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

2. What are members of the audience for the play advised that appearances are capable of doing?
(a) Overwhelming.
(b) Impressing.
(c) Discouraging.
(d) Deceiving.

3. What does the speaker of "A Portrait" say about appearances?
(a) Appearances are not all that they seem.
(b) Appearances are very important.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Appearances are unimportant in all circumstances.

4. What were playwrights trying to build through the use of prologues during the historical time period in which the play was written?
(a) Sympathy for and interest in the subject matter.
(b) Interest in a favorite charitable project of the playwright.
(c) Fame and fortune for themselves.
(d) A decent level of trust with the audience.

5. Which literary character listed below is alluded to in the prologue to the play in relation to its playwright?
(a) Marco Polo.
(b) Don Quixote.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) King Lear.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Backbite and Crabtree enter, what does Crabtree regale the party with?

2. How do most people feel about the subject of the play?

3. Whose long-winded gossiping annoys Maria?

4. Once the party in Act 1, Scene 1 is assembled, who do they begin gossiping about?

5. Lady Sneerwell is planning to pair off Maria with whom of the following?

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