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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the speaker in the Prologue say that Sheridan is acting foolishly?
(a) His wife will be angry.
(b) He will be arrested.
(c) He will hurt many people.
(d) He is attacking a problem that is impossible to bring down.

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

3. How do people's reactions to the subject of the play affect the subject itself?
(a) People have no reactions to this subject.
(b) It does not affect the subject at all.
(c) It makes it easier to get rid of.
(d) It makes it impossible to root out.

4. How does Lady Sneerwell feel about her talents?
(a) Angry.
(b) Proud.
(c) Sad.
(d) Disappointed.

5. In the prologue to the play, what is noted as not being necessary to bring into the world?
(a) More scandal.
(b) More population.
(c) More misery.
(d) More compassion.

Short Answer Questions

1. The next character assassination project will involve which of the following activities?

2. What qualifies the individual to be honored in the portrait portion of the play?

3. Which of the following is a witty remark made by Benjamin Backbite that Crabtree is able to share with the gossip group?

4. What does the speaker of "A Portrait" say about appearances?

5. Which literary character listed below is alluded to in the prologue to the play in relation to its playwright?

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