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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Marwood promise herself after hearing how Mirabell feels about her?
(a) That she is going to see him in dire circumstances some day and then she will have her revenge.
(b) That she will help him in his scheme against Lady Wishfort.
(c) That she will not chase him anymore.
(d) That she still loves him and is going to have him.

2. What does the prologue do?
(a) Introduces Congreve and his play.
(b) Instructs the audience on how to react to the play.
(c) Challenges the audience to try something new.
(d) Limits criticism of the play.

3. What does Mirabell suggest that Mrs. Fainall do if she no longer loves her husband?
(a) Divorce him.
(b) Ignore him.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Maintain a status quo with him.

4. Which one of the follow was not part of Mirabell's plan?
(a) Mirabell reported that she was pregnant.
(b) Mirabell appealed to Wishfort's vanity.
(c) Mirabell wrote a lampoon.
(d) Mirabell wrote a song about Wishfort.

5. Why are poets often fooled?
(a) They are fooled into believing that one successful play means the next one will be successful also.
(b) They believe what people tell them to their face.
(c) They believe in their work and expect others to understand and like it.
(d) They don't study their critics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mirabell pretend to love Lady Wishfort?

2. What does Foible convince Lady Wishfort to announce about the uncle?

3. Though Mrs. Millament doesn't act it, Mrs. Millamant actually ____________ Mirabell.

4. What does the scene where Mrs. Marwood is left in the closet reveal about her?

5. Mirabell's plan involves ________ Lady Wishfort.

Short Essay Questions

1. Congreve says the play doesn't contain satire yet the play is full of satirical pictures of different behaviors by the characters. Why do you think he made this statement?

2. Why are fame and fortune said to be 'fleeting'?

3. What do you think is Congreve's purpose in establishing an affair between Fainall and Mrs. Marwood?

4. Describe Mirabell's plan to marry Mrs. Millamant.

5. What is the relationship between Waitwell and Foible?

6. Do you think that a prologue is a good way to introduce a play? Why or why not?

7. Describe Mrs. Millamant.

8. What is the relationship between Lady Wishfort and Mrs. Marwood?

9. Mrs. Marwood is someone who thinks of revenge when others cross her. What scheme do you think Mrs. Marwood is planning to extract her revenge on Mirabell?

10. Why does Congreve use 'eavesdropping' in Act 3, Scene 1?

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