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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sir Peter think Lady Teazle has her eye on?
(a) Charles.
(b) Sir Oliver.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Rowley.

2. How do people's reactions to the subject of the play affect the subject itself?
(a) People have no reactions to this subject.
(b) It makes it easier to get rid of.
(c) It makes it impossible to root out.
(d) It does not affect the subject at all.

3. How do most people feel about the subject of the play?
(a) They are eager to hear bad reports and gossip about people.
(b) They hate feeling responsible for others' pain.
(c) They are hurt by the gossip.
(d) They are indifferent.

4. Who usually writes the Prologue?
(a) The audience.
(b) The playwright's mother.
(c) Someone other than the playwright.
(d) The playwright.

5. 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) Fame and fortune for themselves.
(c) Interest in a favorite charitable project of the playwright.
(d) A decent level of trust with the audience.

6. What does the speak of "A Portrait" say often misleads people?
(a) The truth.
(b) Wives.
(c) Friends.
(d) Appearances.

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

8. What does Sir Peter try to do in relation to Lady Teazle's arrival in Scene 1 of Act 3?
(a) Confront her about her infidelity.
(b) Convince her to stop associating with Lady Sneerwell.
(c) Surprise her with plans to take her on a vacation.
(d) Soften her heart.

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

10. Which of the following is a widely known fact that cannot be covered up?
(a) That Benjamin Backbite has a crush on Lady Teazle.
(b) That Sir Peter Teazle and Frances Anne Crewe are having an affair.
(c) That Lady Sneerwell and her companions are lying, backstabbing cretins.
(d) That Maria is in love with Crabtree.

11. Which of the following is a witty remark made by Benjamin Backbite that Crabtree is able to share with the gossip group?
(a) "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
(b) "You can kill two birds with one stone."
(c) None. Crabtree does not remember any of Backbite's witty remarks.
(d) "A stitch in time saves nine."

12. Act 2, Scene 1 illustrates that no matter what a man does to find a good wife, which of the following may occur?
(a) He may find that there are not any prospects suitable enough to marry.
(b) He may just find the type of woman he seeks.
(c) The wife whom he finds may turn out bad anyway.
(d) The wife whom he finds may turn out better than he ever expected.

13. What is the benefit of looking beneath the surface, according to the speaker of "A Portrait"?
(a) One should never look beneath the surface.
(b) One may find gold.
(c) One may find their watch.
(d) One can find the true worth of people.

14. Why is the speaker of the Prologue important?
(a) He is the main character in the play.
(b) He is not important.
(c) He wrote the play.
(d) He was the co-owner of Drury Lane at the time.

15. Upon hearing the name of whom of the following being gossiped about does Maria react by leaving the room where the gossiping is taking place?
(a) Charles Surface.
(b) Peter Teazle.
(c) Joseph Surface.
(d) Benjamin Backbite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel is alluded to in the Prologue?

2. How does the speaker feel about the subject of the play?

3. Who intrudes upon Joseph and Maria's conversation?

4. Whom is the playwright honoring via the portrait portion of the play?

5. Who does Sir Peter make a final complaint about his wife to in Act 2, Scene 1?

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