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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Lady Wishfort steps out of the dining room to read a letter, what does Waitwell claim to Foible?
(a) He is rather tired of this pretense.
(b) He knows he is in over his head.
(c) He thinks Lady Wishfort is obsessed with sex.
(d) He would rather be a chairman than Wishfort's husband.

2. What does Congreve believe about good satirists?
(a) They should keep their subjects anonymous.
(b) They have the obligation to discuss sexual topics in a funny way.
(c) They have the freedom to lampoon the famous.
(d) They should enjoy their power.

3. All of the following characteristics of Lady Wishfort's girlish excitement at Sir Rowland's visit are revealed except one. Which characteristic is not true of Lady Wishfort?
(a) She is a vain fool.
(b) She is a genuine person.
(c) She is an aging woman.
(d) She is a typical lady of Restoration society.

4. Why does Sir Wilfull bow out of his marriage arrangement with Mrs. Millamant?
(a) He likes being a free man.
(b) He enjoys drinking and carousing with his friends.
(c) He wants to go home.
(d) He does not like the city environment of lies and deceit.

5. Who would have received Mrs. Millamant's fortune if Lady Wishfort took it from her?
(a) Mrs. Fainall.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Fainall.
(d) Lady Wishfort.

6. Why is Congreve's play timeless?
(a) It makes witty statements about love and lovers.
(b) It was comic.
(c) It is a period piece.
(d) It focuses on social issues.

7. What is Lady Wishfort's reaction to Mrs. Marwood's suggestion about Mrs. Fainall?
(a) She disagrees with Mrs. Marwood.
(b) She says she needs time to think.
(c) She agrees with Mrs. Marwood.
(d) She complains of a headache and goes to lie down.

8. Why is Sir Wilfull unsuccessful when he tries to woo Mrs. Millamant?
(a) Because he is too drunk to succeed.
(b) Because he is too ignorant and is easily defeated by Mrs. Millamant.
(c) Because he has no idea of what he is doing.
(d) Because he is a fool that prefers horses.

9. What is Lady Wishfort's reaction to the revelations of Mirabell and Mrs. Fainall?
(a) She praises Mrs. Fainall's prudence.
(b) She is grateful to her daughter.
(c) She is upset.
(d) She thanks her daughter for her deviousness.

10. When accused of adultery, what does Mrs. Fainall do?
(a) Slaps Mrs. Marwood.
(b) Demands Mrs. Marwood produce proof of her infidelity.
(c) Lies and denies everything.
(d) Begs her mother's forgiveness.

11. One of the three types of critics that Concreve claims is_____________.
(a) Mirabell.
(b) Tabloid reporters.
(c) Other playwrights.
(d) Celebrities.

12. Why would tabloid reporters be unable to judge the play?
(a) They are unscrupulous.
(b) They are gossip mongers.
(c) They have no training in theater arts.
(d) Because they want to connect famous people with the characters.

13. What are the first poets going to do when judging a play?
(a) Suggest the author is unable to produce another good work.
(b) Say it is unworthy of the playwright.
(c) Say they dislike it, because they always dislike the plays they see.
(d) Insult the dramatist.

14. What qualities is the proposed marriage between Sir Rowland and Lady Wishfort rooted in?
(a) Falsehood, deceit and conformity with society's expectations.
(b) Society's conception of marriage, illicit sex, and lies.
(c) Vanity, greed and lies.
(d) Adultery, deceit, and pretentiousness.

15. Why does Mrs. Millamant leave the room after the arrival of Witwoud and Petulant?
(a) She becomes frustrated with Witwoud and Petulant.
(b) She needs to get dressed for dinner.
(c) She dislikes them.
(d) She believes that Mirabell is coming.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who witnessed the document in the black box?

2. To keep Mrs. Fainall's infidelity secret, Fainall demands all of the following concessions except one item? What is it?

3. What does Foible claim that Lady Wishfort will discover about Waitwell?

4. What does Mrs. Marwood do to stop the argument between Petulant and Sir Wilfull in Act 3, Scene 3?

5. How does Mrs. Millamant show her devilish attitude during her chat with Mrs. Marwood?

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