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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the tastes of poets determined by?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Upbringing.
(c) Religious beliefs.
(d) How their lives evolve over time.

2. What does Mrs. Millamant ask Witwoud and Petulant as they enter the room in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Where Sir Wilfull is.
(b) Who Sir Wilfull is.
(c) If they would sing with Mrs. Marwood.
(d) If they have stopped arguing.

3. Why is the theatrical device 'eavesdropping' used by Marwood comical?
(a) She wants revenge on Mirabell.
(b) She is intrigued by the plots going on.
(c) She is self-important.
(d) She is forced to listen to the other character's true opinions of her.

4. What is the relationship between Witwoud and Sir Wilfull Witwoud?
(a) They are half-brothers.
(b) They are brothers.
(c) They are distant relatives.
(d) They are cousins.

5. Why does Fainall say he married his wife?
(a) For her social position.
(b) For her good breeding.
(c) For her money.
(d) For love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Fainall ask the maids to do for her at the end of Act 5, Scene 1?

2. What seems to determine the success of the characters in the play?

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

4. What does Congreve's cheerful discussion of marriage reveal to the audience?

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

(see the answer key)

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