The School for Scandal Quizzes

The School for Scandal Quiz 1

By Madeline Cohen · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed March 29, 2017

1 Who is the author of "The School for Scandal"?

Madeline Cohen

William Shakespeare

Oscar Wilde

Richard Brinsley Sheridan
2 What genre of literature is "The School for Scandal"?

Drama

Novel

Autobiography

Poetry
3 How many acts are there in "The School for Scandal"?

4

5

3

2
4 How does the play begin?

With Act 1, Scene 0

With a prologue

With Act 1, Scene 1

With a "portrait"
5 Who is onstage at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1?

Only Snake

Lady Sneerwell and Snake

Lady Sneerwell, Snake, and Servant

Only Lady Sneerwell
6 Why does Lady Sneerwell spread rumors about others?

She thinks its the right thing to do

She was raised without a mother

Her reputation was ruined when she was younger

She wants Snake to fall in love with her
7 Who does Lady Sneerwell love?

Charles

Joseph

Snake

Sir Peter
8 Who does Joseph love?

Lady Sneerwell's servant

Lady Sneerwell

Maria

Lady Teazle
9 Who does Charles love?

Maria

Lady Sneerwell's servant

Lady Sneerwell

Lady Teazle
10 Who does Maria love?

Sir Peter

Joseph

Charles

Snake
11 How are Joseph and Charles related?

They are cousins

They are brothers

Joseph is Charles's uncle

Charles is Joseph's uncle
12 What is Charles and Joseph's last name?

Crabtree

Sneerwell

Surface

Backbite
13 How is Sir Peter related to Maria?

She is his young wife

She is his ward

She is his daughter by birth

She is his mistress
14 With whom does Lady Sneerwell plot to make Maria not love Charles?

Sir Peter

Joseph

Lady Candour

Benjamin Backbite
15 How does Lady Sneerwell plan to make Maria not love Charles?

Spreading a rumor that he is poor

Spreading a rumor that he is having an affair with Snake

Spreading a rumor that he is having an affair with Lady Teazle

Spreading a rumor that he has leprosy
16 Who follows Maria to Lady Sneerwell's house?

Benjamin Backbite and Crabtree

Only Crabtree

Benjamin Backbite, Crabtree, and Rowley

Only Benjamin Backbite
17 Who is Sir Oliver?

Maria's rich uncle

Lady Sneerwell's ex-husband

Joseph and Charles' rich uncle

Maria's real father
18 Where has Sir Oliver been travelling?

The East Indies

Ireland

America

China and Japan
19 What problem does Sir Peter NOT have with his wife?

She spends too much money

They fight constantly

She wants to have a baby right away

She is too young for him
20 What does Sir Peter think Sir Oliver will tease him for?

Getting fat

Buying expensive artwork

Having a baby girl

Getting married
21 Where did Lady Teazle grow up?

America

London

The country

An orphanage
22 What does Sir Peter use as an example of Lady Teazle's excessive spending?

Buying expensive shoes for their baby girl

Buying flowers to decorate in winter

Buying many different shades of blush

Buying three new ponies
23 What, besides spending too much money, does Sir Peter scold Lady Teazle for?

Trying to become educated

Not spending enough time with him

Spending time with gossipy people

Not spending enough time with their child
24 What does Sir Peter admit in a soliloquy after his wife leaves the stage?

He wants her to impress Sir Oliver

He actually has more money than she thinks

She is beautiful when she is angry

He is actually in love with someone else
25 Where does Lady Teazle go when she leaves Sir Peter?

Lady Sneerwell's house

Her home in the country

Joseph's house

Sir Oliver's house

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