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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Captain Absolute courting?
(a) Lucy Languish.
(b) Lydia Languish.
(c) Linda Languish.
(d) Lucinda Languish.

2. Who does the sergeant at law present the play to?
(a) very wealthy people.
(b) the reader.
(c) his freinds.
(d) the audience.

3. Does Sheridan believe all plays should have a moral point of view?
(a) No.
(b) Yes because it is the only way to see the errors of our ways.
(c) Sometimes, depending on the subject matter.
(d) Yes.

4. How does the lawyer get the sergeant at law to accept the paper?
(a) He offers to marry his daughter.
(b) He slips money to the sergeant at law.
(c) He invites the sergeant at law to dinner.
(d) He promises to invest in the sergeant at law's business.

5. Finish the quote: "Can a comedy...."
(a) charm the heart?
(b) make people mad?
(c) inspire new feelings?
(d) charm the fancy and yet reach the heart?

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sergeant at law claim when he is given this item?

2. Who has Thomas brought to Bath?

3. What was occurring in English culture and literature as Sheridan wrote the play?

4. Where do the two servants meet?

5. What is being judged?

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