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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sir Peter Teazle offer the audience immediately prior to his departure from the stage?
(a) A wink.
(b) A preview of the next scene in the play.
(c) His gratitude for their attendance and support.
(d) One final complaint about his wife.

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

3. Toward whom does Lady Teazle shift the blame for her own desire to live the best life that money can buy?
(a) Lady Sneerwell.
(b) Sir Peter Teazle.
(c) Mrs. Candour.
(d) Joseph Surface.

4. Why is the speaker of the Prologue important?
(a) He was the co-owner of Drury Lane at the time.
(b) He wrote the play.
(c) He is the main character in the play.
(d) He is not important.

5. Who receives a few lines of a letter to use in the assassination of someone's reputation?
(a) Mrs. Candour.
(b) Miss Clackitt.
(c) Maria.
(d) Benjamin Backbite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who speaks in the Prologue?

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

3. Who speaks in "A Portrait"?

4. Why is the speaker of "A Portrait" important?

5. How does Maria add to Sir Peter's worries?

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