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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. Who demonstrates willingness to engage in long-winded gossip about anyone and everyone; and annoys Maria in the process?
(a) Snake.
(b) Mrs. Candour.
(c) Lady Sneerwell.
(d) Charles Surface.

2. Which of the following is Sir Peter Teazle not willing to do?
(a) Spend money frivolously.
(b) Show Lady Teazle how wealthy people live.
(c) Confer with Rowley.
(d) Visit with Sir Oliver.

3. Act 2, Scene 1 illustrates that no matter what a man does to find a good wife, which of the following may occur?
(a) The wife whom he finds may turn out bad anyway.
(b) He may just find the type of woman he seeks.
(c) The wife whom he finds may turn out better than he ever expected.
(d) He may find that there are not any prospects suitable enough to marry.

4. Why does Lady Sneerwell undertake her next project?
(a) She is jealous of Sir Peter and Lady Teazle's happiness.
(b) She is angry at him for ruining their last plan.
(c) She wants Charles for herself because she knows him to be a very noble soul underneath his shell of decrepit morals and dissipation.
(d) She does not want Sir Oliver Surface to return to London.

5. Whom does David Garrick address?
(a) The audience.
(b) The theatre crew.
(c) The orchestra.
(d) The cast.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who usually penned prologues at the time that the play, "School for Scandal and Other Plays" was written?

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

5. Who does the speaker of "A Portrait" address?

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