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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the party in Act 1, Scene 1 is assembled, who do they begin gossiping about?
(a) Sir Peter.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Charles.
(d) Sir Oliver.

2. Why does Sir Peter think Lady Teazle should be happy with anything he gives her?
(a) Because she is never happy.
(b) Because she loves him.
(c) Because she grew up poor.
(d) Because he loves her.

3. Who does Sir Peter think Lady Teazle has her eye on?
(a) Charles.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Sir Oliver.
(d) Rowley.

4. Whom does Rowley believe that Lady Teazle has her heart and eyes set upon?
(a) Snake.
(b) Sir Oliver.
(c) Benjamin Backbite.
(d) Joseph Surface.

5. Who does Rowley tell Sir Peter has returned from India toward the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Lady Teazle.
(b) Sir Oliver Surface.
(c) Maria.
(d) Mr. Benjamin Backbite.

6. Who speaks in "A Portrait"?
(a) Charles Surface.
(b) Lady Teazle.
(c) Garrick.
(d) Sheridan.

7. Who technically ends the argument in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Sir Peter.
(c) Lady Teazle.
(d) Charles.

8. What is Sir Oliver doing when he enters the stage with Rowley?
(a) Cleaning his spectacles.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Blushing.
(d) Wiping sweat off his forehead.

9. What does Sir Peter's wife demand?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Everything he has to give and more.
(c) That he turn Maria out of doors.
(d) That he allow her to have an affair with Joseph Surface.

10. Which of the following is a widely known fact that cannot be covered up?
(a) That Lady Sneerwell and her companions are lying, backstabbing cretins.
(b) That Sir Peter Teazle and Frances Anne Crewe are having an affair.
(c) That Benjamin Backbite has a crush on Lady Teazle.
(d) That Maria is in love with Crabtree.

11. To whom does Sir Peter attribute Lady Teazle's shrewish behavior?
(a) Benjamin Backbite.
(b) Crabtree.
(c) Lady Sneerwell.
(d) Snake.

12. What is the benefit of looking beneath the surface, according to the speaker of "A Portrait"?
(a) One may find gold.
(b) One should never look beneath the surface.
(c) One may find their watch.
(d) One can find the true worth of people.

13. Whom is the playwright honoring via the portrait portion of the play?
(a) Frances Anne Crewe.
(b) Leonard Crabtree.
(c) Diana Bates.
(d) Dr. Everett Treadway.

14. Which of the following best describes Rowley's opinion of Charles Surface?
(a) Foolish.
(b) Upright.
(c) Scholarly.
(d) Immature.

15. What is Sir Peter shocked and appalled to witness when he arrives at the gathering?
(a) Insults exchanged between Lady Sneerwell and Mrs. Candour.
(b) Clergymen leading the gossip session.
(c) The incessant gossip and slander that is taking place.
(d) Children in attendance at the gathering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following represents Mr. Moses' heritage?

2. Why do Lady Teazle and Sir Peter begin arguing at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?

3. Sir Peter believes that his wife, Lady Teazle, has set her eyes on which of the following?

4. How does Maria feel about Charles, according to Act 3, Scene 1?

5. What are Rowley and Sir Oliver laughing about at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?

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