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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sir Rowland claim as he enters the dining room and greets Lady Wishfort?
(a) He wants to have a quiet wedding in the country.
(b) He will die of a broken heart if their marriage is delayed.
(c) He claims that Mirabell will starve him to prevent their marriage.
(d) He will be patient and wait for the wedding to occur.

2. Why does Mrs. Marwood urge Lady Wishfort to reconsider her desire to hear Fainall's proof of his wife's adultery?
(a) Her daughter betrayed her.
(b) A public scandal would damage the family's reputation.
(c) Mrs. Fainall is still carrying on.
(d) Nothing warrants her daughter's actions.

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

4. 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.

5. Why does Lady Wishfort praise Mrs. Marwood at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) Because Marwood is a cultured lady who dislikes low morals.
(b) Because she believes Marwood is a generous person.
(c) Because Marwood disavows Mirabell and Sir Rowland.
(d) Because Marwood revealed Mirabell's plot against her.

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

7. How does Mrs. Millamant show her devilish attitude during her chat with Mrs. Marwood?
(a) She states she doesn't believe Mrs. Marwood's relationships are noble.
(b) She makes remarks about Mrs. Marwood's age.
(c) She demands Mrs. Marwood sing a song.
(d) She fusses at Mincing.

8. What does the item that Waitwell brings into the room in the last scene contain?
(a) A document from Mrs. Fainall placing her fortune in Mirabell's trust before her marriage to Fainall.
(b) Proof of Mrs. Marwood's lies.
(c) A marriage certificate between Waitwell and Foible.
(d) Sir Rowland's documents of identity.

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

10. Why were Witwoud and Petulant arguing at the end of Act 4, Scent 1?
(a) They dislike Fainall and Sir Wilfull.
(b) It is the result of Fainall's plan to keep Sir Wilfull from obtaining Lady Wishfort's approval.
(c) They were drunk and garrulous.
(d) Fainall is trying to keep Mrs. Millamant and Sir Wilfull together.

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

12. How much is Mrs. Millamant's fortune?
(a) A small sum, six thousand pounds.
(b) Six thousand pounds, a vast fortune.
(c) The play doesn't state a specific sum.
(d) About ten thousand dollars.

13. Which room in Lady Wishfort's house is the setting for Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) The parlor.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The drawing room.
(d) The conservatory.

14. What else does Sir Wilfull say when he apologizes for his drunken behavior?
(a) Promises that he will never drink again.
(b) States that he is leaving on his travels.
(c) Claims he must continue with his travels.
(d) Says he is ready to marry Mrs. Millamant.

15. Who delivered the epilogue?
(a) Congreve himself.
(b) The same actress who played Mrs. Millamant.
(c) Congreve's wife.
(d) A special reader.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the first poets going to do when judging a play?

2. Why does Mrs. Millamant leave the room after the arrival of Witwoud and Petulant?

3. Why does Sir Wilfull bow out of his marriage arrangement with Mrs. Millamant?

4. What does Lady Wishfort demonstrate when she agrees to Fainall and Mrs. Marwood's schemes?

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

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