View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do most people feel about the subject of the play?
(a) They hate feeling responsible for others' pain.
(b) They are hurt by the gossip.
(c) They are eager to hear bad reports and gossip about people.
(d) They are indifferent.

2. Who is Lady Sneerwell's next project going to be directed at?
(a) Sir Oliver Surface.
(b) Snake.
(c) Charles Surface and Maria.
(d) Sir Peter and Lady Teazle.

3. What does the speak of "A Portrait" say often misleads people?
(a) Wives.
(b) Appearances.
(c) Friends.
(d) The truth.

4. Once the party in Act 1, Scene 1 is assembled, who do they begin gossiping about?
(a) Sir Peter.
(b) Sir Oliver.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Charles.

5. Which of the following is a widely known fact that cannot be covered up?
(a) That Benjamin Backbite has a crush on Lady Teazle.
(b) That Lady Sneerwell and her companions are lying, backstabbing cretins.
(c) That Sir Peter Teazle and Frances Anne Crewe are having an affair.
(d) That Maria is in love with Crabtree.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the speaker feel about the subject of the play?

2. Whom does David Garrick address?

3. Who is Uncle Crabtree's nephew?

4. What qualifies the individual to be honored in the portrait portion of the play?

5. To whom does Sir Peter attribute much of Lady Teazle's shrewish behavior?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 293 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample