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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a cabal?
(a) A group of friends.
(b) A military uprising.
(c) A meeting of enemies against the state.
(d) A secret society; a plot.

2. What does Mrs. Marwood mean when she tells Lady Wishfort she was entertained by what she heard?
(a) She was amused.
(b) She found the situation hilariously funny.
(c) She could hardly contain her anger.
(d) She was offended.

3. All of the following are true except one. As Mrs. Marwood discovers Mirabell's plot, she ______ .
(a) Vows revenge.
(b) Wants him to fail.
(c) Feels angry with Mrs. Wishfort.
(d) Plots to destroy Mirabell's scheme.

4. Lady Wishfort convinces herself that her daughter is innocent in a soliloquy. What is a soliloquy?
(a) A speech given by a character to reveal his or her thoughts to the audience, but not to other characters.
(b) A heartfelt speech aimed at convincing the audience of one's justification in a certain act.
(c) A short speech to another character.
(d) A speech defending one's position before the other characters.

5. Why does Congreve tell the audience that they will not be offended to any reference to fools in the play?
(a) Because they will understand his intentions.
(b) Because the fools he is referring to are other artists.
(c) Because they are not fools themselves.
(d) Because they are society and he doesn't want to offend society members.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Foible convince Lady Wishfort to announce about the uncle?

2. Though Mrs. Millament doesn't act it, Mrs. Millamant actually ____________ Mirabell.

3. What does the final couplet of the play warn the audience against?

4. Why does Wishfort dislike Mirabell?

5. What does Mirabell, on the other hand, ask of Mrs. Millamant if they are married?

(see the answer key)

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