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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. What is Maria worrying about as she enters in the middle of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Her engagement to Charles Surface.
(b) Her father's health.
(c) Her suitor, Sir Benjamin Backbite, and his uncle, Crabtree.
(d) Her engagement to Joseph Surface.

2. What does Rowley tell Sir Oliver about Sir Peter?
(a) That he is to meet with the Queen of England.
(b) That he has married a shrew.
(c) That he is very, very ill.
(d) That he is moving to China.

3. According to Act 1, Scene 2, what event has made Sir Peter Teazle's life miserable?
(a) Maria is his ward.
(b) His jealousy of Charles Surface and Lady Teazle.
(c) His friend's return.
(d) His marriage six months ago to a much younger woman.

4. The portrait portion of the play is synonymous with which of the following?
(a) A dedication.
(b) A memoir.
(c) A photo.
(d) A biography.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sir Peter is concerned that Maria is intent on marrying which of the following characters?

2. Based on information presented in the portrait portion of the play, which of the following best exemplifies its chief aim?

3. Lady Teazle considers Maria to be which of the following types at the gossipers' gathering?

4. Lady Sneerwell would like to be courted by whom of the following?

5. Who technically ends the argument in Act 2, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What allusion does Garrick make in the Prologue, and why?

2. Why is Lady Teazle upset over Joseph's conversation with Maria?

3. Describe the conversation between Sir Peter and Maria in Act 3, Scene 1.

4. How does writer David Garrick deem the likelihood of success in relation to Sheridan's noble attempt to abolish scandal with the strokes of his pen?

5. 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?

6. How is Sir Oliver's identity crisis resolved altogether?

7. In Act 3, Scene 2, what shows that Charles is a spendthrift?

8. In the Prologue, what does writer David Garrick announce that the subject of the Play will be?

9. How does Lady Teazle include Sir Peter in her future plans?

10. What is the purpose of a Prologue?

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