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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lady Teazle initially react to Sir Peter's attempt near the end of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She absolutely refuses.
(c) She seems amenable to the idea.
(d) She laughs at Sir Peter.

2. Whose long-winded gossiping annoys Maria?
(a) Lady Sneerwell.
(b) Mr. Benjamin Backbite.
(c) Mrs. Candour.
(d) Snake.

3. What does the speaker of "A Portrait" advise against?
(a) Having children.
(b) Creating scandals and listening to tales of scandal about others.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Selling your family portraits.

4. What is the dedication often used to do?
(a) Honor the author.
(b) Honor some person.
(c) Judge someone.
(d) Make a political statement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the argument ended?

2. Where are members of the audience for the play advised to look to find the true worth of an individual?

3. When Sir Peter leaves the gossipers' gathering at the home of Lady Sneerwell, what does he claim to have left behind?

4. Who usually writes the Prologue?

5. What does Sir Peter think about Charles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Charles and his friends doing at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 3?

2. In Act 3, Scene 1, what are some scenarios that contribute to the plan that Sir Oliver, Sir Peter, and Rowley put together that will allow Sir Oliver to conduct his own investigation into the characters of his nephews, Charles and Joseph?

3. What plans do Lady Sneerwell and Snake make in relation to the relationship between Charles and Maria?

4. What is the purpose of a Portrait portion of a play?

5. Is there any other piece of advice that Sheridan offers the audience in the Portrait section of his Play?

6. What does Rowley do to try to console Sir Peter with respect to his suspicion that Lady Teazle may be interested in Charles Surface?

7. What do Joseph and Lady Teazle discuss at the beginning of Act 4, Scene 3?

8. How do Mr. Moses and Trip's business negotiations progress?

9. What does Mr. Moses point out in Act 4, Scene 2?

10. What do Joseph and Charles do when Sir Oliver first appears in Act 5, Scene 3?

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