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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. Who follows Maria when she exits at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Charles.
(c) Lady Sneerwell.
(d) Mrs. Candour.

2. Who is Lady Sneerwell's next project going to be directed at?
(a) Charles Surface and Maria.
(b) Snake.
(c) Sir Oliver Surface.
(d) Sir Peter and Lady Teazle.

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

4. What is it that everyone is always eager to hear as mentioned in the prologue of the play?
(a) Good news about people.
(b) The sound of money jingling in a pocket.
(c) Bad reports and gossip about people.
(d) Secular music.

5. What is the point of a dedication, such as "A Portrait"?
(a) To provide background of the play.
(b) To give a short biography of the author.
(c) To give the audience an idea of the play.
(d) "A Portrait" is not a dedication.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sheridan attacking, according to the Prologue?

2. What were playwrights trying to build through the use of prologues during the historical time period in which the play was written?

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

4. Whom does David Garrick address?

5. The portrait portion of the play is synonymous with which of the following?

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