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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. Why does Sir Oliver decide to impersonate Stanley?
3. What is it that everyone is always eager to hear as mentioned in the prologue of the play?
4. What is the point of a dedication, such as "A Portrait"?
5. Who arrives to hear Sir Peter's troubles with Lady Teazle in Act 1, Scene 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does "A Portrait" honor and why?
2. What happens at the beginning of the party in Act 2, Scene 2?
3. How is Lady Teazle able to escape a charge of infidelity, and possibly divorce from her husband after he discovers that she has been hiding behind a screen in Joseph's room?
4. Why does Lady Teazle tell her husband about her affair with Joseph?
5. Is there any other piece of advice that Sheridan offers the audience in the Portrait section of his Play?
6. Why does Maria enter the scene in Act 1, Scene 1?
7. In Act 4, Scene 3, what are the reasons that Lady Teazle states that have placed her at odds with her husband, Sir Peter?
8. What do Sir Oliver's feelings about Charles say about Sir Oliver?
9. How do Mr. Moses and Trip's business negotiations progress?
10. What does Sheridan admonish the audience about in "A Portrait"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the other characters feel about Charles and Joseph Surface at the beginning of The School for Scandal? How do their feelings change throughout the play?
Essay Topic 2
Sir Peter and Lady Teazle experience many marital problems in The School for Scandal. What does Sheridan seem to be saying about marriage through their relationship?
Essay Topic 3
Looking back at Sheridan's play as a whole, and summing up how the lives of the characters who did not adhere to Sheridan's advice not to involve themselves in scandal, and not to judge others based solely on appearance, does it appear that those who followed his advice were "rewarded" in the end, and those who did not were "punished"? If you agree with the aforementioned, write an essay to support that. If you disagree, write an essay to support your position. Either way, support the position that you select with text, dialogue, and/or paraphrase from the text.
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