School for Scandal | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - A Portrait

1. Who is Richard Brinsley Sheridan?

2. What is the audience advised not to do as a presentation of "The School for Scandal and Other Plays" is about to begin?

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

4. Where are members of the audience for the play advised to look to find the true worth of an individual?

5. What is the "Portrait" portion of a play written during this period supposed to give the audience prior to the beginning of a play presentation?

6. Whom is the playwright honoring via the portrait portion of the play?

7. The portrait portion of the play is synonymous with which of the following?