School for Scandal Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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School for Scandal Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 hurt many people.
(d) He will be arrested.

2. Where are members of the audience for the play advised to look to find the true worth of an individual?
(a) Beneath the surface.
(b) In a lateral or even position.
(c) Local psychic's parlor.
(d) Over the top.

3. How do people usually judge others, according to the speaker of "A Portrait"?
(a) By analyzing their clothes.
(b) By getting to know the person.
(c) By listening to others' reports.
(d) By listening to what the person says.

4. What is Sheridan attacking, according to the Prologue?
(a) His family.
(b) The institution of marriage.
(c) The giant problems of gossip and scandal.
(d) The politics of his nation.

5. What does the speak of "A Portrait" say often misleads people?
(a) Friends.
(b) The truth.
(c) Wives.
(d) Appearances.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who desperately wants to be a suitor to Maria?

2. What genre of writing is The School for Scandal?

3. What does the speaker of "A Portrait" say about appearances?

4. What are members of the audience for the play advised that appearances are capable of doing?

5. What does the speaker of "A Portrait" advise against?

(see the answer key)

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