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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is Sir Peter Teazle willing to do?
(a) Join Charles Surface at a local tavern.
(b) Allow Maria to marry Charles Surface.
(c) Join Lady Teazle on a visit to Lady Sneerwell's.
(d) Allow Sir Oliver to find out that he is married and miserable.

2. Who arrives on the scene when Sir Oliver and Mr. Moses leave to check on Joseph and Charles Surface?
(a) Snake.
(b) Maria.
(c) Miss Clackitt.
(d) Lady Sneerwell.

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

4. Once the party in Act 1, Scene 1 is assembled, who do they begin gossiping about?
(a) Charles.
(b) Sir Peter.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Sir Oliver.

5. Whose arrival is announced to Sir Peter?
(a) John Crewe's.
(b) David Garrick's.
(c) Lady Candour's.
(d) Sir Oliver's.

6. 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) A decent level of trust with the audience.
(d) Fame and fortune for themselves.

7. 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.

8. Based on information presented in the portrait portion of the play, which of the following best exemplifies its chief aim?
(a) Public forum for public concerns.
(b) Promoting volunteerism.
(c) Pure entertainment.
(d) Curbing scandals.

9. Who admits to having his wild days in his youth at the end of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Sir Peter.
(b) Sir Oliver.
(c) Rowley.
(d) Joseph.

10. Whom did Sir Oliver used to sit around with and mock marriage?
(a) Sir Peter Teazle.
(b) David Garrick.
(c) John Crewe.
(d) Crabtree.

11. What does Sir Peter attempt to do when Lady Teazle enters near the end of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Find out who she is having an affair with.
(b) Convince her of his love.
(c) Soften her heart.
(d) Obtain a divorce.

12. Why does Lazy Teazle question Joseph about Maria?
(a) She is jealous.
(b) She does not question Joseph about Maria.
(c) She is worried about Charles.
(d) She loves Maria.

13. Which of the following terms best describes the marriage of Sir Peter Teazle and Lady Teazle?
(a) Arranged.
(b) Stormy.
(c) Convenient.
(d) Blissful.

14. Who desperately wants to be a suitor to Maria?
(a) Uncle Crabtree.
(b) Peter Teazle.
(c) Joseph Surface.
(d) Benjamin Backbite.

15. What does Sir Peter ask Rowley not to tell his friend about?
(a) His marriage.
(b) His feelings about Charles.
(c) Nothing.
(d) His marital strife.

Short Answer Questions

1. During which of the following periods is the portrait portion of the play known to be typically included in its theatrical presentation?

2. How does Sir Oliver determine the worth of a man?

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

4. What does Sir Oliver believe that any man of worth is bound to have?

5. Why do Lady Teazle and Sir Peter begin arguing at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?

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