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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. What does Foible tell Mrs. Millamant when she reaches her in Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) That her Lady Wishfort wishes to see her.
(b) That she should begin to dress for dinner.
(c) That Mirabell is waiting to see her.
(d) That her aunt is almost ready to receive Sir Wilfull.

2. Why does Petulant hire three prostitutes?
(a) Satisfy his sexual needs.
(b) Show his lack of social sensitivity.
(c) Feign importance to his peers.
(d) Act as a foil to his popularity.

3. Why is Mrs. Fainall's husband cold to her?
(a) He hates her for cuckolding him.
(b) His libido has lessened with age.
(c) Because of his affair with Mrs. Marwood.
(d) He no longer loves her.

4. Lady Wishfort convinces herself that her daughter is innocent in a soliloquy. What is a soliloquy?
(a) A speech given by a character to reveal his or her thoughts to the audience, but not to other characters.
(b) A short speech to another character.
(c) A heartfelt speech aimed at convincing the audience of one's justification in a certain act.
(d) A speech defending one's position before the other characters.

5. What does Foible claim that Lady Wishfort will discover about Waitwell?
(a) He is an errant knave.
(b) He is a knight of the realm.
(c) He is a scoundrel.
(d) He is a gentleman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the scene where Mrs. Marwood is left in the closet reveal about her?

2. Why does Congreve tell the audience that they will not be offended to any reference to fools in the play?

3. Why is Fainall upset with Mrs. Marwood at the end of Act 3, Scene 3?

4. Congreve's character Mirabell is a master ________ .

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

(see the answer key)

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