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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Fainall give for Mirabell's deception being revealed?
(a) He should have expected Lady Wishfort's friends to tell her.
(b) Mrs. Marwood tried to protect her friend, Lady Wishfort.
(c) He deserved it.
(d) He did not return Mrs. Marwood's romantic gestures.

2. What has Mrs. Marwood overheard in her hiding place while Lady Wishfort questions Foible and after Lady Wishfort leaves the room?
(a) Foible's plans.
(b) Lady Wishfort's plans.
(c) All of Mirabell's plot.
(d) Mrs. Fainall's affection for her.

3. What does Sir Wilfull Witwoud's remarks on Wishfort's dressing reveal about his character?
(a) Reveals his ignorance of city manners.
(b) Suggests she had been ill.
(c) Demonstrates his wit and charm.
(d) Acknowledge her right to leisure.

4. What is Lady Wishfort's reaction to Mrs. Marwood's suggestion about Sir Wilfull?
(a) She disagrees.
(b) She agrees, but thinks they should wait until after her marriage.
(c) She isn't sure.
(d) She agrees.

5. What do the different marriages introduced in the play seem to be motivated by?
(a) Social convenience.
(b) Love.
(c) The need to protect their reputations.
(d) Greed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Marwood do to stop the argument between Petulant and Sir Wilfull in Act 3, Scene 3?

2. Which room in Lady Wishfort's house is the setting for Act 4, Scene 2?

3. What is a cabal?

4. Which character(s) is/are not present in Lady Wishfort's dining room?

5. What is a chocolate house?

(see the answer key)

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