2012

1. What is the meaning of ‘Mac Flecknoe’?
   Ans:
2. Who reveals Mirabell’s false love to Lady Wishfort?
   Ans: Mrs. Marwood reveals Mirabell’s false love to Lady Wishfort.
3. Who was Ogleby?
   Ans: Ogleby was a poet, translator and printer.
4. Why does Waitwell disguise himself as Sir Roland?
   Ans: Waitwell disguises himself as Sir Roland to marry Lady Wishfort according to the plan of Mirabell.
5. Who are Salamanders?
   Ans: Salamanders are the souls of fairies who can pass into the fire.
6. What is heraldry?
   Ans: Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display, and study of armorial bearings.
7. Where did the goddess of spleen live?
   Ans: The goddess of spleen lived in a gloomy cave in the center of the earth.
8. In whose possession was the jewelry of Miss Neville?
   Ans: The jewelry of Miss Neville was in possession of Mrs. Hardcastle.
9. What is Hampton Court?
   Ans: Hampton Court is a royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
10. What is pealing anthem?
    Ans:
11. What is epitaph?
    Ans: An epitaph is a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person.
12. How old was Mrs. Hardcasite?
    Ans: Mr. Hardcastle was 57 years old.

2013

1. What does the owl symbolize in Dryden’s poem “Mac Flecknoe”?
   Ans:
2. Who is Singleton?
   Ans: A singleton is a class that allows a single instance of itself to be created and gives access to that created instance.
3. What is a cabal night?
   Ans: Cabal night is an evening party attended by a group of woman from higher class society to make and spread intrigues and scandals.
4. Who is Witwould?
   Ans: Witwould is the half-brother to Sir Wilfull Witwould and a suitor of Ms. Millamant in “The Way of the World”.
5. Why has Mr. Fainall married Mrs. Fainall?
   Ans: Mr. Fainall has married Mrs. Fainall because of her property.
6. Who was waiting on the goddess of the spleen?
   Ans: Two of her handmaids called III- nature and Affectation was waiting on the goddess of Spleen.
7. What do the scales show in “The Rape of the Lock”?
   Ans: The scales showed women’s hair to be heavier than the wits of men that meant the women should win the victory.
8. What is an elegy?
   Ans: An elegy is a poem or song written in honour of someone deceased.
9. Why could not the rustics have access to education?
   Ans:
10. Who was Milton?
    Ans: Milton was a great poet of 17^th century.
11. What happened to Selima?
    Ans:
12. What does Mr. Hardcastle, love?
    Ans: Mr. Hardcastle loves old things – old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine and even his old wife.

2014

1. What is the meaning of ‘Mac Flecknoe”?”
   Ans:
2. Who is Umbriel?
   Ans: Umbriel is an earthly gnome that flies down to the Cave of Spleen and brings sobs and tears for Belinda.
3. Who is Foible?
   Ans: Foible is the maid servant of Lady Wishfort.
4. Name the Pet of Belinda.
   Ans: Shock.
5. What is an epitaph?
   Ans: An epitaph is a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person.
6. Who is Young Marlow?
   Ans: Young Marlow is the son of Mr. Hardcastle’s old friend, Charles Marlow.
7. What is Belinda’s lock of hair turned into?
   Ans: Belinda’s lock of hair is turned into a constellation of stars.
8. Why does Mrs. Hardcastle want her son to marry Miss Neville?
   Ans: Mrs. Hardcastle wants her son to marry Miss Neville for acquiring her jewellery.
9. Who is Selima?
   Ans:
10. What type of play is “The Way of the World”?
    Ans: “The Way of the World” is a comedy of manners.
11. What does the black box contain in the play “The Way of the World”?
    Ans: The black box contains the writings of Waitwell’s whole estate.
12. What is Dryden’s purpose in writing “Mac Fleckone”?
    Ans:

2015

1. Who is an ode?
   Ans: An ode is a lyric poem that praises an individual, an idea or an event.
2. Who is the fittest son of Fleckone to inherit his kingdom of dullness?
   Ans:
3. What is the marital status of Lady Wishfort?
   Ans: Lady Wishfort is a widow.
4. Who is Ariel?
   Ans: Ariel is Belinda’s guardian sylph.
5. What is an elegy?
   Ans: An elegy is a poem or song written in honour of someone deceased.
6. Who was Mr. Lumpkin?
   Ans: Mr. Lumpkin was the first husband of Dorothy (Mrs. Hardcastle) and father of Tony Lumpkin.
7. How did Selima die?
   Ans:
8. What does Mr. Hardcastle, love?
   Ans: Mr. Hardcastle loves everything that is old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books and old wine.
9. Who is Belinda’s Personal beautician?
   Ans: Betty is Belinda’s personal beautician.
10. What does the name Marwood suggest?
    Ans: The name ‘Marwood’ suggests would mar lovers.
11. Who is Hampton?
    Ans: Hampton Court is a royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
12. What is the play Belinda plays?
    Ans: Belinda plays the game of Ombre.

2016

1. Who are the ladies that first enter into St. James Park in The Way of the World?
   Ans. Lady Wishfort first enters into St. James Park in The Way of the World.
2. What is Popish Plot?
   Ans. The Popish plot was a conspiracy against English Catholics fabricated in 1678 by Titas Oates as a way of gaining power.
3. Whom does Pope address as the muse in The Rape of the Lock?
   Ans. A friend of Pope, John Caryl addresses as the muse in The Rape of the Locke.
4. What are the Three Pigeons?
   Ans. The Three Pigeons was a prominent and famous meeting place in Bergen Township, New Jersey.
5. What is Sir Wilfull?
   Ans. Sir Wilfull is Lady Wishfort’s forty-year-old nephew from the countryside.
6. Who arms the Baron with a pair of scissors?
   Ans. Clarissa arms the Baron with a pair of scissors.
7. ‘I stooped to conquer’ — who says this and why?’
   Ans. Oliver Goldsmith says this in order to get the better of him
8. Who is Shimei?
   Ans. A man who curses David, and he’s the sheriff of London and Middlesex, Slingsby Bethel.
9. Why did Mr. Fainall agree to marry Mrs. Fainall?
   Ans. Mr. Fainall has married Mrs. Fainal to get her money which he wants to spend on his mistress Mrs. Marwood.
10. What is the alternative title of the play She Stoops to Conquer?
    Ans. The Mistake of the Night.
11. What was the last condition of Mirabell in the ‘Proviso Scene’?
    Ans. The conditions under which he is prepared to marry her and under which she is prepared to accept him.
12. What does the bag given by the goddess Spleen to Umbriel, contain?
    Ans. The bag, which the Goddess of Spleen gives to the gnome, Umbriel, is the clever mimicry of the bag in which Ulysses entrapped the winds. The bag contains all the violent and noisy emotions while the Phial contains the noisiest sort of suffering.

2017

1. Who is Absalom’s father?
   Ans. Absalom’s father’s name is David, king of Israel.
2. Who Provokes Absalom to revolt against his father?
   Ans. Achiophel provokes Absalom to revolt against his father.
3. Which contemporary political figure does David represent?
   Ans. David represents Charles.
4. What type of comedy is “The Way of the World”?
   Ans: “The Way of the World” is a comedy of manners.
5. Why is Petulant in the habit of hiring women?
   Ans. Petulant is in the habit of hiring women in order to create an impression that he is very much in demand.
6. What is the name of Mrs. Fainals first husband?
   Ans. Mr. Languish is the name of Mrs. Fainals first husband.
7. Who cuts the lock of Belinda?
   Ans. The Baron cuts the lock of Belinda.
8. What is Hampton court?
   Ans. Hampton Court was a Royal palace where Britain’s statesmen politics.
9. Who is Ariel?
   Ans. Ariel is Belinda’s guardian who protects virginal women.
10. What is the name of Mrs. Hardcastle’s daughter?
    Ans. Kate is the name of Mrs. Hardcastle’s daughter.
11. What is the name of Mr. Hardcastle’s house?
    Ans. Mr. Hardcastle’s house name is Quagmire Marsh.
12. What is the name of Belinda’s Pet?
    Ans. Belinda has four pets. They are –  a little black kitten, Ink, a little yellow dog, Mustard, a grey mouse named Blink, and a dragon called Custard.

2018

1. What is satire?
   Ans. Satire is a form of literature that criticizes people or institutions by making them seem foolish or ridiculous.
2. Who was Absalom?
   Ans. According to Hebrew Bible, Absalom was the third son of David, King of Israel.
3. What type of poems are Absalom and Achitophel?
   Ans. ‘Absalom and Achitophel’ is a political satire.
4. What does Proviso-Scene signify?
   Ans. The Proviso scene signifies the true meaning of love and marriage of the Restoration period through wit, humor, and irony.
5. What is cabal night?
   Ans. A cabal night is a private evening party attended by a small group of women who usually talk of scandals and indulge in social intrigue.
6. Who disguises himself as Sir Rowland?
   Ans. Waitwell disguises himself as Sir Rowland.
7. What is a mock epic?
   Ans. A mock epic is a form of satire that is based on a trivial subject.
8. Who is Belinda’s guardian’ sylph?
   Ans. Belinda’s guardian Sylph is Ariel whose duty is to protect her from all dangers.
9. Who tries to prevent the Baron from cutting off the lock of Belinda?
   Ans. A Sylph with its airy body tries to prevent the Baron from cutting the look of Belinda.
10. Who is Dorothy?
    Ans. Dorothy is Mrs. Hardcastle, the wife of Mr. Hardcastle.
11. Why does Tony take revenge on his mother?
    Ans. Tony takes revenge on his mother because she has spoiled him by pampering and she has kept away his inheritance.
12. Who does Achitophel stand for?
    Ans. Achitophel stands for Anthony Ashley Cooper, the first Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-83) who was the leader of the anti-royalist group.

2019

1. Who was Saul?
   Ans. Saul was the first king of Israel. Saul disobeyed God.
2. What is Popish Plot?
   Ans. The Popish plot was a conspiracy against English Catholics fabricated in 1678 by Titas Oates as a way of gaining power.
3. How are ‘Absalom and Achitophel ended?
   Ans. This ended with God’s approval of the king’s stern against his enemies.
4. What type of play is “The Way of the World”?
   Ans. “The Way of the World” is a comedy of manners.
5. Why is Petulant in the habit of hiring women?
   Ans. Petulant are in the habit of hiring women in order to create the impression.
6. What does the black box contain in “The Way of the World”?
   Ans. Black box, which contains the deeds to his estate and fortune, as a sign of his fidelity and love.
7. What is Hampton Court?
   Ans. Hampton Court was a Royal palace where Britain’s statesmen politics.
8. What was the sole duty of Ariel?
   Ans. Ariel himself will protect Shock, the lapdog. A band of fifty Sylphs will guard the all-important petticoat. Ariel pronounces that any sylph who neglects his assigned duty will be severely punished. 
9. Whom does Pope address as the Muse in The Rape of the Lock?
   Ans. A friend of Pope, John Caryl addresses as the muse in The Rape of the Lock.
10. Who is Mr. Hardcastle?
    Ans. Mr. Hardcastle is an old-fashioned gentleman who owns an old house in the countryside.
11. What is a Prologue?
    Ans. A prologue is a speech at the beginning of a play, book, or film.
12. Who sings a song on ‘The Three Pigeons”?
    Ans. Tony Lumpkin sings a song.

2020

1. Who is Absalom’s father?
   Ans. David, king of Israel and Judah.
2. What is the name of Belinda’s pet?
   Ans. Belinda has four pets. They are –  a little black kitten, Ink, a little yellow dog, Mustard, a grey mouse named Blink, and a dragon called Custard.
3. What is a mock epic?
   Ans. A mock epic is a form of satire that is based on a trivial subject.
4. Who is Belinda’s guardian Sylph?
   Ans. Ariel is Belinda’s guardian Sylph.
5. What is Cabal night?
   Ans. A private party where a small group of women gossip about scandals and engage in social intrigues during the restoration period.
6. What does Achitophel stand for?
   Ans. Achitophel stands for Anthony Ashley Cooper, the first Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-83) who was the leader of the anti-royalist group. 
7. What is the name of Mrs. Fainall’s first husband?
   Ans. Languish was Mrs. Fainall’s first husband.
8. What does proviso-scene signify?
   Ans. The Proviso scene signifies the true meaning of love and marriage of the Restoration period through wit, humor, and irony.
9. Why does Tony take revenge on his mother?
   Ans. Tony takes revenge on his mother because she has spoiled him by pampering and she has kept away his inheritance.
10. What is ombre?
    Ans. Ombre is a card game played by three people, where one player wins against the other two, with nine cards given to each.
11. What is a masquerade?
    Ans. A masquerade is a dramatic performance where actors wear masks to hide their identities.
12. Who is Dorothy?
    Ans. Dorothy is Mrs. Hardcastle, the wife of Mr. Hardcastle.

Brief Questions with Answers from SET Suggestion-2022 (3rd Year)

Absalom and Achitophel

1. Who called Dryden “Glorious John”?
   Ans: Walter Scott called him “Glorious John.”
2. Which poem was written by John Dryden regarding successor to Charles II angered Whigs?
   Ans: Absalom and Achitophel
3. What is the purpose of writing Absalom and Achitophel?
   Ans: The purpose of writing Absalom and Achitophel is to rouse popular feeling against Shaftesbury and to secure his indictment.
4. What is Exclusion Bill?
   Ans: The Exclusion Bill was a bill of 1680 that sought to exclude James from succession to the throne because he was Roman Catholic.
5. What is the Monmouth Rebellion?
   Ans: The Monmouth Rebellion was an attempt to overthrow James II who had become King of England, Scotland, and Ireland upon the death of his elder brother Charles II on 6 February 1685.
6. How does Dryden open Absalom and Achitophel?
   Ans: Dryden opens Absalom and Achitophel ironically by defending Charles II’s having sexual relations with many women.
7. Who was “Israel’s monarch”?
   Ans: “Israel’s monarch” is David, King of Israel.
8. Whom does “Israel’s monarch” stand for? Or, Whom does “Israel’s monarch” refer to?
   Ans: “Israel’s monarch” refers to / stands for Charles II, monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland:
9. Who was Michal?
   Ans: Michal was the daughter of Saul and the wife of King David. She was a childless woman.
10. Whom does Michal stand for? Or, Whom does Michal refer to?
    Ans: Michal stands for Catherine of Braganza who was the daughter of John IV of Portugal and wife of Charles II.
11. Whom does Absalom stand for in Absalom and Achitophel?
    Ans: He stands for James, the Duke of Monmouth (1649-85), the illegitimate son of Charles II by his mistress, Lucy Waters.
12. What is Sion? [DU. (affi) 2017]
    Ans: Sion is Zion, “the city of David”. In Absalom and Achitophel, it stands for London.
13. Who are the Jews? Or, Whom do the Jews stand for in Absalom and Achitophel? Ans: In Absalom and Achitophel the Jews stand for the English people especially the Whigs who are unfriendly to the King.
14. Who are the Adam-wits? [DU. (affi) 2016, 2018]
    Ans: Dryden called the English the Adam-wits.
15. Whom does Saul represent in Absalom and Achitophel?
    Ans: In Absalom and Achitophel Saul represents Oliver Cromwell who ruled England as Lord Protector after Charles’s execution from 1653 to 1658 during the republican Commonwealth.
16. What does the “golden cup” refer to?
    Ans: It is a cup fashioned by the followers of Moses. Being tricked by Aaron, they melted all their gold ornaments and fashioned a golden cup which they worshiped instead of God.
17. Who were the Jebusites?
    Ans: Jebusites were a tribe in Jerusalem before the arrival of the Israelites.
18. Whom does the Jebusites represent?
    Ans: The Jubusites stand for Roman Catholics, who controlled England before the Reformation brought Protestantism to the country.
19. Who are the Jewish rabbins?
    Ans: The Jewish rabbins refers to the Protestant clergymen.
20. Which is a curse to the English nation?
    Ans: The Popish Plot is a curse to the English nation.
21. Why did the Popish Plot fail? [DU. (affi) 2016].
    Ans: The Popish Plot failed because the persons engaged in it lacked commonsense.
22. Who was Achitophel?
    Ans: Achitophel was the counsellor of King David. He later betrayed the king and advised Absalom to rebel against his father, King David. In the seventeenth century the name Achitophel was virtually used as a synonym for a wicked and traitorous counsellor and politician.
23. How did Plato define man?
    Ans: Plato defined man as a two-footed animal without wings.
24. What was the triple bond?
    Ans: The triple bond here stands for the Triple Alliance, an agreement between England, Holland, and Sweden, dating from 1667-68.
25. When was the triple bond broken?
    Ans: The triple bond was broken by the war declared against Holland in 1672.
26. What does Jordan’s sand stand for?
    Ans: Jordan’s sand stands for Dover Beach where Charles had landed on when he went to England from Brussels in response to an invitation from the English people to become their king.
27. What is Noah’s ark? [DU. (affi) 2018]
    Ans: Noah’s ark is the boat built by Noah for the rescue of a pair of each of the living species from the great flood which God sent to punish the people of the earth.
28. Why was Absalom (Duke of Monmouth) unwilling to revolt against his father?
    Ans: The Duke of Monmouth was unwilling to lead a revolt against his father because his father is a very good ruler, he has satisfied his need and the Duke himself has no legal claim to the throne as he was the illegitimate son of the king.
29. With what two matters is Absalom discontented?
    Ans: Absalom (the Duke of Monmouth) is discontented with two matters: (i) after the death of Charles II, James will be an heir to the throne; and (ii) his birth as an illegitimate son of Charles II with bold spirit or ambition.
30. What is Sanhedrin?
    Ans: Sanhedrin is the Jewish high council. In Absalom and Achitophel, it refers to the English Parliament.
31. Who were the Levites?
    Ans: The Levites refers to the priests. They stand for the Puritan preachers who were penalized by the Act of Uniformity in 1662.
32. Who was Hydra?
    Ans: Hydra was a monster with many heads. When any one of the heads of the monster was cut off, another grew in its place.
33. Who was Zimri?
    Ans: Zimri was a member of the anti-royalist group. In Absalom and Achitophel, he stands for George Villiers, the second Duke of Buckingham (1628-87).
34. What does Zimri symbolize?
    Ans: He is a humorous symbol of inconstant man.
35. Who was Balaam?
    Ans: Balaam was the earl of Hutchington. According to the Bible, he was good at cursing and blessing. He was summoned by Balak to curse the Israelites but he encouraged illicit sexual relations. When confronted with the angel of the Lord, he deserted Balak. Similarly, the Earl of Hutchington left Shaftesbury and was reconciled with Charles in 1681.
36. Who is Corah?
    Ans: Corah is a Biblical name who led a rebellion against Moses. In Absalom and Achitophel, he stands for Titus Oates, who invented the Popish Plot and led the persecution of Catholics.
37. What is Hybla?
    Ans: Hybla was a town in Sicily famous for its honey.
38. Who was Bathsheba?
    David had a child with Bathsheba while she was married; he then sent her husband into battle, where he was killed. David later married her. Here she stands for Louise de Keroualle, duchess of Portsmouth, one of Charles II’s mistresses.
39. Who was Barzillai?
    Ans: Barzillai is a biblical character who lived beyond the Jordan River and sustained David during Absalom’s rebellion. In Absalom and Achitophel, he stands for the Duke of Ormond (1610-88) who was a patron of Dryden and one of the most devoted servants of Charles. He accompanied Charles II during his exile and served him faithfully during the time of his misfortunes on many important occasions.
40. Who was Adriel?
    Ans: Adriel was the son of Barzillai. Here he stands for John Sheffield, 3rd earl of Mulgrave. He supported Dryden and James, Duke of York, and he opposed Monmouth.
41. Who was Jotham?
    Ans: Jotham stands for George Savile, Marquis of Halifax, and nephew of Shaftesbury. The Marquis of Halifax had once supported Shaftesbury but, alarmed at his excess, had become a supporter of the Court. It was entirely by his eloquence that the Exclusion Bill was defeated in the Lords in 1680.
42. Who was Hushai?
    Ans: Hushai, David’s friend, here stands for Lawrence Hyde, Earl of Rochester, Charles II’s First Lord of the Treasury. He fought against the Exclusion Bill.
43. Who was Samson?

Ans: Samson was a Biblical hero who killed a large number of enemies by pulling down a column and bringing down the roof on them, though he himself was killed too.

44. What was the purpose of the Popish Plot?
    Ans: The purpose of the Popish Plot was to ruin the church and government.
45. Who is the fittest son of Fleckone to inherit his kingdom of dullness?
46. Who provokes Absalom to revolt against his father? [NU. 2017]
    Ans: Achitophel
47. Which contemporary political figure does David represent? [NU. 2017]
    Ans: Charles II
48. What is a satire? [NU. 2018].
    Ans: A literary attack on the follies and vices of an individual or a society with a view to correcting them through laugher and ridicule.
49. Who was Absalom? [NU. 2018; DU. (affi) 2016]
    Ans: According to the Hebrew Bible, Absalom was the third son of David, King of Israel.
50. What type of poem is Absalom and Achitophel? [NU. 2018; DU. (affi) 2017]
    Ans: Absalom and Achitophel is a political satire.
51. Who was Saul? [NU. 2019]
    Ans: Saul was the first king of Israel.
52. What is Popish Plot? [NU. 2016, 2019; DU. (affi) 2017]
    Ans: The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy against English Catholics fabricated in 1678 by Titus Oates as a means of gaining power.
53. How is ‘Absalom and Achitophel’ ended?
    Ans: The poem ended with God’s approval of the King’s stern action against his enemies.
54. Who is Absalom’s father? [NU. 2017, 2020]
    Ans: Absalom was the third son of King David who represents the contemporary political figure Charles II, monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
55. What does Achitophel stand for? [NU. 2018, 2020]
    Ans: Achitophel stands for Anthony Ashley Cooper, the first Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-83) who was the leader of the anti-royalist group. 
56. Who is Shimei? [NU. 2016]
    Ans: A man who curses David, and he’s the sheriff of London and Middlesex, Slingsby Bethel.

The Way of the World

1. What is a comedy of manners?
   Ans: A comedy of manner is a type of comic play which flourished in England during the Restoration period. It ridicules the manners, conventions, falsehood, faithlessness, oddities, and so on, of the members of the upper class society of the Restoration age.
2. What are the principal themes of the comedy of manners?.
   Ans: The principal themes of comedy of manners are love, marriage, adulterous relationships, amours and legacy conflicts among the persons of the upper class society.
3. Who is the hero of the play The Way of the World?.
   Ans: Mirabell is the hero of the play The Way of the World.
4. How is the mood of Mirabell at the first scene of the play?
   Ans: Mirabell is in a grave mood at the first scene of the play.
5. Who disguises himself as Sir Rowland? [NU. 2018] Or, Why does Waitwell disguise himself as Sir Rowland? [N.U. 2012; DU. (affi) 2018]
   Ans: Waitwell disguises himself as Sir Rowland upon the instruction of his master Mirabell in order to fulfil his intrigue of deceiving Lady Wishfort by wooing her.
6. Who is Petulant?
   Ans: He is a fool – a follower of Millamant.
7. What is Sir Wilfull? [NU. 2016]
   Ans: Sir Wilfull is Lady Wishfort’s nephew. He is a country bumpkin.
8. What is the relationship between Witwoud and Sir Wilfull?
   Ans: Sir Wilfull is Witwoud’s half-brother.
9. Why does Mrs. Marwood inform Mr. Fainall that his wife is in love with Mirabell?
   Ans: Mrs. Marwood informs it out of jealousy because she herself is also in love with Mirabell.
10. What does Mirabell want his servant Waitwell to do?
    Ans: Mirabell wants his servant Waitwell to act like a suitor of Lady Wishfort disguising him as Mirabell’s uncle.
11. Who is the heroine of the play. The Way of the World?
    Ans: Millamant is the heroine of the play The Way of the World.
12. Who is the most ridiculous character in the play The Way of the World?
    Ans: Lady Wishfort is the most ridiculous character in the play The Way of the World.
13. Who is Mincing?
    Ans: Mincing is the maid of Millamant.
14. Why does Millamant scold Witwoud?
    Ans: Millamant scolds Witwoud because of his indulgence in using a similitude or comparison every time he opens his lips.
15. Who is the supposed uncle of Mirabeli?
    Ans: The supposed uncle of Mirabell is Sir Rowland.
16. How old is Lady Wishfort?
    Ans: Lady Wishfort is fifty-five years old.
17. Who take part in Proviso scene?
    Ans: Mirabell and Millamant take part in the Proviso scene.
18. Who calls himself a ‘cuckold’ in The Way of the World?
    Ans: Mr. Fainall calls himself a ‘cuckold’ in The Way of the World.
19. Why does Mr. Fainall call himself a ‘cuckold’?
    Ans: Mr. Fainall calls himself a ‘cuckold’ because his wife Mrs. Fainall cuckolds him by her illicit relationship with Mirabell.
20. Why does Mrs. Marwood nurse a grudge against Mirabell?
    Ans: Mrs. Marwood nurses a grudge against Mirabell because he did not reciprocate her love.
21. Who does Mr. Fainall have an illicit relationship with?
    Ans: Mr. Fainall has an illicit relationship with Mrs. Marwood. 
22. How does Mr. Fainall attempt to blackmail Lady Wishfort?
    Ans: Mr. Fainall attempts to blackmail Lady Wishfort by threatening to disclose the adulterous relationship of her daughter, Mrs. Fainall, with Mirabell.
23. What does Lady Wishfort do to save her family honour?
    Ans: Lady Wishfort wants to give a lot of money to Mr. Fainall to save her family honour.
24. Who is the collaborator in Mr. Fainall’s scheme?
    Ans: Mrs. Marwood is the collaborator in Mr. Fainall’s scheme.
25. Who are the two fobs in the play The Way of the World?
    Ans: Witwoud and Petulant are the two fobs in the play The Way of the World.
26. What is the relationship between Lady Wishfort and Millamant?
    Ans: Millamant is the niece of Lady Wishfort.
27. Who is Mrs. Fainall?
    Ans: Mrs. Fainall is the daughter of Lady Wishfort and the wife of Mr. Fainall.
28. What does Mirabell do when Mrs. Fainall become pregnant?
    Ans: Mirabell has an illicit relationship with Mrs. Fainall. When Mrs. Fainall becomes pregnant, he arranges her marriage to Mr. Fainall.
29. Whose daughter is Mrs. Fainall?
    Ans: Mrs. Fainall is the daughter of Lady Wishfort.
30. How does Mrs. Fainall get pregnant?
    Ans: It is not confirmed whether Mrs. Fainall is pregnant. But it is assumed that she gets pregnant due to her illicit relationship with Mirabell.
31. Why does Mirabell choose Mr. Fainall as the husband of Mrs. Fainall?
    Ans: Mirabell chooses Mr. Fainall as Mrs. Fainall’s husband because he knows that being a greedy person Mr. Fainall would agree to this proposal. Besides, Mr. Fainall is a sufficiently reputed person to constitute a respectable match.
32.  Who is Millamant?
    Ans: Millamant is the niece and ward of Lady Wishfort.
33. What does Mirabell contrive against Lady Wishfort?
    Ans: Mirabell contrives for a pretended uncle to make Lady Wishfort attracted to him, and let her fall into humiliation by the discovery of the real identity of the uncle.
34. What is the plot of Waitwell?
    Ans: Waitwell’s plot is to marry Foible.
35. How does Mirabell dupe Mr. Fainall twice?
    Ans: Mirabell dupes Mr. Fainall twice firstly by arranging marriage between his mistress named Mrs. Fainall and Mr. Fainall, and secondly, by making Mr. Fainall’s mistress Mrs. Marwood fall in love with him.
36. Why is Lady Wishfort so excited at her dressing table?
    Ans: Lady Wishfort is so excited because she is going to meet Sir Rowland.
37. When does Sir Wilfull intend to travel abroad?
    Ans: Sir Wilfull intends to travel abroad only after he has picked up some French which would be needed for the purpose of conversation in foreign lands.
38. Who are the two main conspirators in this play?
    Ans: Mirabell and Mr. Fainall are the two main conspirators in this play.
39. Why does Mr. Fainall not want Lady Wishfort to marry?
    Ans: He wants Lady Wishfort not to marry so that Mrs. Fainall is certain to be the heir.
40. How does Mirabell win ultimately in the competition of conspiracy against Mr. Fainall?
    Ans: Mirabell uses his extrème ploy and proves that the trustee of Mrs. Fainall’s fortune is Mirabell himself, so there is no chance to get a single penny for Mr. Fainall.
41. Why does Lady Wishfort consent to the marriage of Mirabell and Millamant ultimately?
    Ans: Lady Wishfort consents to the marriage because Mirabell has saved her and her daughter’s pride and fortunes.
42. In which posture does Lady Wishfort decide to receive Sir Rowland?
    Ans: Lady Wishfort decides to receive Sir Rowland leaning upon one elbow on her couch, and she would start and look surprised when he comes.
43. Who writes the anonymous letter to Lady Wishfort?
    Ans: Mrs. Marwood writes the anonymous letter to Lady Wishfort informing the false identity of Sir Rowland.
44. Why did Congreve use the epilogue?
    Ans: Congreve used the epilogue because it provided the opportunity for a pre-planned response to his critics.
45. Who is Witwoud? [NU. 2013]
    Ans: Witwoud is a suitor of Millamant and half-brother to Sir Wilfull. He serves as a supporting, comedic character.
46. Why has Mr. Fainall married Mrs. Fainall? [N.U. 2013]
    Ans: Mr. Fainali has married Mrs. Fainall only to get her money which he wants to spend on his mistress Mrs. Marwood.
47. What type of play/comedy is “The Way of the World”? [NU. 2014, 2017, 2019]
    Ans: It is a comedy of manners.
48. Who is Foible? [NU. 2014; DU. (affi) 2018],
    Ans: Foible is the maid servant of Lady Wishfort.
49. What is the marital status of Lady Wishfort?
    Ans: She is a widow.
50. What does the name Marwood suggest? [NU. 2015]
    Ans: The name suggest would mar lovers.
51. Who are the ladies that first enter into St. James’s Park in The Way of the World? [NU. 2016]
    Ans: Mrs. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood are the ladies that first enter into St. James’s Park.
52. Why did Mr. Fainall agree to marry Mrs. Fainall? [NU. 2016]
    Ans: Mr. Fainall agrees to marry Mrs. Fainall only because of gaining her property.
53. What was the last condition of Mirabell in the ‘Proviso scene’? [NU. 2016]
    Ans: In the last condition, Mirabel forbids the use of alcoholic drinks.
54. What type of play is “The Way of the World’?
    Ans: The Way of the World is a comedy of manners.
55. Why is Petulant in the habit of hiring women? [NU. 2017, 2019]
    Ans: Petulant is in the habit of hiring women in order to create an impression that he is very much in demand with the ladies.
56. What does the black box contain in ‘The Way of the World’? [NU. 2014, 2019]
    Ans: The black box contains the writings of Waitwell’s whole estate.
57. What is a Prologue? [NU. 2019; DU. (affi) 2017]
    Ans: Prologue is a preface or introduction to a literary work. In a dramatic work, the term describes a speech, often in verse, addressed to the audience by one or more of the actors at the opening of a play.
58. What is a cabal night? [N.U. 2013, 2018, 2020]
    Ans: A cabal night is a private evening party attended by a small group of women who generally talk of scandals and indulge in social intrigue
59. What is the name of Mrs Fainall’s first husband? [NU. 2017, 2020; DU. (affi) 2018]
    Ans: The name of Mrs. Fainall’s first husband is Languish. 
60. What does proviso-scene signify? [NU. 2018, 2020]
    Ans: The Proviso scene signifies the true meaning of love and marriage of the Restoration period through wit, humor, and irony.
61. Who reveals Mirabell’s false love to Lady Wishfort? [NU. 2012]
    Ans: Mrs. Marwood reveals Mirabell’s false love.

The Rape of the Lock

1. What is the source of The Rape of the Lock?
   Ans: As a source of The Rape of the Lock Pope used a story of a quarrel between two families on a trifling issue of cutting a lock of hair.
2. Who had suggested Pope the theme of The Rape of the Lock?
   Ans: Mr. Caryll, the friend of Pope, had suggested him the topic of a quarrel between two families.
3. How does Belinda wake up from her sleep?
   Ans: In order to wake up Belinda from her sleep the sun enters into her bedroom and fearfully cast a ray on her eyes.
4. How is Belinda’s sleeping habit?
   Ans: Belinda goes to bed late and the Sylph whose duty was to protect her from all harm has extended her sleep and so she is a late riser.
5. Who extends the period of Belinda’s sleep?
   Ans: The Sylph whose duty is to protect her from all harms extends the period of her soothing sleep.
6. What are the origins of sylphs that surround the female in general?
   Ans: The origins of all spirits or sylphs are the souls of all women.
7. Who are Nymphs?
   Ans: The gentle natured women pass into water and are called Nymphs.
8. Who are called Gnom?
   Ans: The graver natured women pass into earth and are called Gnomes.
9. Who are the Sylphs? [DU. (affi) 2017]
   Ans: The light minded coquettes pass into air and are called sylphs.
10. Who was helping Belinda in her toilette?
    Ans: Belinda’s maid Betty was helping her in her toilette.
11. How was Belinda looking after she had completed her beautification?
    Ans: She was looking so gorgeous and elegant that the rising sun over the crimson horizon could not surpass her glamour.
12. How did Belinda behave towards her admirers?
    Ans: She never hurt any of his admirers but often rejected very politely.
13. How was Belinda’s beauty enhanced?
    Ans: Her exquisite beauty was enhanced by two beautiful curling side- locks of hair which charmingly set off her white neck.
14. Who was the Baron?
    Ans: The Baron was Lord Petre whose offer of love was rejected by Belinda.
15. What was Baron’s plan about the locks?
    Ans: The Baron’s plan was to seize one of the locks of Belinda at any cost.
16. What did the Lord build to worship?
    Ans: The Lord had built an alter of Love which consisted of twelve gilded French romances of enormous size.
17. What did Belinda’s guardian sylphs understand?
    Ans: Ariel, the guardian sylph understood the impending danger of Belinda but could not detect what would actually happen to her.
18. What was the result of the game played by Belinda?
    Ans: Belinda won the game defeating the Baron and the other male friend.
19. What happened to Belinda after she had lost her lock?
    Ans: Belinda being overwhelmed and seized with anger screamed piteously at her disaster.
20. How did the Baron feel after he had won the lock?
    Ans: The Baron became very much contented and excited at his long cherished desire to gain the beautiful lock.
21. What did Umbriel do to exercise his influence?
    Ans: To exercise his malignant influence on Belinda, .Umbriel immediately flew down the Cave of Spleen (goddess of ill-temper) in the center of the earth.
22. Who had accompanied the goddess of Spleen?
23. Ans: The goddess lied on her bed which was her throne and she was attended by her friends, Pain and Headache.
24. Who are Salamanders? [N.U. 2012; DU. (affi) 2016, 2018]
    Ans: The souls of fiery, quarrelsome women pass into the fire are called Salamanders.
25. What did Umbriel tell the goddess of Spleen?
    Ans: Umbriel told the goddess about Belinda and described the whole situation.
26. What did Umbriel beg from the goddess of Spleen?
    Ans: Umbriel begged the goddess of Spleen to give Belinda ill-humor.
27. What did the goddess give Umbriel at his request?
    Ans: The goddess gave Umbriel a bag full of sighs, sobs, passions, etc, and a phial full of sorrows, griefs, tears, etc.
28. What did Thalestris remind Belinda out of her rage?
    Ans: Thalestris added to Belinda’s agony by reminding the disastrous situation of her losing of the locks.
29. What did Belinda regret after losing her lock?
    Ans: Belinda thought that, it would have been wiser for her if she would pass a religious life at home than enjoying time at Royal Place.
30. What did Clarissa tell us about women’s good sense?
    Ans: Clarissa said that, all the honour of women achieved by beauty would be meaningless if they don’t have any good sense or virtue
31. What did the enraged Thalestris do?
    Ans: The enraged Thalestris killed many of the men with angry looks from both her eyes.
32. What did Sir Plume do in the battle?
    Ans: Plume had almost thrown down Clarissa when Chloe entered the fight and killed him with a angry look.
33. What did Jove hold up?
    Ans: Jove held up his golden scales in the air to decide the issue of the battle between men and women.
34. Where did the goddess of Spleen live? [N.U. 2013].
    Ans: The goddess of Spleen lived inthe centre of the earth in a dark cave where the wind was cheerless and gloomy.
35. What did the poet urge Belinda finally?
    Ans: Finally, the poet urged Belinda to stop lamenting the loss of lock because her lock is now adding a new shine to the bright heaven.
36. What did the poet console Belinda?
    Ans: Belinda was consoled that, she would die one day but that particular lock would be immortalized by the muse of poetry as a sacred object.
37. Who were waiting on the godess of spleen? [NU. 2013]
    Ans: Two of her handmaids called Ill-nature and Affectation was waiting on her.
38. What do the scales show in “The Rape of the Lock”? [NU. 2013]
    Ans: The scales showed women’s hair to be heavier than the wits of men. That meant the women should win the victory.
39. Who is Umbriel? [N.U. 2014]
    Ans: Umbriel is a mischievous Gnome, who travels to the Cave of Spleen and returns witha bag of sights and a vial of tears which he uses to intensify Belinda’s despair at the loss of her hair.
40. What is Belinda’s lock of hair turned into? [NU. 2014]
    Ans: Her hair is turned into a group of stars.
41. What is the play Belinda plays? [NU. 2015]
    Ans: She plays the game of ombre.
42. Who is Belinda’s personal beautician? [NU. 2015] Or, What is the name of Belinda’s maid servant? [DU. (affi) 2017]
    Ans: The name of Belinda’s maidservant is Betty who is Belinda’s personal beautician.
43. What does the bag given by the goddess of Spleen to Umbriel, contain? [NU. 2016]
    Ans: The bag was filled with terrifying noises such as those expressed by female lungs: sighs, sobs, passions, and complaints typically associated with disappointment in love.
44. Who arms the Baron with a pair of scissors? [NU. 2016]
    Ans: A lady named Clarissa supplied him with a pair of scissors with which he stood behind Belinda’s back to cut the lock.
45. Who cuts the lock of Belinda? [NU. 2017]
    Ans: The Baron
46. Who is Ariel? [NU. 2015; 2017] Or, Who is Belinda’s guardian sylph? [NU. 2018; DU. (affi) 2018]
    Ans: Ariel is Belinda’s guardian Sylph who protects virginal women with the aid of an army of Sylphs.
47. Who tries to prevent the Baron from cutting off the lock of Belinda? [NU. 2018]
    Ans: A sylph tried to prevent the Baron from cutting off the lock of Belinda.
48. What is Hampton Court? [N.U. 2012, 2017, 2019; DU. (affi) 2018]
    Ans: Hampton Court was a Royal palace where Britain’s statesmen discussed politics and Queen Anne had residence.
49. What was the sole duty of Ariel? [NU. 2019]
    Ans: The sole duty of Ariel was to minister the needs of the beautiful women by preserving their make-up from being damaged.
50. Whom does Pope address as the Muse in ‘The Rape of the Lock’? [NU. 2016, 2019]
    Ans: In The Rape of the Lock, Pope does not invoke a goddess; instead, he invokes his friend, John Caryll, who had asked Pope to write a literary work focusing on an event that turned the members of two families into bitter enemies.
51. What is a heroic couplet? [DU. (affi) 2018].
    Ans: Heroic couplet is a couplet of rhyming iambic pentameters often forming a distinct rhetorical as well as metrical unit.
52. What is the name of Belinda’s pet? [NU. 2014, 2017, 2020]
    Ans: Belinda has four pets. They are –  a little black kitten, Ink, a little yellow dog, Mustard, a grey mouse named Blink, and a dragon called Custard.
53. What is a mock epic? [NU. 2018, 2020]
    Ans: A mock epic is a form of satire that is based on a trivial subject.
54. Who is Belinda’s guardian Sylph? [NU. 2020]
    Ans: Ariel is Belinda’s guardian sylph who protects her from all dangers.
55. What is ombre? [NU. 2020]
    Ans: Ombre is a card game played by three people, where one player wins against the other two, with nine cards given to each.

She Stoops to Conquer

1. What formed the basis of the plot of She Stoops to Conquer?
   Ans: While going to Cork on his way to America, Goldsmith had little money with him and inquired for an inn where to pass the night. A mischievous person sent him to a gentleman’s house as to an inn and the incident afterwards formed the basis of the plot of She Stoops to Conquer.
2. Whom was She Stoops to Conquer dedicated to?
   Ans: She Stoops to Conquer was dedicated to Samuel Johnson.
3. Who has written the prologue to She Stoops to Conquer?
   Ans: The prologue to She Stoops to Conquer was written by David Garrick (1717-1779), a renowned English actor of the time.
4. Who was Woodward?
   Ans: Woodward was a comic actor who read out the prologue to She Stoops to Conquer.
5. Who was the Comic Muse?
   Ans: Thalia, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, or Memory, is the Comic Muse.
6. Who was Shuter?
   Ans: Edward Shuter was a comic actor who played the part of Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer.
7. For whom does Goldsmith prescribe the medicine to cure the sick Muse of comedy?
   Ans: Goldsmith prescribes the medicine for the audience, not for the Muse, to cure the sick maid of comedy.
8. Where is the scene of She Stoops to Conquer laid?
   Ans: The scene of She Stoops to Conquer is laid in an old fashioned house which looks like an inn.
9. Who are the two Miss Hoggs and Mrs Grigsby?
   Ans: The two Miss Hoggs and Mrs Grigsby are the neighbours of Mrs Hardcastle.
10. What is a stagecoach?
    Ans: A stage-coach is a horse-drawn passenger and mail coach running on a regular schedule between established stops.
11. What is the curate?
    Ans: The curate is a clergyman in charge of a parish.
12. How old was Mrs. Hardcastle? [NU. 2012; DU. (affi) 2017]
    Ans: She was a woman of fifty-seven but she pretends to be forty.
13. Who was Tony Lumpkin?
    Ans: Tony Lumpkin was the son of Dorothy (Mrs Hardcastle) by her first husband, Mr Lumpkin.
14. Who were Darby and Joan?
    Ans: Darby and Joan were the names of the couple who lived happily together in their old age.
15. Why has the education of Tony been neglected?
    Ans: His education has been neglected for it does not need much education to spend fifteen thousand pounds a year.
16. What qualities does Marlow possess?
    Ans: Marlow.is educated, understanding, liberal, young, handsome and reserved.
17. What qualities of Marlow does Kate like most?
    Ans: Marlow is young and handsome-the qualities which Kate likes most.
18. What quality of Marlow doesn’t Kate like? Why?
    Ans: Marlow is reserved. Kate does not like this quality because a reserved lover makes a suspicious husband.
19. Who is Miss Neville?
    Ans: Miss Neville is the niece of Mrs Hardcastle. She has lost her parents and lives in the Hardcastle family. Mrs Hardcastle is her legal guardian.
20. What is the fortune of Miss Neville?
    Ans: Miss Neville’s fortune is a casket of jewels which her father left to her.
21. What is the song of Tony about?
    Ans: The song of Tony on The Three Pigeons defies schoolmasters, welcomes good wine and blames the Methodist preachers.
22. Who is Bet Bouncer?
    Ans: Bet Bouncer is a country girl with whom Tony seems to be in love and wants to marry her.
23. Who is called a Maypole in She Stoops to Conquer? Why?
    Ans: Tony Lumpkin calls Kate a Maypole because she is tall and thin.
24. Why does Tony misguide Marlow and Hastings?
    Ans: When Tony asks Marlow whether Mr Hardcastle has a shabby daughter and a pretty son, Marlow replies that his information is just the opposite, that is, Mr Hardcastle has a beautiful daughter and an awkward, spoilt child. At this Tony is displeased and begins to misguide them.
25. What is Buck’s Head?
    Ans: Buck’s Head is an invented name for an inn. By Buck’s. Head Tony hints at Mr Hardcastle’s house which looks like an inn.
26. Who is Diggory?
    Ans: Diggory is one of the servants of Mr Hardcastle.
27. How does Diggory want to control his appetite?
    Ans: Diggory wants to control his appetite by eating a slice of cold beef in the kitchen.
28. Who is the only woman of status Marlow was familiar with?
    Ans: Marlow was familiar with one woman of status and the woman was his mother.
29. When does Marlow behave like an idiot?
    Ans: In the company of the women of status and honour, Marlow behaves like an idiot.
30. How does Marlow behave in the company of the women of lower class?
    Ans: In the company of the women of lower class Marlow is bold and forward. He behaves boldly with them without any shyness.
31. What is a barmaid?
    Ans: A barmaid is a woman who serves drinks in a bar.
32. Why is a formal courtship terrible for Marlow?
    Ans: Marlow is modest and shy. It is terrible/impossible for a man like him to court a girl before aunts, grandmothers and cousins.
33. What is Drury Lane?
    Ans: Drury Lane was the name of a place where a well known theatre was situated at the time of Goldsmith.
34. What do ‘the duchesses of Drury Lane’ refer to?
    Ans: Drury Lane and its neighbourhood were disreputable. At the time of Goldsmith prostitutes lived there and carried on their business. So by the duchesses of Drury Lane, Marlow hints at the women of low repute.
35. Why do Marlow and Hastings behave towards Mr Hardcastle impudently?
    Ans: Marlow and Hastings mistake Mr Hardcastle for an innkeeper. So, they behave to him impudently.
36. Why do Marlow and Hastings mistake Mr Hardcastle for an inn-keeper?
    Ans: As Tony misguides Marlow and Hastings, they take Mr Hardcastle’s house as an inn and so they mistake him for an inn- keeper.
37. What items of food are prepared for Marlow and Hastings?
    Ans: A pig and prune sauce, tongue and brains of a calf, a pork pie, boiled rabbit with sausages, a florentine, a semi-liquid pudding and a dish of soft, silken ice cream.
38. What is a florentine?
    Ans: A florentine is a baked dish made of minced meat, currents, eggs and spice.
39. Where does Hastings want to elope with Neville?
    Ans: Hastings wants to elope with Neville to France.
40. What is inoculation?
    Ans: Inoculation is to protect someone against a disease by putting a weak form of the disease into their body using a needle. 
41. To what are the eyes of Bet Bouncer compared?
    Ans: Tony compares the eyes of Bet Bouncer to the blackberry.
42. Who is Mr Brazen in She Stoops to Conquer?
    Ans: Marlow is Mr Brazen in She Stoops to Conquer. Mr Hardcastle considers Marlow to be Mr Brazen for his impudence.
43. How does Tony get the jewellery of Miss Neville?
    Ans: Tony gets them by the rule of thumb. He has got a key to every drawer in his mother’s almirah and steals the casket of jewels.
44. Why did Marlow mistake Miss Hardcastle for a barmaid?
    Ans: As Miss Hardcastle was in her plain dress, Marlow mistook her for a barmaid.
45. Who is Pimple?
    Ans: Pimple is the maid of Miss Hardcastle.
46. By what name is Marlow know at the Ladies’ Club?
    Ans: At the Ladies’ Club Marlow is known by Rattle who talks fluently.
47. Who is Dr Drowsy?
    Ans: Dr Drowsy is the name of a local clergyman. His name suggests that his sermons were dull and made people drowsy.
48. Who is Dick in She Stoops to Conquer?
    Ans: Charles Marlow calls, Mr Hardcastle Dick in She Stoops to Conquer.
49. “This is a riddle”-What is a riddle to Hastings?
    Ans: Tony comes back to Hastings after his ride with Mrs Hardcastle and Miss Neville. When Hastings asks Tony where he has left his fellow travellers, he says that he has left them where he has found them. This is a riddle to Hastings.
50. Why does Marlow deny the declaration of his love to Miss Hardcastle?
    Ans: Marlow denies the declaration of his love to Miss Hardcastle because he is under the impression that the girl to whom he has declared his love is a poor relation of the family, not Miss Hardcastle.
51. What does Tony declare when he learns that he has come of age?
    Ans: When Tony learns that he has come of age, he refuses to marry Miss Neville. He declares that Miss Neville is free to marry any man she likes and he himself will marry whom he likes.
52. What is the final advice of Mr Hardcastle to Marlow?
    Ans: The final advice of Mr Hardcastle to Marlow is that he (Marlow) should not mistake his wife as he has mistaken his mistress for a bar-maid.
53. What is epilogue? [DU. (affi) 2016]
    Ans: Epilogue is a short speech which is delivered at the end of the play, usually by an actor who plays an important part in the play.
54. In whose possession was the jewellery of Miss Neville? [NU. 2012]
    Ans: Her jewellery was in the possession of her aunt, Mrs. Hardcastle.
55. Who is Young Marlow? [N.U. 2014]
    Ans: Young Marlow is the son of Charles Marlow, an old friend of Mr Hardcastle.
56. Why does Mrs. Hardcastle want her son to marry Miss Neville? [NU. 2014; DU. (affi) 2017]
    Ans: Mrs Hardcastle wants Neville to marry her son, Tony, in order to capture her jewellery..
57. Who was Mr. Lumpkin? [NU. 2015]
    Ans: Mr. Lumpkin was the first husband of Dorothy (Mrs. Hardcastle) and father of Tony Lumpkin.
58. What is the sub-title/ alternative title of the play She Stoops to Conquer? [NU. 2016]
    Ans: The alternative title of the play She Stoops to Conquer is The Mistakes of a Night…
59. ‘I stooped to conquer’-who says this and why? [NU. 2016]
    Ans: Miss Hardcastle says this. She stooped to win the heart of Marlow.
60. What is the name of Mrs. Hardcastle’s daughter? [NU. 2017]
    Ans: Kate
61. What is the name of Mr. Hardcastle’s house? [NU. 2017]
    Ans: Mr. Hardcastle’s house name is Quagmire Marsh. 
62. Why does Tony take revenge on his mother? [NU. 2018]
    Ans: Tony takes revenge on his mother because she has spoiled him by pampering and she has kept away his inheritance.
63. Who is Mr. Hardcastle? [NU. 2019]
    Ans: Mr Hardcastle is an old-fashioned country squire who lives in an old decaying house which looks like an inn.
64. Who sings a song on “The Three Pigeons’? [NU. 2019]
    Ans: Tony Lumpkin sings a song composed by himself on The Three Pigeons.
65. What is the Three Pigeons? [NU. 2016; DU. (affi) 2018]
    Ans: The Three Pigeons is an old alehouse where Tony frequents. 
66. Why does Tony take revenge on his mother? [NU. 2020]
    Ans: Tony takes revenge on his mother because she has spoiled him by pampering and she has kept away his inheritance.
67. What is a masquerade? [NU. 2020].
    Ans: A masquerade is a dramatic performance where actors wear masks to hide their identities.
68. Who is Dorothy? [NU. 2018, 2020]
    Ans: Dorothy is Mrs. Hardcastle, the wife of Mr. Hardcastle.