George Etherege

Study questions George Etherege
The Man of Mode 

Facts about George Etherege

➾ Sir George Etherege, born around 1635, was the distinguished creator of Restoration-era comedy of manners.

➾ After potentially travelling to France in the 1640s, he was apprenticed to an attorney near London.

➾ His debut comedy, The Comical Revenge, was an immediate success that exploited novel contemporary manners in 1664.

➾ Etherege’s initial successful play blended a romantic plot written in verse with a traditional, separate farcical subplot.

➾ Due to his immediate theatrical success, Etherege joined fashionable literary rakes, including Rochester, Dorset, and Sedley.

➾ Between 1668 and 1671, Etherege served abroad in Turkey as the secretary to the resident English ambassador.

➾ Etherege’s second comedy, She would if she could (1668), unfortunately failed because of bad acting performances.

➾ This second play became the very first comedy of manners that achieved unity by removing romantic verse elements.

➾ His final and wittiest play, The Man of Mode, produced in 1676, was subsequently received with significant popular acclaim.

➾ Showing steadfast loyalty, he followed the deposed King James II to Paris after the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

➾ Although his style persisted, Etherege’s own stage plays failed to hold performance prominence after the mid-eighteenth century.

George Etherege MCQs

1. When was Sir George Etherege born?

A. c. 1635
B. c. 1640
C. c. 1680
D. c. 1692

A. c. 1635.
Sir George Etherege, the British dramatist and diplomat, is believed to have been born around the year 1635.

2. Where was Sir George Etherege born?

A. Maidenhead, Berkshire
B. Beaconsfield
C. Ratisbon
D. Lincoln’s Inn

A. Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Etherege’s probable birthplace is cited as Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, according to the provided sources.

3. What was Sir George Etherege’s nationality?

A. British
B. French
C. Turkish
D. German

A. British.
The sources identify Sir George Etherege primarily as a British dramatist and diplomat of the Restoration era.

4. What was Etherege’s approximate death date?

A. May 10, 1692
B. March 10, 1688
C. May 10, 1680
D. March 10, 1695

A. May 10, 1692.
The sources indicate that Sir George Etherege died sometime around the date of May 10, 1692.
5. What genre did Etherege create?

A. Heroic romance
B. Comedy of manners
C. Restoration tragedy
D. Farcical subplot

B. Comedy of manners.
Etherege is celebrated primarily as the creator of the Restoration-era comedy of manners.

6. Why is Etherege known for?

A. Diplomatic loyalty
B. Comedy creation
C. Witty writing
D. Charming lyrics

B. Comedy creation.
His fame stems from his role as the creator of the highly influential Restoration-era comedy of manners.

7. What was Etherege’s first major work?

A. The Comical Revenge
B. She would if she could
C. The Man of Mode
D. Love in a Tub

A. The Comical Revenge.
Etherege’s initial comedy was The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub, which premiered in 1664.

8. What was Etherege’s last major comedy?

A. The Comical Revenge
B. She would if she could
C. The Man of Mode
D. Love in a Tub

C. The Man of Mode.
The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter, produced in 1676, was Etherege’s last and wittiest comedy.

9. In which decade did Etherege probably accompany his father to France?

A. 1630s
B. 1640s
C. 1650s
D. 1680s

B. 1640s.
Etherege is thought to have accompanied his father to France sometime during the decade of the 1640s.
10. Who did Etherege’s grandfather apprentice him to?

A. An attorney
B. A diplomat
C. His father
D. Sir Daniel

A. An attorney.
Around 1653, his grandfather arranged for him to be apprenticed to an attorney in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.

11. Where was Etherege apprenticed around 1653?

A. Maidenhead
B. Buckinghamshire
C. Berkshire
D. Lincoln’s Inn

B. Buckinghamshire.
He was apprenticed to an attorney in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, around 1653.

12. What was the alternative title of Etherege’s first comedy?

A. The Man of Mode
B. Sir Fopling Flutter
C. Love in a Tub
D. She would if she could

C. Love in a Tub.
The full title of Etherege’s first comedy is The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub.

13. When did Etherege’s first comedy premiere?

A. 1664
B. 1668
C. 1671
D. 1676

A. 1664.
The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub premiered at Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre in the year 1664.

14. Which character’s intrigue was exploited in The Comical Revenge?

A. Sir Fopling
B. Sir Frederick
C. Sir Daniel
D. The earl

B. Sir Frederick.
His first comedy exploited contemporary manners, notably through the intrigue of the stylish Sir Frederick Frollick.
15. What older plot convention was used in his first work?

A. Romantic plot
B. Unity of tone
C. Diplomatic intrigue
D. Farcical subplot

A. Romantic plot.
The Comical Revenge followed older tradition by including a romantic plot written in verse.

16. What verse style was used for the romantic plot in The Comical Revenge?

A. Heroic couplets
B. Blank verse
C. Iambic pentameter
D. Farcical couplets

A. Heroic couplets.
The romantic plot of his first play employed heroic couplets and blank verse.

17. What social world did Etherege enter after his first success?

A. The clergy
B. The world of fashion
C. The opposition
D. The dramatists

B. The world of fashion.
The success of his first comedy provided Etherege an entrée into the world of fashion.

18. Which literary rake was Etherege a companion of?

A. Sir Charles Sedley
B. Sir Daniel Harvey
C. James II
D. Sir Fopling Flutter

A. Sir Charles Sedley.
He was the boon companion of literary rakes, including Sir Charles Sedley.

19. Who was another literary rake Etherege accompanied?

A. The Earl of Rochester
B. Sir Frederick Frollick
C. The Diet in Ratisbon
D. Sir Daniel Harvey

A. The Earl of Rochester.
Etherege was a companion to literary figures such as the Earl of Rochester.
20. What was the title of Etherege’s second comedy?

A. The Comical Revenge
B. Love in a Tub
C. She would if she could
D. The Man of Mode

C. She wou’d if she cou’d.
She would if she could. Etherege’s second comedy, was produced in 1668.

21. When was Etherege’s second comedy produced?

A. 1664
B. 1668
C. 1671
D. 1676

B. 1668.
She would if she could was Etherege’s second comedy, published in the year 1668.

22. According to critics, why did his second comedy fail?

A. Poor script
B. Poor acting
C. Romantic verse
D. Audience dislike

B. Poor acting.
Etherege’s second comedy, She would if she could, unfortunately failed specifically because of poor acting.

23. What characteristic did Etherege’s second comedy attain?

A. Added blank verse
B. Unity of tone
C. Exploitation of manners
D. Farcical subplot

B. Unity of tone.
It was the first comedy of manners to successfully attain unity of tone.

24. How would she feel if she could achieve unity of tone?

A. Adding satire
B. Shedding romantic verse
C. Using heroic couplets
D. Focusing on plot

B. Shedding romantic verse.
This unity was achieved by shedding the incongruous romantic verse element previously used.
25. What role did Etherege hold in Turkey?

A. Envoy
B. Ambassador
C. Secretary
D. Consul

C. Secretary.
From 1668 to 1671, Etherege served in Turkey as a secretary.

26. Who was the English ambassador Etherege served under in Turkey?

A. Sir George
B. Sir Daniel Harvey
C. James II
D. Sir Frederick

B. Sir Daniel Harvey.
He served as secretary under the English ambassador, Sir Daniel Harvey, while in Turkey.

27. When did Etherege return from Turkey?

A. 1668
B. 1671
C. 1676
D. 1680

B. 1671.
Etherege served until 1671 in Turkey and returned home after that date.

28. What document did Etherege write for the Dorset Garden Theatre opening?

A. The Man of Mode
B. A comedy
C. The prologue
D. A love lyric

C. The prologue.
After his return from Turkey, he wrote the prologue for the new Dorset Garden Theatre opening in 1671.

29. What was the alternative title of Etherege’s last comedy?

A. Sir Fopling Flutter
B. Love in a Tub
C. Comical Revenge
D. She would

A. Sir Fopling Flutter.
Etherege’s last comedy is titled The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter.
30. When was Etherege’s last comedy produced?

A. 1664
B. 1668
C. 1671
D. 1676

D. 1676.
The Man of Mode was produced with acclaim at the Dorset Garden Theatre in the year 1676.

31. What was the critical reception of The Man of Mode?

A. Failure
B. Poor acting
C. Acclaim
D. Mixed success

C. Acclaim.
His last and wittiest comedy, The Man of Mode, was produced with widespread acclaim.

32. In which year was Sir George Etherege knighted?

A. 1676
B. 1680
C. 1685
D. 1688

B. 1680.
Etherege was honoured with the title of Sir when he was formally knighted in 1680.

33. What diplomatic role did Etherege receive in 1685?

A. Ambassador
B. Envoy
C. Secretary
D. Consul

B. Envoy.
In 1685, Etherege was appointed envoy to the Diet in Ratisbon.

34. Where was Etherege appointed envoy in 1685?

A. Turkey
B. Paris
C. Ratisbon
D. London

C. Ratisbon.
Etherege was appointed envoy to the Diet located in Ratisbon starting in 1685.
35. What were the documents created during his Ratisbon tenure called?

A. The Comical Revenge
B. Letterbooks
C. Blank verse
D. Official correspondence

B. Letterbooks.
His two Letterbooks originated from his time as envoy in Ratisbon.

36. What type of content was found in the Ratisbon Letterbooks?

A. Official
B. Personal
C. Official and Personal
D. Diplomatic

C. Official and Personal.
The two Letterbooks from Ratisbon contained both personal and official correspondence.

37. What quality did Etherege show, despite being irresponsible?

A. Gentle
B. Loyalty
C. Shrewd knowledge
D. Witty

B. Loyalty.
Although the sources noted his irresponsibility, Etherege also displayed qualities of loyalty.

38. Which monarch did Etherege follow to Paris?

A. Sir Daniel Harvey
B. James II
C. Sir Charles Sedley
D. King Charles I

B. James II.
Etherege followed his deposed king, James II, to Paris after the Glorious Revolution.

39. When did the Glorious Revolution occur?

A. 1676
B. 1680
C. 1685
D. 1688

D. 1688.
Etherege followed James II to Paris following the Glorious Revolution, which occurred in 1688.
40. How did Etherege’s friends describe him?

A. Responsible
B. Witty
C. Easy and gentle
D. Shrewd

C. Easy and gentle.
Etherege was known to his companions as being easy and gentle in nature.

41. What intellectual quality did Etherege possess?

A. Literary talent
B. Shrewd knowledge
C. Irresponsibility
D. Gentle nature

B. Shrewd knowledge.
He possessed a shrewd knowledge of men, coupled with a notable relish for life.

42. What feeling defined Etherege’s personal philosophy regarding living?

A. Irresponsibility
B. Relish for life
C. Shrewd knowledge
D. Political ambition

B. Relish for life.
Etherege was noted for having a significant relish for life and knowledge of men.

43. Who cultivated Etherege’s style of comedy successfully?

A. His predecessors
B. His successors
C. James II
D. His friends

B. His successors.
Etherege’s specific style of comedy was successfully cultivated by his successors.

44. How long did Etherege’s comedic style generally persist?

A. To modern times
B. Until the 17th century
C. Until 1688
D. Until James II

A. To modern times.
The comedic style Etherege created persisted successfully to modern times, influencing later dramatists.
45. When did Etherege’s specific plays fail to hold the stage?

A. After mid-18th
B. Before 1688
C. After 1676
D. In modern times

A. After mid-18th.
Etherege’s individual plays failed to hold the stage after the middle of the 18th century.

46. What other literary works are noted besides his comedies?

A. Tragedies
B. Satirical verse
C. Love lyrics
D. Historical essays

C. Love lyrics.
His love lyrics are also considered among the most charming of his era.

47. Which theatre opened in 1671, receiving an Etherege prologue?

A. Lincoln’s Inn
B. Ratisbon
C. Dorset Garden
D. The Tub

C. Dorset Garden.
He wrote the prologue for the opening of the new Dorset Garden Theatre in 1671.

48. What characteristic defined the success of his first comedy?

A. Exploitation of manners
B. Heroic couplets
C. Romantic plot
D. Farcical subplot

A. Exploitation of manners.
The Comical Revenge was novel in its exploitation of contemporary manners, contributing to its success.

49. Which courtier was Etherege associated with?

A. The Earl of Dorset
B. Sir Daniel Harvey
C. Sir Fopling Flutter
D. James II

A. The Earl of Dorset.
Etherege was a boon companion of literary rakes, including the Earl of Dorset.
50. What kind of subplot was included in The Comical Revenge?

A. Romantic
B. Farcical
C. Witty
D. Intrigue

B. Farcical.
His first comedy followed tradition by including a farcical subplot alongside its romantic plot.

The Man of Mode MCQs

The Man of Mode MCQs

1. Dorimant compared writing a billet doux to paying what tax?

A. Local subsidy
B. Royal Aid, duties
C. Property tax
D. Income tax

B. Royal Aid, duties.
Dorimant compared writing love notes to the difficult task of paying unpopular taxes to the King.

2. What payment does the Orange-woman ask Handy to give her?

A. Silver sixpence
B. Gold angel
C. Copper shilling
D. French crown

B. Gold angel.
The Orange-woman sets down her fruit and asks Dorimant’s man to pay her with a gold coin.

3. What kind of peach does the Orange-woman offer Dorimant?

A. Clingstone peach
B. Newington peach
C. From the stone
D. Imported fruit

C. From the stone.
The peach is a freestone variety that the Orange-woman claims is superior to others he has tasted.

4. Lady Woodvill believes Dorimant is an arrant devil and expects him to have what?

A. A drawn sword
B. A cloven foot
C. Bloody hands
D. Witty tongue

B. A cloven foot.
Lady Woodvill has heard terrible stories about Dorimant and thinks he must look like the devil.
5. Medley describes Harriet’s eyes using which sensual adjective?

A. Wild, wandering
B. Wanton eyes
C. Shining bright
D. Honest eyes

B. Wanton eyes.
Medley uses this word to describe Harriet’s sexually alive and playful nature, ignoring its moral sense.

6. Medley compares Harriet’s pouting lips to what kind of flower?

A. White lily
B. Provence rose
C. French tulip
D. English poppy

B. Provence rose.
The fresh rose on the bush with dew describes the beautiful appearance of her pouting lips.

7. Dorimant’s neglected business over the last two days was conducted with whom?

A. A vizard
B. A friend
C. A merchant
D. A lawyer

A. A vizard.
The vizard (a mask) often indicates a masked pròstitute or woman of loose reputation in town.

8. What specific item does Dorimant tell his servant Handy to seal and run with?

A. This [Loveit] letter
B. His new coat
C. A money purse
D. A diamond ring

A. This [Loveit] letter.
The letter is an insipid billet doux Dorimant wrote to Mrs. Loveit excusing his neglect of her.

9. The Shoemaker complains that apprentices now sing nothing but what?

A. Love ditties
B. Damned lampoons
C. Old ballads
D. Holy hymns

B. Damned lampoons.
The Shoemaker believes the wits’ scurrilous songs have corrupted the traditional, harmless ballads sung by apprentices.
10. The Shoemaker boasts he and his wife sleep in what separate item?

A. Silk sheets
B. Separate rooms
C. Several settle-bed
D. A large feather-bed

C. Several settle-bed.
He boasts that his sophisticated wife and he follow the modish trend of separate sleeping arrangements.

11. Medley compares marrying a whore to the fury of a fanatic crying out what?

A. Glory in Bethlem
B. Praise the Lord
C. Salvation
D. Repentance

A. Glory in Bethlem.
Medley compares the passion of marriage to the religious madness seen in the London lùnatic asylum.

12. Handy asks if Dorimant will use the essence or which liquid?

A. Strong brandy
B. Rosewater
C. Orange-flower water
D. Sweet wine

C. Orange-flower water.
Handy is offering Dorimant a choice of perfumes, showing the importance of scent for a man of the mode.

13. Sir Fopling Flutter is lately arrived piping hot from where?

A. Piping hot, Paris
B. The Low Countries
C. Amsterdam
D. Dublin town

A. Piping hot, Paris.
Sir Fopling’s arrival from Paris establishes his identity as the ultimate, newly arrived Frenchified fool of fashion.

14. Dorimant avoids telling Young Bellair the truth about Bellinda to protect his honourable what?

A. Of marrying
B. Reputation
C. Good name
D. Love affair

A. Of marrying.
Dorimant fears revealing his deceit might frighten Young Bellair from his honest intention of wedding Emilia.
15. Molly writes that she has no money and is very what?

A. Very hungry
B. Very angry
C. Very malicolly
D. Very poor

C. Very malicolly.
This misspelling in the pròstitute’s letter suggests she means she is feeling deeply melancholy or sad.

16. Dorimant jokes he may ride what specific animal if he pleases?

A. His own horse
B. The elephant
C. A camel
D. A donkey

B. The elephant.
This refers to a specific elephant exhibition in London, indicating Dorimant’s topical and boastful, witty nature.

17. Emilia warns Young Bellair that their love is frail, as is what else?

A. Is our life
B. A winter’s day
C. A broken glass
D. His honesty

A. Is our life.
Emilia uses this profound phrase to express skepticism about the longevity and stability of human affection.

18. Old Bellair tells Young Bellair to carry a note to which profession?

A. Barber’s shop
B. Lawyer’s chamber
C. Vintner’s house
D. Physician’s home

B. Lawyer’s chamber.
The lawyer, Mr. Fourbe, is preparing the legal documents that will disinherit Young Bellair if he disobeys.

19. Old Bellair tells Emilia to keep silent about their meeting, using what single word?

A. Meantime, mum
B. Keep quiet
C. Be silent
D. Not speak

A. Meantime, mum.
The instruction “mum!” signals Old Bellair’s secret plan to flirt with Emilia, unaware she loves his son.
20. Old Bellair claims a wife is no curse when she brings the blessing of what?

A. A good estate
B. Sweet manners
C. Fine children
D. Great beauty

A. A good estate.
Old Bellair values financial gain, prioritising wealth over personal happiness in his pragmatic marriage decisions.

21. Medley ridicules a handbook called The Art of what?

A. Of Fashion
B. Of Affectation
C. Of Beauty
D. Of Flattery

B. Of Affectation.
This fictional handbook satirises the affected manners and Frenchified customs adopted by some London ladies.

22. Mrs. Loveit would rather be made infamous than owe her reputation to what?

A. Dull discretion
B. A moral life
C. Good conduct
D. Family fame

A. Dull discretion.
She prefers the infamy caused by Dorimant’s wit over the boring, careful restraint of dull fops.

23. Bellinda describes the masked lady Dorimant as wearing a pretty what?

A. Pretty dishabille
B. Gold jewels
C. Fine mantle
D. Black mask

A. Pretty dishabille.
The word refers to the lady’s casual or careless style of dress, emphasising her secretive nature.

24. Dorimant greets Mrs. Loveit with lines from Waller, saying they approach heaven how?

A. Approach alive
B. With prayer
C. With singing
D. With weeping

A. Approach alive.
The lines are a compliment, but contrast sharply with Mrs. Loveit’s raging, jealous mood and desire for revenge.
25. Mrs. Loveit destroys which item in her burst of “Hell and furies”?

A. A glass
B. Her fan
C. Her hat
D. A letter

B. Her fan.
The action symbolizes her loss of control and her inability to hide her extreme, jealous passion for Dorimant.

26. Dorimant claims that when love grows diseased, the best cure is what kind of death?

A. A long decay
B. A gentle death
C. A violent death
D. A slow death

C. A violent death.
He suggests ending the passion quickly is better than enduring a slow, lingering, and painful separation.

27. Dorimant calls Sir Fopling Flutter the very what of all those fools?

A. Biggest name
B. Best example
C. Cock-fool of all
D. Leader bold

C. Cock-fool of all.
This is a newly coined term that highlights Sir Fopling as the ultimate, ridiculous leader of the fops.

28. Mrs. Loveit wishes for universal ruin and misery, including what four plagues?

A. Plague, war, famine, fire
B. Sickness and pain
C. Death and decay
D. Hell and damnation

A. Plague, war, famine, fire.
Her extreme, hystèrical rhetoric shows her uncontrolled, destructive passion and need for revenge against Dorimant.

29. Harriet quotes Cowley’s poetry to express her aversion to what specific situation?

A. Being promised
B. Blind duty
C. Parental rule
D. Forced love

A. Being promised.
She compares herself to Merab, stating she hates the idea of being pre-arranged or designed for marriage.
30. Harriet and Young Bellair resolve to play the game of courtship, how?

A. Playing it on booty
B. Playing for money
C. With true words
D. With deep sincerity

A. Playing it on booty.
They resolve to pretend they are in love, making secret, false promises to successfully deceive their parents.

31. Harriet suspects Young Bellair is a malicious observer who watches people’s what?

A. People’s eyes
B. Clothes worn
C. Wealth great
D. Family name

A. People’s eyes.
She implies he studies glances in public spaces to draw scandalous conclusions about people’s intentions.

32. Harriet protests that Old Bellair expects them to love as what animals fight?

A. Wild dogs
B. Angry cats
C. Gamecocks fight
D. Lion fierce

C. Gamecocks fight.
She criticises Old Bellair’s unreasonable expectation that their love should start immediately and fiercely, like fighting birds.

33. Dorimant mocks Lady Townley for an embarrassment of what is outside her door?

A. Of footmen
B. Of coaches
C. Of chairs and coaches
D. Of visitors

C. Of chairs and coaches.
He uses the French word for “congestion” to mock the fashionable, but chaotic, gatherings at her house.

34. Sir Fopling names the scent of his gloves as what?

A. Rose perfume
B. Orange water
C. Orangerie scent
D. Fresh linen

C. Orangerie scent.
This refers to the essential oil from orange flowers, a newly fashionable and popular French perfume.
35. Dorimant says Nature stuns a brain and puts sophisticated dullness on what?

A. Tasteless multitude
B. Wise men
C. Good poets
D. French writers

A. Tasteless multitude.
He uses an analogy of adulterated wine to say that most people mistake affected stupidity for true wit.

36. Harriet says Dorimant’s apparent “easiness” passes on which group of people?

A. The easy town
B. The gentleman
C. The wise men
D. Her mother

A. The easy town.
She claims the tolerant or gullible town accepts Dorimant’s affected behaviour as natural “humour” without question.

37. Lady Woodvill calls Dorimant the prince of all the devils in the town, who delights in what two acts?

A. Rapes and riots
B. Lies and deceit
C. Drink and song
D. Theft and war

A. Rapes and riots.
Lady Woodvill repeats the scandalous reputation of the gentleman rake, believing he is utterly barbarous.

38. Sir Fopling enters with his equipage, listing off what specific number of footmen?

A. Six footmen
B. Three friends
C. Ten attendants
D. Four servants

A. Six footmen.
This extravagant number of footmen emphasises Sir Fopling’s extreme foppishness and his desire for French style.

39. The Bully insults Bellinda by calling her what specific term?

A. A flat wench
B. Oily buttocks
C. A fine lady
D. A masked face

B. Oily buttocks.
The term “buttock” was slang for a whore, implying that Bellinda is sexually available but worthless.
40. Sir Fopling is disgusted by his footman’s name, John Trott, and changes it to what?

A. La Rose
B. Then Hampshire
C. Sir John
D. Piccar

B. Then Hampshire.
He changes the name to the servant’s county, reflecting his Frenchified desire for exòtic names.

41. Antonio is instructed to assume the name of what foppish admirer of quality?

A. Mr Courtage
B. Mr Medley
C. Mr Smirk
D. Mr Trott

A. Mr Courtage.
Antonio needs this disguise to interact with Lady Woodvill, who dislikes the reputation of Dorimant.

42. Lady Woodvill says the vicious age loathes fully ripened fruit and tastes only what?

A. Only green fruit
B. Wild berries
C. Rotten flesh
D. Sweet grapes

A. Only green fruit.
She laments that the younger generation only admires fresh beauty and neglects older, worthy women.

43. Harriet tells Dorimant she was informed he used to laugh at love, and not do what?

A. Not make it
B. Not discuss it
C. Not feel it
D. Not fear it

A. Not make it.
She refers to his reputation as a cynical observer who disdains true affection, contrasting with his current advances.

44. Sir Fopling describes Harriet as more éveillée (wide-awake) than what women?

A. French women
B. Country girls
C. English women
D. Court ladies

C. English women.
He uses the French term to suggest Harriet has the lively, sophisticated mannerisms valued in Parisian society.
45. Sir Fopling confuses the witty writer Rabutin with what famous stage murderer?

A. Old Hieronimo
B. D’Ambois
C. Don Juan
D. Hamlet

B. D’Ambois.
This mistake reveals Sir Fopling’s French culture as a sham, as he only knows the popular theatrical character.

46. The drinking song’s focus shifts from love to what sparkling drink?

A. Strong wine
B. French spirits
C. Sparkling champagne
D. Spanish sherry

C. Sparkling champagne.
This new French drink helps recover languishing lovers, showing the modish link between wine and desire.

47. Sir Fopling says he cares not to sing out of a what?

A. A glass
B. A ruelle
C. A chamber
D. A tavern

B. A ruelle.
A ruelle is a boudoir, suggesting Sir Fopling reserves his singing voice only for private, intimate settings.

48. Bellinda is frightened that the chairman will tell the truth to whom?

A. Mrs Loveit
B. Mr Dorimant
C. The Watch
D. Lady Townley

B. Mr Dorimant.
She instructs the chairmen to lie and say they took her up in the Strand, out of fear of Dorimant’s interrogation.

49. Bellinda claims her defence against slander is her total lack of deception, called what?

A. Gentle favour
B. Inner virtue
C. Unnooked simplicity
D. God’s grace

C. Unnooked simplicity.
Her lack of deception or hidden motives, described as “uncooked,” is her only defence against slander.
50. Harriet brutally advises Mrs. Loveit that Dorimant has been her God Almighty for how long?

A. Long enough
B. Too short a time
C. A few weeks
D. Too long

A. Long enough.
Harriet means Mrs. Loveit has worshipped Dorimant too long, and should transfer her faith elsewhere.

Brief Overview

The Man of Mode, or Sir Fopling Flutter, is a play by Sir George Etherege. It was first performed in 1676. This Restoration comedy of manners satirizes the superficiality, cynicism, and artifice of high society in 17th-century London.

The play centers on Dorimant, a highly fashionable rake who is bored with his current mistress, Mrs. Loveit. He actively schemes to abandon her for her friend, Bellinda, whom he successfully seduces. Dorimant uses the ridiculous, new fop, Sir Fopling Flutter, to make Mrs. Loveit jealous.

Dorimant also meets Harriet, a beautiful and witty heiress. Harriet’s mother, Lady Woodvill, thinks Dorimant is completely wicked, calling him the “prince of all the devils in the town.” Harriet is very smart and sees past Dorimant’s superficial “affectation.”

In a separate, contrasting story, Young Bellair and Emilia are true lovers who plan a secret marriage. They cleverly pretend to court each other to trick their respective parents, avoiding conflict.

Dorimant finally admits his love to Harriet. She knows he is a trickster but accepts him. However, Harriet demands he prove his change in character.

She makes him agree to leave the fashionable town life and follow her to her country home. After Mrs. Loveit and Bellinda confront Dorimant about his lies, he manages to escape their anger. The play concludes with both young couples set for marriage.

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