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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Lady Teazle blame for her greed?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Lady Sneerwell.
(c) Maria.
(d) Sir Peter.

2. Lady Sneerwell would like to be courted by whom of the following?
(a) Uncle Crabtree.
(b) Peter Teazle.
(c) Joseph Surface.
(d) Charles Surface.

3. Why does Sir Peter think Lady Teazle should be happy with anything he gives her?
(a) Because she is never happy.
(b) Because she loves him.
(c) Because he loves her.
(d) Because she grew up poor.

4. Rather than listen to others' stories, what does Sir Oliver want to do?
(a) Listen to others' stories.
(b) Hear what Sir Peter says.
(c) Judge Charles for himself.
(d) Listen to Rowley.

5. What type of disguise will Sir Oliver use when he meets with his nephew, Charles?
(a) That of a moneylender.
(b) That of a ship's captain.
(c) That of a blacksmith.
(d) That of a clergyman.

6. Which of the following messages is meant to be relayed with subtlety to the honored individual during the portrait portion of the plays?
(a) That the honor bestowed will continue throughout the rest of the theatrical season.
(b) That the playwright is infatuated with the honored individual.
(c) That the honor bestowed is limited to one night's performance of the play..
(d) That the success of the playhouse depends on the number of audience members that the honored individual actually is able to draw to the playhouse.

7. Who speaks in "A Portrait"?
(a) Sheridan.
(b) Charles Surface.
(c) Garrick.
(d) Lady Teazle.

8. What is Sheridan attacking, according to the Prologue?
(a) The politics of his nation.
(b) The institution of marriage.
(c) His family.
(d) The giant problems of gossip and scandal.

9. Lady Teazle considers Maria to be which of the following types at the gossipers' gathering?
(a) A best friend.
(b) A businesswoman.
(c) A critic of those at the gossipers' gathering.
(d) Competition for the attention of Joseph Surface.

10. What does Mr. Moses do for a living?
(a) He is a lamplighter.
(b) He is a chimneysweeper.
(c) He is a moneylender.
(d) He is a fisherman.

11. Who has appealed to Charles and Joseph for financial help?
(a) Stanley.
(b) Snake.
(c) Sir Peter.
(d) Trip.

12. What does Sir Peter think about Joseph?
(a) That he is having an affair with Lady Teazle.
(b) That he is a dissipated drunk.
(c) That he is the most upstanding of men.
(d) That he is Charles's nemesis.

13. Who arrives to hear Sir Peter's troubles with Lady Teazle in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Rowley.
(c) Charles.
(d) Sir Peter.

14. What is going on between Sir Peter and Lady Teazle at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) They are considering separating.
(b) They are talking aboout getting married.
(c) They discuss having a baby.
(d) They are arguing.

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. What is the purpose of a Prologue?

2. What does Sir Peter think should make Lady Teazle happy?

3. Sir Peter believes that his wife, Lady Teazle, has set her eyes on which of the following?

4. Who receives a few lines of a letter to use in the assassination of someone's reputation?

5. What is Sir Oliver doing when he enters the stage with Rowley?

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