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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Foible convince Lady Wishfort to announce about the uncle?
(a) He is coming to marry Mrs. Marwood.
(b) He is coming to marry Mrs. Millamant.
(c) He is coming to marry Mrs. Fainall.
(d) He is coming to marry Lady Wishfort.

2. Who is Mrs. Millamant?
(a) An acquaintance of Mirabell.
(b) The woman Mirabell loves.
(c) A relative of the two gentlemen.
(d) Fainall's sister.

3. What is Sir Wilfull's relationship with Lady Wishfort?
(a) He is her nephew.
(b) He is her son.
(c) He is her uncle.
(d) He is her brother.

4. When Mrs. Millamant makes her first appearance on stage, Mrs. Millimant interacts with Mirabell and Mrs. Fainall. Which word best describes Mrs. Millamant's character after this scene?
(a) Strong.
(b) Cruel.
(c) Cold.
(d) Foolish.

5. Who is Sir Rowland?
(a) Mirabell's uncle.
(b) Lady Wishfort's lover.
(c) Foible's husband.
(d) A knight of the realm.

6. The prologue begins with a comparison of what?
(a) Poets and other artists.
(b) Two kinds of fools.
(c) Fortune and destiny.
(d) Poets and members of society.

7. What does Foible do when she enters Lady Wishfort's dressing room?
(a) She says Witwoud and Petulant have arrived.
(b) She helps Lady Wishfort dress.
(c) She asks Mrs. Marwood to keep the men company.
(d) She announces Sir Rowland.

8. What is the relationship between Witwoud and Sir Wilfull Witwoud?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are half-brothers.
(c) They are brothers.
(d) They are distant relatives.

9. Act 2, Scene 2 reveals the reason Mrs. Fainall married her husband. What was the reason?
(a) Because she loved him.
(b) To acquire her husband's money.
(c) To protect her reputation.
(d) To legitimize her pregnancy.

10. What does Mrs. Marwood claim while talking to Mrs. Fainall?
(a) She is cuckolding her husband with Mirabell.
(b) Lovers are more passionate.
(c) Men are cold as husbands.
(d) She would rather love and be left than not be loved at all.

11. Why is Fainall bored when talking with Mirabell in the chocolate house?
(a) Because Sir Rowland enters and begins to talk to them.
(b) Because Mrs. Millamant enters and begins to talk to them.
(c) Because Mirabell doesn't know how to play.
(d) Because Mirabell is distracted.

12. Who are the fools spoken of in the prologue?
(a) Husbands, wives and lovers.
(b) Critics of the play.
(c) Members of society in general.
(d) Poets and natural fools.

13. Are the tastes of poets random?
(a) Sometimes.
(b) Perhaps.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

14. What does Lady Wishfort ask Mrs. Marwood to do after Foible's announcement?
(a) She asks Mrs. Marwood to receive her guests.
(b) She asks Mrs. Marwood to keep Witwoud and Petulant company.
(c) She asks her to accompany her to dinner.
(d) She asks her help in dressing.

15. What word best describes the relationship Fainall has with Mrs. Marwood?
(a) Filled with underlying rage.
(b) Troubled.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Loving and tender.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Mrs. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood doing at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

2. Where are Mrs. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood as Act 2, Scene 1 opens?

3. Why did Mirabell leave Lady Wishfort's house the previous evening?

4. By firing back at the audience, what does Congreve do?

5. How does Congreve use satire in the prologue?

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