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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charles offer to do with the remaining family heirlooms?
(a) Burn them.
(b) Auction them to Sir Oliver.
(c) Give them to Sir Oliver.
(d) Nothing; he refuses to relinquish them.

2. Who moves off to speak to each other privately at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Joseph Surface and Maria.
(b) Lady Teazle and Sir Peter.
(c) Lady Sneerwell and Snake.
(d) Charles Surface and Maria.

3. Playwright Sheridan refers to Mr. Moses as which of the following?
(a) The honest Israelite.
(b) The literary gentleman.
(c) The colorful storyteller.
(d) The profound poet.

4. Why does the speaker in the Prologue say that Sheridan is acting foolishly?
(a) His wife will be angry.
(b) He is attacking a problem that is impossible to bring down.
(c) He will be arrested.
(d) He will hurt many people.

5. Who has appealed to Charles and Joseph for financial help?
(a) Sir Peter.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Snake.
(d) Trip.

Short Answer Questions

1. In one word, what is the subject of the play?

2. How do most people feel about the subject of the play?

3. Whom did Sir Oliver used to sit around with and mock marriage?

4. Whom does Sir Peter tell about his problems with Lady Teazle?

5. Who usually penned prologues at the time that the play, "School for Scandal and Other Plays" was written?

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