A. Kate Beckinsale
B. Vivein Leigh
C. Helen Mirren
D. Mrs. Patrick Campbell

42. A subject excited Eliza and she digressed into cockney English. Mention the subject.
A. Influenza
B. Medicine
C. Music
D. Architecture

43. "What you are to do without me I cannot imagine" is a quote from the play:
A. A Doll's House
B. Doctor Faustus
C. Pygmalion
D. Hamlet

44. Alfred Dolittle must lecture. fo........... in order to make three thousand pounds a year.
A. The Wannafeller Moral Reform World League
B. Save the World
C. The English Brotherhood
D. None of these

45. Eliza wanted to go to ...........to show off her transformation in the play "Pygmalion".
A. A river
B. His father
C. A hotel
D. Neighbourhood

46. A character in the play Pygmalion represents the character Pygmalion from Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Name him.
A. Henry Higgins
B. Colonel Pickering
C. Freddy
D. Clara

47. Henry Higgins was looking for his...........in the laboratory.

A. Books
B. Slippers
C. Pistol
D. Socks

48. Prof. Henry Higgins tells Eliza Dolittle that she should return to him for:
A. His mother's care
B. The fun of it
C. The getting education
D. None of these

49. A day after the meeting in Convent Garden............comes to the door of Prof. Henry Higgins.
A. Mrs. Eynsford
B. Clara
C. Freddy
D. Eliza

50. Alfred Dolittle tells Henry Higgins that he is willing to sell his daughter. fo............pound...
A. 50
B. 60
C. 70
D. 100

51. Alfred said he is willing to sell his daughter in fifty pounds. Colonel Pickeriong asks him if he has no
morals. Alfred replies:
A. Morals are in books
B. Can't afford them
C. I like morals
D. None of these

52. According to Higgins, English is the language of:

A. The Kings
B. The Kings and the Queens
C. The Bible, Shakespeare and Milton
D. The greatest people

53. "You certainly are a pretty pair of babies, playing with your doll." is a quotation from
the ..................by. Shaw...
A. Pygmalion
B. An Apple Cart
C. Saint Joan
D. None of these

54. In the play 'Pygmalion', Eliza says that she has learnt self-respect from:
A. Henry Higgins
B. Mrs. Higgins
C. Alfred Dolittle
D. Colonel Pickering

55. In the play "Pygmalion", who bet that he can turn a flower girl into a duchess?
A. Colonel Pickering
B. Henry Higgins
C. Mrs. Higgins
D. None of these

56. Eliza usually wear..........to sleep in the play 'Pygmalion'.

A. Mrs. Higgins day clothes
B. A black gown
C. Her day clothes
D. Henry Higgins clothes

57. After a few months of the experiment Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering thouight that it:
A. Is boring
B. Needs more money
C. Will not work
D. None of these

58. "Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby" is a quote from the play........... by G. B. Shaw.
A. On the Rock
B. Saint Joan
C. The Apple Cart
D. Pygmalion

59. When the flower girl gets into a taxi after a thunderstorm, she tells the taxicab to take her to:
A. Bucknam Palace
B. Main Squire
C. Street No. 11
D. None of these

60. Eliza was on her way to ...........when Freddy catches her running out of Higgins' house in
"Pygmalion".
A. Her school
B. Her flower shop
C. Jump into the river
D. Her house

61. When Eliza shows her anger to Prof. Higgins, he calls her.............in the play "Pygmalion" by G. B.
Shaw.
A. Greedy
B. Ungrateful
C. Hateful
D. Fake personality

62. One of the following charcters claims that Eliza must be a Hungarian Princess. Mention that
character.
A. The ambassador
B. Colonel Pickering
C. Nepommuck
D. Freddy Eynsford

63. Who of the following witnesses/witness Eliza's phonetic deubut at Mrs. Higgins' home?
A. Clara
B. Colonel Pickering and Mrs. Eynsford
C. Freddy
D. All of these
64. The crowd hiding from the rain became so upset with Higgins taking notse of the flower girls's
speech because they thought that
he is a busybody............who won't leave an innocent girl alone.
A. A surveyer
B. Plainscloth policemen
C. A vagabound
D. None of these

65. According to Prof. Henry Higgins, phonetics is:

A. The science of reading and writing
B. The science of listening and speaking
C. The science of language
D. The science of speech

66. Prof. Henry Higgins is the professor of ...........in the play "Pygmalion".
A. Semiotics
B. Phonetics
C. Pragmatics
D. Linguistics

67. When Eliza threatens to leave because so unfeeling, Henry Higgins gave Eliza...........to convince her
to stay.
A. A new pair of shoes
B. Half a chocolate cream
C. A new dress
D. A new jacket

68. Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering decided to go to ...................recognizing each other in the play
"Pygmalion".
A. Dinner
B. Church
C. Freddy's home
D. Higgins' home

69. When Eliza first encounters Freddy Eynsford, she addresses him as............in the play Pygmalion.
A. George
B. Fool
C. Freddy
D. Eynsford

70. "I sold flowers. I didn't sell myself." is a line from the play:
A. Pygmalion
B. On the Rock
C. As You Like It
D. The Jew of Malta
71. What did Freddy call Eliza Dolittle in the play "Pygmalion"?
A. A common girl
B. Darling, darling, darling
C. Heartless guttersnipe
D. None of these

72. Who calls Eliza a common girl in "Pygmalion" by G. B. Shaw?

A. Alfred Dolittle
B. Colonel Pickering
C. Henry Higgins
D. Mrs. Pearce

73. Who calls Eliza a heartless guttersnipe in "Pygmalion" by G. B. Shaw?

A. Henry Higgins
B. Colonel Pickering
C. Mrs. Pearce
D. Mrs. Higgins

74. After fighting with Eliza, Henry Higgins threw....a/an.................. in the fire...
A. Book
B. Ring
C. Bangles
D. Notebook

75. Henry Higgins gave a reason when he decided to take on the experiment. What was that?
A. He must change the accent of that girl
B. He must make the girl a lady
C. Because life is a series of inspired follies, and one must never lose a chance to commit one
D. He wanted to prove that he is a good teacher

75. Henry Higgins gave a reason when he decided to take on the experiment. What was that?
A. He must change the accent of that girl
B. He must make the girl a lady
C. Because life is a series of inspired follies, and one must never lose a chance to commit one
D. He wanted to prove that he is a good teacher

76. During the first scene, Henry Higgins is able to discern people.'..............by listening to them.
A. Family background
B. Origin
C. Mental capacity
D. Education level

77. In the play 'Pygmalion, Eliz.............after fighting with Henry Higgins.

A. Throws slippers at Henry
B. Weeps bitterly
C. Tears a book
D. Runs away
78. "If you can't appreciate what you've got, you'd better get what you can appreciate" is a quote from
the play.............by. G. B. Shaw.
A. Saint Joan
B. Pygmalion
C. On the Rock
D. None of these

79. Who flings Henry Higgins damned slippers in his face in "Pygmalion"?
A. Mrs. Higgins
B. Colonel Pickering
C. Eliza
D. Freddy

80. At the beginning of the play 'Pygmalion', it was:

A. Sunny
B. Rain
C. Cloudy
D. A thunderstorm

81. Henry Higgins asks Eliza to..........for him just before she leaves to go to her father's marriage.
A. Run errands
B. Fetch a glass of water
C. Change her dress
D. None of these

82. Prof. Henry Higgins' essential attitude towards women is.............. the play. "Pygmalion" by G. B.
Shaw.
A. Thay are all idiots
B. They are all lazy
C. They are showy
D. They are intelligent

83. Alfred Dolittle collect...........for a living before getting some money uuuuin the play 'Pygmalio' by G.
B. Shaw.
A. Stamps
B. Grainu
C. Wood
D. Garbage

84. When Eliza was in the process of transformation who courted her?
A. Colonel Pickering
B. An unknown boy
C. Freddy Eynsford Hill
D. Prof. Higgins

85. Prof. Henry Higgins has written the book............... the play "Pygmalion".
A. Universal grammar
B. Universal Alphabet
C. Spoken English
D. Spoken Sanskrit

86. When Freddy met Eliza at Mrs. Higgins home, he thought that Eliza is speaking...........in the play
"Pygmalion".
A. Fluent English
B. The new small talk
C. Classical English
D. None of these

87. Colonel Pickering offers Higgins to_____as a reward if he succeeds in transforming Eliza.
A. Cover his costs
B. Give him 500 pounds
C. Take him to France
D. Give him two diamond necklaces

88. Eliza Dolittle thanks..........for treating her as a duchess during her process of transformation in the
play 'Pygmalion'.
A. Henry Higgins
B. Colonel Pickering
C. Clara Eynsford
D. Freddy Eynsford

89. When Mrs. Higgins knows about the experiment, she thinks that her son and his friend are infinitely:
A. Stupid
B. Genius
C. Sluggish
D. Idle

90. When Eliza visited Henry Higgins to ask to take speech lessons, she had worn:
A. Three mismatched ostrich feathers in her tattered hat
B. A black gown
C. A green sweater
D. None of these

91. One of the characters in Pygmalion is upset by Eliza's transformation. Name him/her.
A. Colonel Pickering
B. Clara
C. Mrs. Higgins
D. Alfred Dolittle