Lesson C01.2.4
C01.2.4 She Stoops to Conquer (Oliver Goldsmith) Quiz: OCR English Literature, Unit 1
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which subgenre of 18th-century drama did Oliver Goldsmith champion with She Stoops to Conquer?
- Restoration comedy
- Laughing comedy
- Sentimental comedy
- Melodrama
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What is the alternative subtitle of Oliver Goldsmith's play She Stoops to Conquer?
- School for Scandal
- Beaux Stratagem
- The Country Wife
- Mistakes of a Night
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What is the name of the alehouse where Tony Lumpkin spends his time singing?
- The Three Pigeons
- The Red Lion
- The Swan Inn
- The Boar's Head
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Which character tricks Marlow and Hastings into thinking Mr Hardcastle's house is an inn?
- Diggory
- Charles Marlow
- George Hastings
- Tony Lumpkin
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How does Young Marlow behave when conversing with women of high social standing?
- Loud and aggressive
- Arrogant and rude
- Extremely shy
- Bold and seductive
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Why does Kate Hardcastle disguise herself as a barmaid in the play?
- To test Marlow
- To escape home
- To steal jewels
- To marry Hastings
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What valuable items belong to Constance Neville that Mrs Hardcastle tries to keep?
- Landed estates
- Gold coins
- Casket of jewels
- Family portraits
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In which century was She Stoops to Conquer first performed in London?
- Sixteenth century
- Nineteenth century
- Eighteenth century
- Seventeenth century
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Why does Mrs Hardcastle want Tony Lumpkin to marry his cousin Constance Neville?
- To retain fortune
- To please husband
- To secure land
- To gain title
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Where does Tony Lumpkin drive Mrs Hardcastle's coach to trick her into fear?
- Covent Garden
- Epping Forest
- Drury Lane
- Crackskull Common
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What concept does Mr Hardcastle constantly praise, contrasting with his wife's love of London?
- Old-fashioned things
- London etiquette
- Modern fashions
- French customs
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Which dramatic device drives the main comedic misunderstandings throughout the play?
- Unreliable narrator
- Mistaken identity
- Play within play
- Deus ex machina
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What secret about Tony Lumpkin's age is revealed by Mr Hardcastle at the climax?
- He is eighteen
- He is twenty-one
- He is thirty
- He is twenty-five
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Which character serves as Young Marlow's romantic companion and fellow traveller from London?
- Diggory
- George Hastings
- Sir Charles Marlow
- Squire Western
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What is the name of Mr Hardcastle's head domestic servant who struggles with formal etiquette?
- Diggory
- Roger
- James
- Thomas
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In Goldsmith's 1773 essay, which genre did he criticise for appealing to pity rather than humour?
- Restoration comedy
- Sentimental comedy
- Farce
- Heroic tragedy
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Which binary opposition forms the core cultural debate between London society and rural life?
- Church versus state
- Youth versus age
- Court versus country
- Town versus country
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What action allows Constance Neville and George Hastings to marry with Mr Hardcastle's blessing?
- Sir Charles intervening
- Marlow paying debt
- Mrs Hardcastle apologizing
- Tony refusing Constance
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What key motif symbolises both material greed and deceptive appearances in the subplot?
- Casket of jewels
- Stolen letter
- Old mansion
- Silver cup
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What is the name of Young Marlow's aristocratic father in the play?
- Sir Oliver Surface
- Sir William Thornhill
- Sir Charles Marlow
- Sir Anthony Absolute
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