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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joseph want Lady Teazle to do in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Come to his house so that they can spend some time alone together.
(b) Convince Maria to turn her affections to him from Charles.
(c) Leave her husband for him.
(d) Leave him alone to talk to Maria.

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

3. Who does Sir Peter make a final complaint about his wife to in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Rowley.
(b) Sir Oliver.
(c) Sheridan.
(d) The audience.

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

5. What does the speaker of the Prologue say will be the subject of the play?
(a) Family.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Scandal.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the information in the prologue, in which way is the playwright approaching the issue of focus in the play?

2. Upon hearing the name of whom of the following being gossiped about does Maria react by leaving the room where the gossiping is taking place?

3. Which of the following terms best describes the marriage of Sir Peter Teazle and Lady Teazle?

4. Which of the following messages is meant to be relayed with subtlety to the honored individual during the portrait portion of the plays?

5. Who speaks in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sir Peter try to convince Lady Teazle that she she should be happy?

2. What does David Garrick say about The School for Scandal in the Prologue?

3. At the end of Act 1, Scene 2, what does Rowley tell Sir Peter, and how does Sir Peter react?

4. In Act 3, Scene 1, what are some scenarios that contribute to the plan that Sir Oliver, Sir Peter, and Rowley put together that will allow Sir Oliver to conduct his own investigation into the characters of his nephews, Charles and Joseph?

5. In Act 2, Scene 3, how does it become evident that Rowley has betrayed Sir Peter with regard to news about his marriage to a young shrew?

6. In Act 1, Scene 1, what are Lady Sneerwell and Snake celebrating in relation to their attempts to assassinate the characters of others?

7. What is the significance of "A Portrait"?

8. Describe Charles and Joseph's conversation in Act 4, Scene 3.

9. What happens while Sir Oliver and Mr. Moses are forced to wait?

10. Why does Maria enter the scene in Act 1, Scene 1?

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