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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What purpose does the interaction between Sir Rowland and Lady Wishfort serve as they discuss marriage?
(a) To convey Congreve's opinion of Restoration courtship.
(b) To conciliate their arrangement.
(c) To demonstrate the honesty of the two characters.
(d) As a caricature of courtship.

2. Why is Fainall upset with Mrs. Marwood at the end of Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Because he loves Mrs. Millamant.
(b) Because she spoiled his plans to get Mrs. Millamant's fortune.
(c) Because his wife shouldn't be having an affair with Mirabell, so he is angry at the world.
(d) Because she is clearly not in love with him.

3. Even though she has been deceived by Mirabell and berates Foible, Lady Wishfort is shown as a __________ character.
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Clever.
(d) Charming.

4. Why would tabloid reporters be unable to judge the play?
(a) They are gossip mongers.
(b) They have no training in theater arts.
(c) Because they want to connect famous people with the characters.
(d) They are unscrupulous.

5. What does Mrs. Millamant achieve when she renounces Mirabell?
(a) She creates an out for Mirabell and destroys Lady Wishfort's plan to marry Sir Rowland.
(b) She angers Sir Wilfull Witwoud and Fainall.
(c) She frustrates Mrs. Marwood and pleases Fainall.
(d) She pleases Lady Wishfort and retains her fortune.

6. Which room in Lady Wishfort's house is the setting for Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) The parlor.
(b) The drawing room.
(c) The conservatory.
(d) The dining room.

7. What does Congreve's cheerful discussion of marriage reveal to the audience?
(a) He shows the true concept of marriage at the time.
(b) He feelings that marriage should be based on true communication and understanding.
(c) He offers a serious commentary on love.
(d) He illustrates the ways marriage can be perverted.

8. Who would have received Mrs. Millamant's fortune if Lady Wishfort took it from her?
(a) Fainall.
(b) Lady Wishfort.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Mrs. Fainall.

9. One of the three types of critics that Concreve claims is_____________.
(a) Celebrities.
(b) Other playwrights.
(c) Mirabell.
(d) Tabloid reporters.

10. What is Lady Wishfort doing as Act 4, Scene 2 commences?
(a) Having tea with her guests.
(b) Lecturing Sir Wilfull on his drunkenness.
(c) Playing cards with her guests.
(d) Chatting casually.

11. What has happened to Waitwell after Lady Wishfort discovers what he really is?
(a) Mirabell fires him.
(b) Foible tries to kill him.
(c) Mrs. Marwood berates him.
(d) Fainall had him arrested.

12. What does Mrs. Marwood do to stop the argument between Petulant and Sir Wilfull in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) She says she has a headache.
(b) She introduces the two brothers.
(c) She asks Sir Wilfull to stay in the city.
(d) She asks them to be quiet.

13. What has Lady Wishfort discovered that has her so angry at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) Fainall is going to ruin her.
(b) Sir Rowland was actually a foreigner.
(c) Her maid was stealing from her.
(d) Her suitor, Sir Rowland, was a fake.

14. What problem must Lady Wishfort solve instead of attending Sir Rowland at the end of Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) Mirabell's argument with Mrs. Millamant.
(b) Problems between Mrs. Fainall and her husband.
(c) Petulant's lady friends who are outside the house.
(d) The drunkenness of her other male guests.

15. What are the first poets going to do when judging a play?
(a) Suggest the author is unable to produce another good work.
(b) Say it is unworthy of the playwright.
(c) Insult the dramatist.
(d) Say they dislike it, because they always dislike the plays they see.

Short Answer Questions

1. To keep Mrs. Fainall's infidelity secret, Fainall demands all of the following concessions except one item? What is it?

2. What happens when Mincing enters the room in Act 3, Scene 3?

3. Why does Mrs. Millamant agree to marry Sir Wilfull?

4. What does Sir Rowland claim as he enters the dining room and greets Lady Wishfort?

5. What kind of person is Sir Wilfull Witwoud?

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