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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mr Faulkland so sad?
(a) He thinks Julia is not doing well.
(b) He is sad to hear that Julia is happy.
(c) He misses Julia.
(d) He misses his freind Jack.

2. Who does Lucius kiss?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Julia.
(d) Mrs. Malaprop.

3. What does Julia fall in love with?
(a) Faulkland's eyes.
(b) Fualkland's words.
(c) Faulkland's hands.
(d) Faulkland's tragic romantic fantasies.

4. Who does Captain Absolute give money to?
(a) Lucy, Lydia's lady's maid.
(b) Beverly.
(c) Mr. Faulkland.
(d) Julia.

5. What does disinherit mean?
(a) For one to gain money.
(b) For one to lose an inheritance.
(c) To gain friends .
(d) To lose friends.

6. When was the prologue added?
(a) 10 years after the play premiered.
(b) This prologue was added after the show re-opened and had reached its tenth night.
(c) when the play premiered.
(d) as an afterthought.

7. What does Sir Absolute have for Jack?
(a) a solution.
(b) anger.
(c) a question.
(d) a proposition.

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

9. What is Thomas' occupation?
(a) slave.
(b) footman.
(c) coachman.
(d) butler.

10. What is tangled?
(a) Sir Anthony's words.
(b) the story.
(c) The web Sheridan weaves.
(d) Lydia's hair.

11. What does Jack decide to do?
(a) Agree to marry Julia .
(b) Refuse to marry Lydia.
(c) Go along with the arrangement and pretend not to know Lydia.
(d) Remain a bachelor.

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

13. Who has Lydia lost?
(a) Ensign Beverly.
(b) her dog.
(c) Aunt Malaprop.
(d) her mother.

14. What does connive mean?
(a) To concentrate.
(b) To con.
(c) To gather.
(d) To change.

15. What does Faulkland lack?
(a) a sense of humor.
(b) the ability to be mad at Julia.
(c) love for Julia.
(d) realtistic romantic ideas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who exists the stage first?

3. What does Faulkland regret?

4. What other word does Mrs. Malaprop's note confuse?

5. How did Julia's relationship with Faulkland begin?

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