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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do people usually judge others, according to the speaker of "A Portrait"?
(a) By getting to know the person.
(b) By listening to what the person says.
(c) By listening to others' reports.
(d) By analyzing their clothes.

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

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

4. What genre of writing is The School for Scandal?
(a) A poem.
(b) A tragedy.
(c) A novel.
(d) A play.

5. Whose words are used in the prologue to the play?
(a) Samuel Trent.
(b) Caroline Clavell.
(c) Margaret Nickleby.
(d) David Garrick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is it that everyone is always eager to hear as mentioned in the prologue of the play?

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

4. Why is Sheridan attacking this subject with his pen?

5. Who does Rowley tell Sir Peter has returned from India toward the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

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