School for Scandal Quiz

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The School for Scandal Quiz

Circle the correct answers:
1.    In Sheridan’s time, manners were …………….; morals lax.
a. bad                b. good
c rigid                d. loose
2.    The School for Scandal is considered a ……………
a. comedy of manners        b. a sentimental comedy
c. a farce            d. a tragedy
3.    The character that resembles Sheridan’s personality is ……..
a. Joseph            b. Charles
c. Oliver            d. Trip
4.    “Tale bearers are as bad as tale makers” is said by ………..
a. Lady Teazle            b. Lady Sneerwell
c. Mrs. Clackitt        d. Mrs. Candour
5.    …………… wanted to pass a law against gossip if it was in his power.
a. Sir Oliver            b. Mr. Benjamin
c. Mr. Snake            d. Mr. Teazle
6.    ….. are used heavily in the play as most characters show what they do not believe.
a.    Monologues        b. Dialogues
c. Asides            d. Props
7.    From a simple country girl to a lady of fashion to a treacherous wife to a wise            woman. This describes the character of …………………… .
a. Lady Teazle            b. Lady Sneerwell
c. Maria            d. The French Milliner
8. “If the man be a shadow of his master, this is the temple of dissipation, indeed.” The man in this quote refers to ……………
a.    Moses            b. Stanley
c. Rowly            d. Premium
     9. The screen scene is an example of ………………
a. slapstick            b. situation comedy
c. romantic comedy        d. none of the above
     10. The play is accused of …. as it portrays the good Jew as an exception to the rule.
    a. anti-Semitism        b. anti-Romanticism
    c. anti-Tragedy        d. anti-Hypocrisy
     11. Sheridan was the ……………………. of his age.
    a. epitome            b. opposite
    c. contrary            d. all of the above
     12. In the initial incident, …………………. are presented.
    a. Joseph, Snake and Charles    b. Maria, Sneerwell and Snake
    c. Teazle, Snake and Maria    d. Sneerwell, Snake and Joseph
     13. The climax of the play occurs ………………..
    a. in the library scene        b. in the screen scene
    c. in the picture room scene    d. in the fight scene
14. The style of Sheridan is characterized by …………….
    a. biting satire            b. funny situations
    c. irony            d. all of the above
15. Rowly is in direct contrast to …………….
    a. Snake            b. Trip
    c. Snake and Trip        d. None of the above
16. The denumount of the play is ………………….
    a. open ended            b. close ended
    c. in flashback            d. none of the above
17. Lady Teazle handed Lady Sneerwell her gossip ………………..
    a. ability            b. diploma
    c. book                d. journal
18. Mr. Teazle wanted to leave his wife …………….. after his death.
    a. divorce papers        b. his house
    c. his library            d. his fortune
19. Sir Oliver is introduced to Joseph as ……………
    a. Premium             b. Stanley
    c. Moses            d. Careless
20. The biggest mistake Charles made was that ……………….
    a. He sold his family pictures    b. He kept Oliver’s picture
    c. He made fun of his family    d. He had an affair with Lady Teazle
21. Comedy of manners plays deal mainly with ……………….
    a. gossip and scandalizing    b. fragile reputation and hypocrisy
    c. relations between genders    d. all of the above
22. The 18th century people believed in the ……………..
    a. innate goodness of man    b. evil of humanity
    c. inevitability of hypocrisy     d. none of the above
23. A round character is the one who ……………… through the course of the play.
    a. repents            b. changes and develops
    c. represents one value     d. reflects the values of his society
24. Joseph has been described as a man of ……………..
    a. passion            b. hypocrite
    c. fortune            d. sentiment
25. Sheridan’s theatre is characterized by the use of realistic ………
    a. props            b. pictures
    c. time                d. clothing
26. The gossip scene, the disguise of Sir Oliver and the fight scene all belong to the …
    a. falling action        b. climax
    c. initial incident        d. falling action
27. Suspense in the play springs from ………………
    a. funny situations        b. uncertainty of the characters’ fate
    c. humorous dialogue        d. none of the above
28. Women of fashion are ………………. to nobody after they get married.
    a. hypocritical            b. controlled
    c. accountable            d. committed
29. Lady Sneerwell spreads rumors about others because she was a … of rumors herself.
a. victim            b. maker
c. avoider            d. bearer
30. “A character's dead at every word, I suppose” is said by ………..
a. Maria            b. Mr. Rowley
c. Mrs. Candour        d. Mr. Teazle
31. To arrive on time is a value that was ………………….. of the women of fashion.
    a. inappropriate        b. appropriate
    c. prevalent            d. attractive
32. “Wit loses its respect when I see it in company with …..” says Maria.
    a. avarice            b. hypocrisy
    c. gossip            d. malice
33. Lady Clackitt justifies the scandalizing she is involved in by repeating that ……..
    a. She has been a victim of scandalizing herself
b. She does it in good humor only
c. She does not mind people gossiping about her
d. Nothing would stop people from talking about others
34. Stereotypes are ……………. characters that have been used repeatedly in plays.
    a. round            b. dynamic
    c. static            d. stock
35. Lady Teazle is a ……….. character as she develops throughout the play.
    a. stock            b. flat
    c. round            d. none of the above
36. In comedy of manners plays, no ………………… of characters is provided.
    a. deep analysis        b. description
    c. praise            d. criticism
37. In sentimental comedy, the moral lesson is derived through ……….
    a. laughter            b. slapstick
    c. setting            d. tears
38. The setting of the play is the ……………………….
    a. costumes and accessories    b. sound and light
    c. place and time        d. plot and structure
39. “If he appears not very anxious for the supply, you should require only forty or fifty per cent; but if you find him in great distress, and want the moneys very bad, you may ask double,” this represents the philosophy of 18th century ………………..
    a. businessmen            b. higher class men
    c. moneylenders            d. servants
40. As a comedy of manners, the play succeeds in…........... the pretentions of the socially superior.
    a. ridiculing            b. emphasizing
    c. highlighting            d. none of the above



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http://www.theatredatabase.com/18th_century/essay_on_the_theatre_001.html

Please read carefully and apply to Goldsmith's play as we move forward.

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Study Questions on The School for Scandal

Dear All,
Thanks for commenting on the first quote. I liked your comments. Here are three important questions I wish you could answer fairly easily. Please answer the first question only on the blog and the other two in your personal notes. Please use quotations from the play to support your answer.

1. How far is Sheridan successful in using the "Aside" technique? and why is this dramatic technique suitable to the theme of the play?

2. During Sheridan's time "Manners were rigid, morals lax." Comment.

3. Describe the plot structure of the play clarifying the start of each part (initial incident, rising action, etc..)


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