Exam Based Questions, The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Exam Based Questions, The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

1. The School for Scandal is best classified as which genre? (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2019)

A) Tragedy

B) Comedy of manners

C) Farce

D) Sentimental comedy

Ans: B) Comedy of manners

2. Who is the primary gossipmonger in The School for Scandal? (UGC NET 2020, SET 2018)

A) Lady Teazle

B) Lady Sneerwell

C) Sir Oliver

D) Maria

Ans: B) Lady Sneerwell

3. Sir Peter Teazle’s wife is significantly younger than him. Her name is: (PGTRB 2019, UGC NET 2021)

A) Maria

B) Miss Verjuice

C) Lady Teazle

D) Lady Candour

Ans: C) Lady Teazle

4. Which character disguises himself to observe the others? (UGC NET 2022, PGTRB 2021)

A) Charles Surface

B) Joseph Surface

C) Sir Oliver

D) Crabtree

Ans: C) Sir Oliver

5. Joseph Surface is portrayed as: (SET 2020, PGTRB 2020)

A) A sincere philanthropist

B) A humble scholar

C) A hypocritical villain

D) A military officer

Ans: C) A hypocritical villain

6. Lady Sneerwell’s main objective is to: (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2021)

A) Marry Charles

B) Spread gossip and ruin reputations

C) Support Sir Oliver

D) Destroy Joseph

Ans: B) Spread gossip and ruin reputations

7. The School for Scandal was first performed in: (UGC NET 2019, SET 2018)

A) 1760

B) 1777

C) 1785

D) 1755

Ans: B) 1777

8. Maria is best described as: (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2022)

A) A cunning schemer

B) A naive maid

C) A virtuous heroine

D) A gossip

Ans: C) A virtuous heroine

9. The School in the title refers to: (SET 2019, UGC NET 2021)

A) A real institution

B) A satire of high society gossip circles

C) A boarding school

D) An academy for nobles

Ans: B) A satire of high society gossip circles

10. Which character ultimately marries Maria? (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2020)

A) Joseph Surface

B) Sir Oliver

C) Charles Surface

D) Snake

Ans: C) Charles Surface

11. Lady Teazle comes from which social background? (UGC NET 2019, SET 2020)

A) Aristocracy

B) Middle class

C) Country upbringing

D) Royalty

Ans: C) Country upbringing

12. Joseph Surface’s outward appearance is of: (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2021)

A) A pious, charitable gentleman

B) A libertine

C) A reckless gambler

D) A military leader

Ans: A) A pious, charitable gentleman

13. Sir Oliver disguises himself under what name to test Charles? (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2021)

A) Mr. Stanley

B) Mr. Premium

C) Mr. Snake

D) Mr. Surface

Ans: B) Mr. Premium

14. Charles Surface demonstrates his integrity when he: (SET 2019, PGTRB 2020)

A) Refuses to gamble

B) Sells family portraits except that of his uncle

C) Marries Lady Sneerwell

D) Rejects Maria’s dowry

Ans: B) Sells family portraits except that of his uncle

15. Lady Candour’s personality is marked by: (UGC NET 2021, PGTRB 2019)

A) Honesty and simplicity

B) Extreme frankness with gossip

C) A quiet nature

D) Political ambition

Ans: B) Extreme frankness with gossip

16. Who assists Lady Sneerwell in her gossiping plots? (SET 2020, PGTRB 2021)

A) Crabtree

B) Snake

C) Joseph

D) Lady Candour

Ans: B) Snake

17. Sir Peter often quarrels with: (UGC NET 2019, PGTRB 2020)

A) Maria

B) Joseph

C) Lady Teazle

D) Sir Oliver

Ans: C) Lady Teazle

18. Who exposes Joseph Surface’s hypocrisy? (SET 2018, UGC NET 2022)

A) Maria

B) Sir Peter

C) Sir Oliver

D) Charles

Ans: C) Sir Oliver

19. The play criticizes: (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2020)

A) Industrialization

B) Religious institutions

C) Social hypocrisy and scandal culture

D) Rural poverty

Ans: C) Social hypocrisy and scandal culture

20. What object in Joseph’s room exposes his lie? (UGC NET 2021, SET 2019)

A) The family portraits

B) A curtain hiding Lady Teazle

C) A torn letter

D) A disguise

Ans: B) A curtain hiding Lady Teazle

21. Snake’s character is: (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2022)

A) Loyal and honest

B) Servant to Sir Oliver

C) A hired informant and plotter

D) Charles's old friend

Ans: C) A hired informant and plotter

22. Sheridan uses what device to mock high society? (UGC NET 2020, SET 2018)

A) Blank verse

B) Symbolism

C) Irony and satire

D) Tragic monologue

Ans: C) Irony and satire

23. The scene with the hiding behind the screen is an example of: (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2019)

A) Mistaken identity

B) Physical comedy

C) Dramatic irony

D) Symbolism

Ans: C) Dramatic irony

24. Charles is considered more virtuous than Joseph because he: (SET 2020, PGTRB 2020)

A) Never gambles

B) Is transparent and sincere

C) Praises Lady Sneerwell

D) Marries Lady Teazle

Ans: B) Is transparent and sincere

25. Sheridan’s tone in the play can best be described as: (UGC NET 2022, PGTRB 2019)

A) Didactic

B) Bitter

C) Satirical

D) Romantic

Ans: C) Satirical

26. Sir Oliver returns from: (SET 2019, UGC NET 2021)

A) France

B) India

C) America

D) Italy

Ans: B) India

27. The school in the title refers to: (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2019)

A) A real academy for gossip

B) A sarcastic term for gossipy high society

C) A boarding house

D) A place of moral education

Ans: B) A sarcastic term for gossipy high society

28. Maria disapproves of: (UGC NET 2021, PGTRB 2018)

A) Sir Oliver

B) The Surface brothers

C) The scandalous social circle

D) Lady Candour

Ans: C) The scandalous social circle

29. Lady Sneerwell’s final fate is: (SET 2018, PGTRB 2020)

A) She marries Joseph

B) She is publicly shamed and removed from court

C) She continues gossiping

D) She is imprisoned

Ans: B) She is publicly shamed and removed from court

30. Joseph’s downfall begins when: (UGC NET 2019, PGTRB 2021)

A) Charles attacks him

B) Snake reveals his letter

C) Sir Oliver confronts him

D) Maria leaves him

Ans: C) Sir Oliver confronts him

31. Sheridan’s dialogue style is noted for its: (SET 2020, UGC NET 2020)

A) Length and gravity

B) Subtle humor and quick wit

C) Verse and rhyme

D) Prose soliloquies

Ans: B) Subtle humor and quick wit

32. The play’s main theme is: (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2022)

A) Marital conflict

B) Financial ruin

C) Hypocrisy and gossip

D) Colonial politics

Ans: C) Hypocrisy and gossip

33. The “screen scene” is a famous instance of: (UGC NET 2020, SET 2019)

A) Romantic comedy

B) Visual metaphor

C) Comic timing and irony

D) Tragic conflict

Ans: C) Comic timing and irony

34. Sir Peter’s marriage represents: (PGTRB 2019, UGC NET 2021)

A) Traditional morality

B) Failure of age gaps

C) Transformation of relationships

D) Social experimentation

Ans: C) Transformation of relationships

35. The moral center of the play is: (SET 2018, PGTRB 2020)

A) Lady Candour

B) Charles Surface

C) Joseph Surface

D) Snake

Ans: B) Charles Surface

36. Lady Teazle reforms by: (UGC NET 2021, SET 2019)

A) Leaving Sir Peter

B) Revealing Joseph’s lies

C) Confessing and rejecting gossip

D) Leaving London

Ans: C) Confessing and rejecting gossip

37. Which of the following is a comic duo in the play? (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2020)

A) Joseph and Maria

B) Lady Teazle and Lady Candour

C) Crabtree and Sir Benjamin

D) Snake and Maria

Ans: C) Crabtree and Sir Benjamin

38. Sheridan’s major contribution to drama was in: (UGC NET 2020, PGTRB 2021)

A) Establishing tragic drama

B) Reviving classical epic

C) Reinventing comedy of manners

D) Writing romantic ballads

Ans: C) Reinventing comedy of manners

39. The play ends with: (SET 2018, UGC NET 2021)

A) Joseph’s redemption

B) Snake marrying Maria

C) Restoration of truth and marriages

D) Lady Teazle’s death

Ans: C) Restoration of truth and marriages

40. Sir Peter’s view of women evolves due to: (PGTRB 2021, UGC NET 2019)

A) His argument with Maria

B) Lady Teazle’s change of heart

C) Sir Oliver’s advice

D) Snake’s betrayal

Ans: B) Lady Teazle’s change of heart

41. Who orchestrates a great deal of misunderstanding in the plot? (SET 2020, UGC NET 2022)

A) Charles

B) Lady Candour

C) Snake

D) Maria

Ans: C) Snake

42. Sheridan's humor is largely derived from: (PGTRB 2020, UGC NET 2021)

A) Slapstick and violence

B) Sentimentalism

C) Irony, misunderstanding, and character flaws

D) Prophecy and fate

Ans: C) Irony, misunderstanding, and character flaws

43. Joseph Surface’s public image is shattered when: (UGC NET 2022, PGTRB 2019)

A) Lady Sneerwell accuses him

B) Sir Peter overhears his confession

C) Lady Teazle emerges from behind the screen

D) Snake reads a letter aloud

Ans: C) Lady Teazle emerges from behind the screen

44. The play The School for Scandal is largely a critique of: (SET 2019, UGC NET 2020)

A) Colonialism

B) Romanticism

C) Aristocratic duplicity

D) War and peace

Ans: C) Aristocratic duplicity