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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. Why does Mirabell criticize Fainall at the chocolate house?
(a) Because he is angry with Fainall.
(b) Because he allowed his wife to ignored Mirabell the previous night.
(c) Because he dislikes Fainall's wife.
(d) Because Fainall is drinking too much.

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

3. For what purpose are the cosmetics used in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) As a symbol of how people cover themselves up.
(b) As a way to disguise age.
(c) As a device to mask one's feelings.
(d) As a symbol of loose morals.

4. Does Mrs. Marwood tell Lady Wishfort everything she overheard?
(a) We don't know.
(b) No.
(c) It is impossible to say.
(d) Yes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Mrs. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood doing to each other in the park?

2. What is Lady Wishfort's reaction to Mrs. Marwood's suggestion about Sir Wilfull?

3. Why does Fainall say he married his wife?

4. What does the prologue do?

5. Why does Lady Wishfort question Foible in her dressing room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Congreve feel about Mirabell's plot?

2. Explain Fainall's circumstances as we know them by Act 2, Scene 1. What is his relationship with the women in the play?

3. Describe Mirabell's feelings for Mrs. Millamant when he discusses his love for her with Fainall in Act 1, Scene 2 in the chocolate house.

4. What is the relationship between Waitwell and Foible?

5. 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?

6. Explain what Mrs. Marwood learned when she stayed in the closet in Lady Wishfort's dressing room. How does she react?

7. Why does Mrs. Marwood tell Lady Wishfort she has seen Foible with Mirabell?

8. Who is the most important character in the play? Describe him.

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

10. What opinion do you have of Mirabell's trickery in pretending to love Lady Wishfort in order to marry Mrs. Millamant? Is this too far-fetched to be believable or is it a possibility? Explain your point of view using specific examples from the play.

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