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

2. Where do the two servants meet?
(a) London.
(b) Bath.
(c) Ireland.
(d) the United States.

3. How does the play begin?
(a) At a party in London .
(b) With two lovers quarreling .
(c) With an attorney bribing a sergeant at law.
(d) In Bath on a sunny afternoon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sheridan invite the audience to do?

2. When was the prologue added?

3. What play is this for Richard Sheridan?

4. By bribing the sergeant at law, who is Sheridan also bribing?

5. Finish the quote: "Can a comedy...."

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