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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was it about Sir Peter that impressed Lady Teazle to the point that she agreed to marry him?
(a) His personality.
(b) His honesty.
(c) His money.
(d) His intelligence.

2. Who technically ends the argument in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Sir Peter.
(b) Charles.
(c) Lady Teazle.
(d) Joseph.

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

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

5. Prior to his marriage to Lady Teazle, what type of woman did Sir Peter try to find to court and marry?
(a) A poor woman of little accomplishment, with not much need for money.
(b) A refined aristocrat with lots of money.
(c) A beautiful woman with a wonderful heart, of any economic status.
(d) A middle-class woman with a great sense of humor, and an appreciation of the arts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who speaks in "A Portrait"?

2. Whose words are used in the prologue to the play?

3. While a gossipers' gathering is underway at the home of Lady Sneerwell, Maria and which of the following would-be suitors slip away for a private conversation?

4. Why does Sir Peter dislike everyone at the party?

5. What is the topic of the conversation at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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