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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are Mrs. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood doing to each other in the park?
(a) Testing each other about Mirabell.
(b) Trying to determine if the other is having an affair.
(c) Investigating each other's love affairs.
(d) Questioning each other about their opinion of love.

3. Why does Mrs. Millamant agree to marry Sir Wilfull?
(a) Secure her fortune.
(b) Get revenge on Mirabell.
(c) Achieve her freedom.
(d) Acquire Sir Wilfull's money.

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

5. Why are failed poets unable to judge Congreve's play?
(a) They simply lack the ability to judge another poet's work.
(b) They have no standards as they have already been proven failures.
(c) They would be jealous.
(d) They would never agree that someone else is successful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Mrs. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood doing at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

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

3. One of the three types of critics that Concreve claims is_____________.

4. Who is the most important male character in the play?

5. Why does Congreve say these critics should be the subject of onstage satire?

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