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 ARMS AND THE MAN 🎯 ABOUT THE TEXT  Author → George Bernard Shaw Nationality → Irish (1856–1950) Movement → Fabian Society (socialist, realist drama) Publication Year → 1894 First Performance → 21 April 1894, Avenue Theatre, London Source/Setting → Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885) as backdrop Genre → Comedy, Anti-romantic comedy, Realistic drama, Problem play Form → Play (in 3 Acts) Theme Keywords → War satire, Romance vs. realism, Heroism questioned, Class & social satire 🛑 Character🚀 ACT 1  1. "Arms and the Man" opens in the bedroom of: 👉 (A) Raina Petkoff Explanation: The play begins in Raina’s bedroom in the Petkoff house. 2. The time of opening scene is: 👉 (C) Night Explanation: The first act begins at night, in November, during the Serbo-Bulgarian war. 3. The play begins in the year: 👉 (A) 1885 Explanation: The Serbo-Bulgarian War took place in 1885, which is the setting. 4. Whose portrait hangs in Raina’s room? 👉 (C) Sergius Saranoff Ex...

Here’s Part 1: Act I (40 MCQs)  She Stoops to Conquer – Act I (MCQs with Short Explanations) 1. Who wrote She Stoops to Conquer? A) Sheridan B) Goldsmith C) Johnson D) Addison Answer: B) Oliver Goldsmith – Anglo-Irish writer, 1773. 2. What is the subtitle of the play? A) The Mistakes of a Morning B) The Mistakes of a Night C) The Mistakes of an Evening D) The Mistakes of a Day Answer: B) The Mistakes of a Night – events happen in one night. 3. Who is the head of the Hardcastle family? A) Tony Lumpkin B) Mr. Hardcastle C) Marlow D) Hastings Answer: B) Mr. Hardcastle – the elderly landowner. 4. Who is Mr. Hardcastle’s wife? A) Constance B) Mrs. Hardcastle C) Kate D) Dorothy Answer: B) Mrs. Hardcastle – comic, vain, materialistic woman. 5. Who is Mr. Hardcastle’s daughter? A) Kate B) Constance C) Pimple D) Miss Neville Answer: A) Kate Hardcastle – the heroine of the play. 6. Who is Mrs. Hardcastle’s son? A) Marlow B) Hastings C) Tony Lumpkin D) Neville Answer: C) Tony Lump...