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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By firing back at the audience, what does Congreve do?
(a) He pretends to admire them while he really hates them.
(b) He defends his decision to add some unusual and new elements to the play.
(c) He lectures them about their lack of artistic understanding.
(d) He infuriates the audience.

2. What does Waitwell promise to bring Lady Wishfort when he is revealed as an impostor?
(a) Proof of his identity.
(b) A black box containing a gift for Lady Wishfort.
(c) Certain personal documents of Lady Wishfort.
(d) A black box with a ring for their engagement.

3. How does Foible disobey Lady Wishfort instructions when Lady Wishfort sends Foible to ensure Sir Wilfull and Mrs. Millamant talk?
(a) By going to Mrs. Millamant instead.
(b) By telling Sir Wilfull that Mrs. Marwood wants to speak with him.
(c) By locating Sir Wilfull, but offering him more drink.
(d) By speaking to Mrs. Fainall in the corridor.

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

5. What is a chocolate house?
(a) A new type of coffee shop celebrating the discovery of chocolate.
(b) A place for men to meet.
(c) A shop serving only pastries made of chocolate.
(d) A meeting place for women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Act 2, Scene 2 reveals the reason Mrs. Fainall married her husband. What was the reason?

2. What phrase describes the relationship between Mirabell and Mrs. Fainall?

3. Are the tastes of poets random?

4. Lady Wishfort convinces herself that her daughter is innocent in a soliloquy. What is a soliloquy?

5. What does Mrs. Marwood say to Mrs. Fainall about men?

(see the answer key)

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