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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Fainall claim about Mrs. Marwood?
2. Who is the least important male character in the play?
3. How does Mrs. Marwood attack Fainall when he angers her?
4. Why were the first performances heavily criticized?
5. What is the purpose of the play?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Mrs. Millamant.
2. Describe what we know about Mrs. Marwood at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1.
3. Describe Fainall's character.
4. Describe Mirabell's character.
5. Why does Mrs. Fainall support Mirabell's plans?
6. 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?
7. Describe Lady Wishfort.
8. Why does Mrs. Marwood tell Lady Wishfort she has seen Foible with Mirabell?
9. Explain Fainall's circumstances as we know them by Act 2, Scene 1. What is his relationship with the women in the play?
10. Is Congreve being facetious when he says the play's purpose is to entertain the audience and not instruct them about life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How has Congreve worked to make us feel sympathetic to certain characters while having no sympathy for others? Explain your answer with specific examples from the play.
Essay Topic 2
Do the characters in the play show growth or changes as the play progresses? How much of the play's meaning depends on this growth? How do you think the characters will have changed five or ten years from now?
Essay Topic 3
Congreve claimed that 'Fame and fortune are fleeting'. What does he mean by this statement? Do you think it is true? Why or why not? Give specific examples (either from the play or real life) to illustrate your point of view.
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