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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What movement was Sheridan a part of?
(a) The Resistance.
(b) The Renaissance.
(c) Shakespeare's time.
(d) to re-establish the Comedy of Manners as an acceptable and welcomed form of entertainment.

2. What will Lydia lose if she marries Beverly?
(a) Her mind.
(b) Her sassiness.
(c) Her independence.
(d) Her inheritance.

3. What does Mrs Malaprop misuse all the time?
(a) sentences.
(b) prepositions.
(c) words.
(d) people.

4. What is Captain Absolute's disguise?
(a) a woman.
(b) an old maid.
(c) a poor enlisted soldier.
(d) an old man.

5. What does Sheridan invite the audience to do?
(a) create a time of enjoyment.
(b) confuse their morals.
(c) question their states of mind.
(d) laugh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Sheridan be found guilty of?

2. Why is Sir Absolute in Bath?

3. How long has Julia loved Mr. Faulkland?

4. How does the lawyer get the sergeant at law to accept the paper?

5. Does Sheridan believe all plays should have a moral point of view?

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