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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 does Mrs. Marwood mean when she tells Lady Wishfort she was entertained by what she heard?
(a) She could hardly contain her anger.
(b) She found the situation hilariously funny.
(c) She was offended.
(d) She was amused.

2. How does Congreve use satire in the prologue?
(a) He suggests that farce is outdated.
(b) He uses theatrical devices to enhance satire.
(c) He makes fun of the audience.
(d) He states the play does not contain satire, but it is full of satirical pictures of the different behaviors of the characters.

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

4. What is the second kind of fool blessed by?
(a) Religious beliefs.
(b) Upbringing.
(c) How their lives evolve over time.
(d) Fortune.

5. What does the scene where Mrs. Marwood is left in the closet reveal about her?
(a) She is a nasty character with no true friends.
(b) She is upset at being left in the closet by Lady Wishfort.
(c) She is angry at Mirabell but still wants him as her lover.
(d) She is eager to marry Sir Wilfull.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were Witwoud and Petulant arguing at the end of Act 4, Scent 1?

2. What does Foible do when she enters Lady Wishfort's dressing room?

3. What does Mrs. Marwood's letter to Lady Wishfort reveal?

4. As Lady Wishfort steps out of the dining room to read a letter, what does Waitwell claim to Foible?

5. All of the following are true except one. As Mrs. Marwood discovers Mirabell's plot, she ______ .

(see the answer key)

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