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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Maria worrying about as she enters in the middle of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Her engagement to Joseph Surface.
(b) Her engagement to Charles Surface.
(c) Her suitor, Sir Benjamin Backbite, and his uncle, Crabtree.
(d) Her father's health.

2. Who is pleased to hear of Snake's employment in this matter?
(a) Maria.
(b) Joseph Surface.
(c) Charles Surface.
(d) Sir Oliver Surface.

3. What does Sir Oliver believe happens when a young person makes mistakes in life?
(a) He believes that they are shunned from society.
(b) He believes that their mistakes can be mended.
(c) He believes that young people who make mistakes are unjustly punished.
(d) He believes that they influence their younger siblings to do the same.

4. Who intrudes upon Joseph and Maria's conversation?
(a) Lady Teazle.
(b) Lady Sneerwell.
(c) Sir Peter.
(d) Charles.

5. Where has Sir Oliver been spending his time?
(a) In Wales.
(b) In India.
(c) In Scotland.
(d) In China.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Sir Peter and Lady Teazle go at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

2. Aside from Sir Peter and Sir Oliver, who else is involved in devising a plan that will allow Sir Oliver to judge Charles and Joseph in an inconspicuous manner?

3. How does Maria add to Sir Peter's worries?

4. During which of the following periods is the portrait portion of the play known to be typically included in its theatrical presentation?

5. Lady Sneerwell is planning to pair off Maria with whom of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the Portrait section of this Play, what does Sheridan advise the audience members about relying on the reports of others while attempting to assess a person's true worth?

2. What does Sheridan admonish the audience about in "A Portrait"?

3. Describe the interaction between Lady Teazle and Joseph in Act 2, Scene 2.

4. Who does "A Portrait" honor and why?

5. In Act 5, Scene 3, how is Sir Oliver mistakenly identified by both of his nephews?

6. Why does Lady Teazle tell her husband about her affair with Joseph?

7. In Act 3, Scene 2, what shows that Charles is a spendthrift?

8. In Act 2, Scene 2, what do Joseph Surface and Maria do while the gossip gathering is in full swing?

9. In Act 4, Scene 1, what does Charles ask Rowley to do?

10. How does the Epilogue demonstrate Lady Teazle's reformation?

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