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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. How does Sir Oliver determine the worth of a man?
2. What type of disguise will Sir Oliver use when he meets with his nephew, Charles?
3. Who is The School for Scandal dedicated to?
4. On what subject matter does Sir Peter contradict every word that has been spoken by Rowley?
5. Upon hearing the name of whom of the following being gossiped about does Maria react by leaving the room where the gossiping is taking place?
Short Essay Questions
1. What annoys Maria, ultimately forcing her to leave, in Act 1, Scene 1?
2. How does Sir Oliver tease Sir Peter at the end of Act 5, Scene 2, and how does Sir Peter react?
3. What do Joseph and Charles do when Sir Oliver first appears in Act 5, Scene 3?
4. How does Charles respond to Sir Oliver's questioning in Act 3, Scene 3?
5. How does Lady Sneerwell play a part in the argument between the Teazles coming to an end?
6. What is Lady Teazle's side of the argument in Act 2, Scene 1?
7. What happens at the beginning of the party in Act 2, Scene 2?
8. What action by Charles is highlighted with respect to Sir Oliver's high regard for his nephew, Charles?
9. In Act 1, Scene 2, how does Sir Peter Teazle's life change for the worse, six months after having married a young woman?
10. Why is Joseph in a bad mood at the beginning of Act 4, Scene 1, and how does he act?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lady Sneerwell and Mrs. Candour are both huge gossips, but they have very different motives. Compare and contrast these two women.
Essay Topic 2
How does The School for Scandal demonstrate the fickleness of education?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the single most significant factor that foreshadows the apparent transformation of Lady Teazle from a loud, demanding shrew upon the audience's first glimpse of her, to a genteel, soft-spoken lady at the end of the play.
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