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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. Where do Sir Peter and Lady Teazle go at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Joseph's house.
(b) Sir Oliver's.
(c) Home.
(d) Lady Sneerwell's.

2. How does Maria feel about Charles, according to Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) She is jealous of his friendship with Lady Teazle.
(b) She thinks of him as a close friend.
(c) She no longer loves him.
(d) She insists on her love and her judgment of his worth.

3. What are Rowley and Sir Oliver laughing about at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) The fact that Sir Oliver has returned to London.
(b) They are not laughing.
(c) The fact that Sir Peter has married a shrew.
(d) Lady Sneerwell's joke about Charles.

4. Which two cohorts are lauding themselves on account of their apparent success as character assassins as Act I opens?
(a) Maria and Crabtree.
(b) Lady Sneerwell and Snake.
(c) Lady Sneerwell and Crabtree.
(d) Snake and Benjamin Backbite.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sir Oliver plan to do when he meets with Charles?

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

3. According to Sir Oliver, who would be the best person to judge his nephew, Charles Surface's character?

4. What is going on between Sir Peter and Lady Teazle at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What does the speaker of "A Portrait" say about appearances?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the story that is revealed in relation to Sir Peter's estrangement from Charles Surface?

3. What does Rowley tell Sir Oliver about Charles and Joseph?

4. How does Sir Peter try to convince Lady Teazle that she she should be happy?

5. In Act 1, Scene 2, how does Sir Peter Teazle's life change for the worse, six months after having married a young woman?

6. How does the play end happily for all of the deserving characters, and what identifies these characters as deserving?

7. What does Sheridan admonish the audience about in "A Portrait"?

8. What happens at the beginning of the party in Act 2, Scene 2?

9. What does Sir Peter tell Joseph about his marriage and decisions in Act 4, Scene 3?

10. How does Charles demonstrate that he can be quick to think on his feet when it comes to raising the money that he needs?

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