The Way of the World Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Way of the World Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the least important male character in the play?
(a) Mirabell.
(b) Fainall.
(c) Witwoud.
(d) Petulant.

2. Who is Mrs. Millamant?
(a) The woman Mirabell loves.
(b) An acquaintance of Mirabell.
(c) Fainall's sister.
(d) A relative of the two gentlemen.

3. Why is eavesdropping so successful in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Because the characters stand around and talk about their plans.
(b) Because Mrs. Marwood needs to be told off.
(c) Because the characters needs to tell the audience what is going to happen next.
(d) Because the scene is necessary to add more intrigue to the play.

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

5. Lady Wishfort is all of the following except one. Which one does not apply to her character?
(a) Gullible.
(b) Humorless.
(c) Vain.
(d) Old.

6. With respect to Sir Wilfull, what does Mrs. Marwood suggest to Lady Wishfort?
(a) Sir Wilfull is going to continue his travels.
(b) Sir Wilfull will make an excellent husband for Mrs. Millamant.
(c) Sir Wilfull is a country bumpkin.
(d) Sir Wilfull is a drunkard.

7. Who told Lady Wishfort about Mirabell's deception?
(a) Mrs. Millamant.
(b) Fainall.
(c) Foible.
(d) Mrs. Marwood.

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

9. How does Mrs. Marwood answer Fainall when he joins her in the park?
(a) She is tired of arguing with him.
(b) She is protective of Fainall's honor.
(c) She hates his wife.
(d) She wants to go home.

10. Foible tell Lady Wishfort all but one of the following. Which statement is incorrect?
(a) Mrs. Marwood is watching Foible.
(b) Sir Rowland loves Wishfort's picture.
(c) Mirabell said Wishfort was old.
(d) Make-up will help her look young.

11. Who are Witwoud and Petulant?
(a) Important gentlemen of this social group.
(b) Mrs. Millamant's servants.
(c) Lady Wishfort's servants.
(d) Followers of Mrs. Millamant.

12. What does Mrs. Marwood say to Mrs. Fainall about men?
(a) She is having an affair.
(b) She hates all men.
(c) She loves her husband.
(d) She is in love with Mirabell.

13. While drinking chocolate, what else are Mirabell and Fainall doing?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Discussing their travel plans.
(d) Playing cards.

14. What is Sir Wilfull's relationship with Lady Wishfort?
(a) He is her son.
(b) He is her uncle.
(c) He is her nephew.
(d) He is her brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Fainall reveal to Foible in her mother's dressing room?

2. How does Witwoud describe Petulant?

3. What does the prologue permit Congreve to do to the audience?

4. Where are Mrs. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood as Act 2, Scene 1 opens?

5. Act 2, Scene 2 reveals the reason Mrs. Fainall married her husband. What was the reason?

(see the answer keys)

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