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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lady Wishfort dismiss Foible?
(a) Mrs. Fainall had an affair with Mirabell.
(b) Foible was plotting with Mirabell.
(c) Lady Wishfort could not consummate her marriage to Sir Rowland.
(d) Waitwell went to jail.

2. Why does Lady Wishfort claim she cannot turn over her fortune to Fainall?
(a) Because of her legal counsel.
(b) Because she doesn't like being blackmailed.
(c) Because she has no fortune.
(d) Because Mrs. Millamant has agreed to marry Sir Wilfull.

3. How does Mrs. Millamant react to Mirabell's visit and finishing the poem she is reciting?
(a) She professes her love for him to Mrs. Fainall when Mirabell leaves.
(b) She feels relief that he didn't argue with Lady Wishfort.
(c) She is indifferent to his proposal.
(d) She feels hurt that he has asked for so many terms in the marriage proposal.

4. What does Foible tell Mrs. Millamant when she reaches her in Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) That Mirabell is waiting to see her.
(b) That she should begin to dress for dinner.
(c) That her Lady Wishfort wishes to see her.
(d) That her aunt is almost ready to receive Sir Wilfull.

5. What does Mrs. Millamant achieve when she renounces Mirabell?
(a) She pleases Lady Wishfort and retains her fortune.
(b) She angers Sir Wilfull Witwoud and Fainall.
(c) She creates an out for Mirabell and destroys Lady Wishfort's plan to marry Sir Rowland.
(d) She frustrates Mrs. Marwood and pleases Fainall.

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

7. What has happened to Waitwell after Lady Wishfort discovers what he really is?
(a) Foible tries to kill him.
(b) Mrs. Marwood berates him.
(c) Mirabell fires him.
(d) Fainall had him arrested.

8. How do we know Lady Wishfort has not read the entire letter?
(a) Because Mirabell gets Waitwell out of jail without Lady Wishfort's knowledge.
(b) She doesn't realize her daughter Mrs. Fainall plotted against her.
(c) Because Foible reveals secrets about Mrs. Marwood to Mrs. Fainall, and Lady Wishfort is unaware of this problem.
(d) Because since Mrs. Fainall insists Mincing help her refute adultery charges when the trial begins.

9. What has Lady Wishfort discovered that has her so angry at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) Her maid was stealing from her.
(b) Her suitor, Sir Rowland, was a fake.
(c) Sir Rowland was actually a foreigner.
(d) Fainall is going to ruin her.

10. What does Mrs. Marwood's letter to Lady Wishfort reveal?
(a) The contents of Sir Rowland's black box.
(b) Sir Rowland is an imposter.
(c) Sir Rowland is actually an errant knight.
(d) The marriage contract is actually a fake.

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

12. What does Mirabell, on the other hand, ask of Mrs. Millamant if they are married?
(a) To not become a gossip.
(b) To never be as unfaithful as Mrs. Fainall.
(c) To plot with only her female friends.
(d) To love him always.

13. Why was the cologne given to the footmen?
(a) To prevent the footmen from smelling like stable hands.
(b) To disguise bodily odor.
(c) To give the footmen a little bonus.
(d) To add to the elegance of the party.

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

15. Who witnessed the document in the black box?
(a) Mrs. Millamant.
(b) Witwoud and Petulant.
(c) Foible and Mincing.
(d) Sir Wilfull.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Lady Wishfort steps out of the dining room to read a letter, what does Waitwell claim to Foible?

2. How does Foible disobey Lady Wishfort instructions when Lady Wishfort sends Foible to ensure Sir Wilfull and Mrs. Millamant talk?

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

4. What does Mrs. Marwood's discussion with Fainall reveal about her character?

5. In order for Mrs. Millamant to become Mirabell's prize, he must first ___________ .

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