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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Lady Wishfort demonstrate when she agrees to Fainall and Mrs. Marwood's schemes?
2. What is Lady Wishfort's reaction to Mrs. Marwood's suggestion about Mrs. Fainall?
3. What is the consequence of the revelation made by Mirabell concerning Mrs. Fainall?
4. How do we know Lady Wishfort has not read the entire letter?
5. Why is Congreve's play timeless?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do we feel sympathy for Lady Wishfort even though she is vain and is berating a servant at the beginning Act 5, Scene 1?
2. How have the fortunes of the lovers been determined in this play? Is this a good thing or a bad one? Explain your point of view.
3. How do critics today differ from Congreve's description of them?
4. Compare Congreve's opinions on love, marriage, and honesty with another play, novel, movie, etc. you know well.
5. Throughout the play, Mirabell has protested his love for Mrs. Millamant. Citing specific examples, what are some of the ways he has demonstrated his love for Mrs. Millamant?
6. In what way does the discussion of marriage between Lady Wishfort and Sir Rowland differ from the discussion of Mrs. Millamant and Mirabell?
7. Why does Lady Wishfort come to the conclusion that Sir Wilfull will not make a good husband for Mrs. Millamant?
8. Discuss Lady Wishfort's reaction to Foible's revelations in Act 5, Scene 1.
9. As a play, The Way of the World met with little success. However, critics believe it is one of the best comedies of manners ever written. Why do you think there is such a difference in opinion between audiences and critics?
10. Explain the significance of the document in the black box.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the terms of marriage between the couples in the play and how those terms of marriage are the same or different from today's marriages. Support your answer with specific examples from the play.
Essay Topic 2
Do the characters in the play show growth or changes as the play progresses? How much of the play's meaning depends on this growth? How do you think the characters will have changed five or ten years from now?
Essay Topic 3
The motives of the characters seem to determine their success in the play. Discuss the different character's motivations in this play. Did any of them have the same motivations? What factors influenced the character's motivations?
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