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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were playwrights trying to build through the use of prologues during the historical time period in which the play was written?

2. What is the point of a dedication, such as "A Portrait"?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sir Peter tell Rowley about his troubles in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Describe the interaction between Lady Teazle and Joseph in Act 2, Scene 2.

3. What does David Garrick say about The School for Scandal in the Prologue?

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

5. What does Lady Teazle tell the audience during the Epilogue of the Play?

6. Describe the conversation between Charles and Sir Oliver about Sir Oliver's portrait.

7. What is the significance of "A Portrait"?

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

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

10. What does Playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan admonish the audience members from doing in the Portrait section of his Play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In The School for Scandal, which characters are static and which are dynamic? How is this demonstrated?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of gossip condemned in The School for Scandal?

Essay Topic 3

Lady Sneerwell and Mrs. Candour are both huge gossips, but they have very different motives. Compare and contrast these two women.

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