George Farquhar

Study question George Farquhar

The Beaux’ Stratagem

The Beaux’ Stratagem MCQs

The Recruiting Officer

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Facts about George Farquhar

➾ He discovered a genius early devoted to the Muses, showing a force of thinking much beyond his years.

➾ He was an unhappy and rebellious college student who may have been expelled for a “profane jest”.

➾ Although an actor, his voice was somewhat weak, and his movements on stage were described as stiff and ungraceful.

➾ His acting career ended when he forgot to swap his sword for a foil, severely wounding a fellow actor.

➾ The protagonist of his first play celebrated God taking away one of the newborn twins he fathered.

➾ He discovered future leading actress Anne Oldfield reading aloud a scene from The Scornful Lady at a tavern.

➾ For several years, he split his time between his commission as a soldier and his primary vocation as a dramatist.

➾ He married a widow, ten years his senior, who reportedly tricked him into marriage by pretending to possess a fortune.

➾ Despite being deceived about her wealth, he treated his wife with great delicacy and tenderness as an indulgent husband.

➾ He sold his army commission to pay debts upon the Duke of Ormonde’s advice, who then broke his promise.

➾ His final major work, The Beaux’ Stratagem, was written during his sickness, premiering shortly before his death.

George Farquhar MCQs

1. When was George Farquhar born?

A. 1775
B. 1699
C. 1707
D. 1677

D. 1677.
George Farquhar was born in 1677.

2. Where was George Farquhar born?

A. Derry, Ireland
B. London, England
C. Dublin, Ireland
D. Bristol, Ireland

A. Derry, Ireland.
Farquhar was born in Derry, Ireland.

3. What was the title of Farquhar’s first premiered comedy?

A. The Constant Couple
B. The Beaux’ Stratagem
C. Love and a Bottle
D. The Inconstant

C. Love and a Bottle.
Farquhar’s first comedy, Love and a Bottle, premiered in 1698.

4. What was the title of Farquhar’s last play that premiered?

A. The Recruiting Officer
B. The Beaux’ Stratagem
C. Sir Harry Wildair
D. The Twin Rivals

B. The Beaux’ Stratagem.
The Beaux’ Stratagem was Farquhar’s last play, premiering shortly before he died in 1707.

5. What dramatic genre is George Farquhar known for contributing to?

A. Victorian farce
B. Jacobean melodrama
C. Late Restoration comedy
D. Elizabethan tragedy

C. Late Restoration comedy.
Farquhar is primarily noted for his contributions to late Restoration comedy.

6. For what achievement is George Farquhar best known, leading to his fame?

A. Poetry collections
B. Major dramatic plays
C. Military recruitment
D. Acting performances

B. Major dramatic plays.
He is noted for his contributions to late Restoration comedy, especially three successful major plays.

7. Which major playwright’s adaptation of The Recruiting Officer was set in the American Civil War?

A. Thomas Keneally
B. Oliver Goldsmith
C. Bertolt Brecht
D. Alexander Pope

C. Bertolt Brecht.
Bertolt Brecht set his adaptation, Pauken und Trompeten, in America during the American Civil War.

8. What did Alexander Pope refer to in relation to Farquhar’s writing?

A. Good dialogue
B. Pert low Dialogue
C. Elegant style
D. Deep philosophy

B. Pert low Dialogue.
Alexander Pope famously commented on the “pert low Dialogue” that Farquhar writ.

9. What aspect of The Inconstant did William Hazlitt praise?

A. Its wit
B. The last act
C. Its dialogue
D. The comedy

B. The last act.
William Hazlitt praised the reformative power of the last act of The Inconstant.

10. Which Farquhar play is referenced in Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer?

A. The Constant Couple
B. The Beaux’ Stratagem
C. The Recruiting Officer
D. Love and a Bottle

B. The Beaux’ Stratagem.
Kate Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer asks if she looks like Cherry in The Beaux’ Stratagem.

11. What was George Farquhar’s father’s profession?

A. Actor
B. Soldier
C. Clergyman
D. Merchant

C. Clergyman.
Farquhar was one of seven children born to William Farquhar, a clergyman of modest means.

12. At what institution did Farquhar begin his education?

A. Trinity College
B. Foyle College
C. Oxford University
D. London School

B. Foyle College.
He was educated at Foyle College before entering Trinity College Dublin.

13. Under what classification did Farquhar enter Trinity College Dublin at age 17?

A. Pensioner
B. Fellow
C. Sizar
D. Scholar

C. Sizar.
Farquhar entered Trinity College Dublin at age 17 as a sizar under a patron.

14. What potential profession did Farquhar initially intend to follow?

A. Soldier
B. Actor
C. Clergyman
D. Poet

C. Clergyman.
He may have initially intended to follow his father’s profession and become a clergyman.

15. What term describes Farquhar’s disposition that made him unable to relish college life?

A. Grave and modest
B. Gay and volatile
C. Humble and pious
D. Morose and sad

B. Gay and volatile.
His biographer claimed his “gay and volatile Disposition could not long relish the Gravity” of college life.

16. What reason, other than disposition, may have led to Farquhar’s expulsion from college?

A. Drunkenness
B. Profane jest
C. Debt collection
D. Poor grades

B. Profane jest.
Trinity College may have expelled Farquhar over a reported “profane jest”.

17. Which acquaintance is credited with encouraging Farquhar’s playwriting efforts?

A. John Dryden
B. Robert Wilks
C. Sir John Vanbrugh
D. Thomas Keneally

B. Robert Wilks.
Robert Wilks, a well-known actor, is credited with encouraging Farquhar’s writing.

18. What weakness was reported about Farquhar’s physical performance as an actor?

A. Weak voice
B. Stiff movements
C. Bad memory
D. Heavy accent

B. Stiff movements.
He was reported to have “stiff and ungraceful” movements, as well as a weak voice.

19. In which play did Farquhar accidentally wound a fellow actor?

A. Macbeth
B. The Man of Mode
C. The Indian Emperor
D. Philaster

C. The Indian Emperor.
The accident happened while Farquhar was performing Guyomar in John Dryden’s The Indian Emperor.

20. What object did Farquhar forget to exchange before the onstage accident?

A. His hat
B. His sword
C. His foil
D. His wig

C. His foil.
He forgot to exchange his sword for a foil, severely wounding actor Price.

21. How long did Farquhar remain in college before leaving to become an actor?

A. One year
B. Two years
C. Five years
D. Ten years

B. Two years.
Farquhar left Trinity College Dublin after two years to pursue acting.

22. What was the name of the main character in Farquhar’s first play, Love and a Bottle?

A. Lovewell
B. Roebuck
C. Wildair
D. Mirabel

B. Roebuck.
The play deals with Roebuck, an “Irish Gentleman of a wild roving Temper”.

23. What type of literary device did Farquhar’s first play, Love and a Bottle, absorb?

A. Stock topics
B. Classical verse
C. Deep philosophy
D. New ideas

A. Stock topics.
One scholar cited Love and a Bottle as proof that Farquhar absorbed “stock topics” of Restoration comedy.

24. What was the status of one of the twins that Roebuck impregnated a woman with, causing him to be relieved?

A. The male child
B. The she-brat
C. Both children
D. Neither child

B. The she-brat.
Roebuck remarked, “Heav’n was pleas’d to lessen my Affliction, by taking away the She-brat”.

25. In what year did The Constant Couple achieve great success at Drury Lane?

A. Sixteen ninety-eight
B. Seventeen hundred
C. Seventeen oh-two
D. Seventeen oh-seven

B. Seventeen hundred.
The Constant Couple was acted at Drury Lane in 1700 and proved a great success.

26. Which character’s portrayal helped make The Constant Couple a great success?

A. Roebuck
B. Young Bellair
C. Sir Henry Wildair
D. Guyomar

C. Sir Henry Wildair.
Robert Wilks’ portrayal of Sir Henry Wildair contributed considerably to the play’s success.

27. What was the title of the sequel Farquhar wrote the year after The Constant Couple?

A. The Inconstant
B. Sir Harry Wildair
C. The Twin Rivals
D. Love and Business

B. Sir Harry Wildair.
The sequel, Sir Harry Wildair, followed the success of The Constant Couple the next year.

28. Which of Farquhar’s works was published in 1702, including letters, verse, and an essay?

A. The Twin Rivals
B. A Discourse on Acting
C. Love and Business
D. Restoration Wit

C. Love and Business.
Love and Business, a collection of letters, verse, and an essay, was published in 1702.

29. What essay concerning drama was included in Farquhar’s 1702 collection?

A. On Dialogue
B. A Discourse Upon Comedy
C. The Art of Acting
D. Military Life

B. A Discourse Upon Comedy.
Love and Business included Farquhar’s essay titled A Discourse Upon Comedy.

30. Which major female actress did Farquhar discover by reading a scene aloud?

A. Anne Bracegirdle
B. Nell Gwyn
C. Anne Oldfield
D. Susanna Centlivre

C. Anne Oldfield.
Farquhar discovered Anne Oldfield at her aunt’s tavern, leading to her theatrical career.

31. Which playwright’s work was Anne Oldfield reading when Farquhar discovered her?

A. George Etherege
B. John Dryden
C. Beaumont and Fletcher
D. William Congreve

C. Beaumont and Fletcher.
She was reading aloud a scene from Beaumont and Fletcher’s play The Scornful Lady.

32. To whose notice did Farquhar bring Anne Oldfield, launching her career?

A. Robert Wilks
B. The Earl of Orrery
C. Sir John Vanbrugh
D. Peter Motteux

C. Sir John Vanbrugh.
Impressed by her reading, Farquhar brought Oldfield to the notice of Sir John Vanbrugh.

33. What position did Farquhar receive in the regiment of the Earl of Orrery?

A. Colonel
B. Commission
C. General
D. Chaplain

B. Commission.
After his first play, Farquhar received a commission, dividing his time between soldier and dramatist.

34. What was the marital status of Margaret Pemell when Farquhar married her in 1703?

A. Spinster
B. Widow
C. Divorced
D. Separated

B. Widow.
In 1703, Farquhar married Margaret Pemell, who was a widow with three children.

35. How much older than Farquhar was his wife, Margaret Pemell?

A. Five years
B. Ten years
C. Twenty years
D. Same age

B. Ten years.
Margaret Pemell was ten years older than Farquhar when they married.

36. How did Margaret Pemell reportedly deceive Farquhar into marrying her?

A. Falsely claiming fortune
B. Pretending illness
C. Threatening suicide
D. Feigning loyalty

A. Falsely claiming fortune.
She reportedly tricked him into marriage by pretending to possess a great fortune.

37. What quality did Farquhar display towards his wife despite being deceived?

A. Resentment
B. Upbraiding
C. Tenderness
D. Indifference

C. Tenderness.
He “behaved to her with all the Delicacy and Tenderness of an indulgent Husband”.

38. During which war was Farquhar engaged in recruiting for the army (1703-1706)?

A. Civil War
B. Spanish Succession
C. Seven Years’ War
D. Franco-Dutch War

B. Spanish Succession.
He was engaged in recruiting duties due to the War of the Spanish Succession.

39. Which play was based primarily on Farquhar’s experience of military recruitment?

A. The Constant Couple
B. The Recruiting Officer
C. The Inconstant
D. The Stage Coach

B. The Recruiting Officer.
Farquhar drew on his recruiting experience for his comedy, The Recruiting Officer (1706).

40. Who collaborated with Farquhar on the adaptation of a French play titled The Stage Coach?

A. Robert Wilks
B. Peter Motteux
C. Sir John Vanbrugh
D. Duke of Ormonde

B. Peter Motteux.
The Stage Coach was a French play adaptation written in collaboration with Peter Motteux.

41. Why did Farquhar reportedly sell his army commission?

A. To travel abroad
B. To pay debts
C. For promotion
D. To write full-time

B. To pay debts.
He had to sell his commission to pay debts after being advised by the Duke of Ormonde.

42. Who advised Farquhar to sell his army commission, but failed to keep a related promise?

A. Earl of Orrery
B. Bishop of Dromore
C. Duke of Ormonde
D. Sir John Vanbrugh

C. Duke of Ormonde.
The Duke of Ormonde advised the sale, promising another commission which he failed to keep.

43. Who visited Farquhar when he was ill and encouraged him to write his final play?

A. Margaret Pemell
B. Peter Motteux
C. Robert Wilks
D. Alexander Pope

C. Robert Wilks.
Farquhar’s friend Wilks visited him when he was ill and urged him to write another comedy.

44. What was Farquhar’s physical condition when he wrote The Beaux’ Stratagem?

A. On campaign
B. During his sickness
C. In prosperity
D. While imprisoned

B. During his sickness.
Farquhar stated in the preface that he wrote the play while ill.

45. To whom did Farquhar chiefly credit the success of The Beaux’ Stratagem?

A. The audience
B. Mr. Wilks
C. The printer
D. The actors

B. Mr. Wilks.
He credited the success chiefly to the “friendly and indefatigable care of Mr. Wilks”.

46. When did George Farquhar die?

A. 8 March 1707
B. 29 April 1707
C. 3 May 1707
D. 10 June 1707

B. 29 April 1707.
George Farquhar died on 29 April 1707, less than two months after his last play opened.

47. In which London church was Farquhar buried?

A. St. Paul’s Cathedral
B. Westminster Abbey
C. St. Martin in the Fields
D. St. James’s Church

C. St. Martin in the Fields.
He was buried in London at the Church of St. Martin in the Fields on May 3, 1707.

48. What quality did an early biographer note about Farquhar’s young creative talent?

A. Modest ambition
B. Financial acumen
C. Force of Thinking
D. Great physical strength

C. Force of Thinking.
An early biographer claimed he showed a “Force of Thinking, and Turn of Expression, much beyond his years”.

49. Which of Farquhar’s plays was adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker in Our Country’s Good?

A. The Constant Couple
B. The Recruiting Officer
C. The Twin Rivals
D. The Beaux’ Stratagem

B. The Recruiting Officer.
Our Country’s Good centres on Australian convicts attempting to perform George Farquhar’s comedy The Recruiting Officer.

50. Which of Farquhar’s plays involved young Mirabel being saved by his mistress in disguise?

A. The Beaux’ Stratagem
B. The Inconstant
C. The Twin Rivals
D. Love and a Bottle

B. The Inconstant.
In The Inconstant, young Mirabel is preserved by the fidelity of his mistress, Orinda, disguised as a page.

The Beaux’ Stratagem MCQs

1. Where does Act I, Scene I take place?

A. Room Inn
B. Lichfield Castle
C. Market Place
D. London Street

A. Room Inn.
The first scene of the play is set inside a room at Boniface’s Inn.

2. Who is Boniface repeatedly calling for at the opening of the play?

A. Cherry’s daughter
B. Boniface’s wife
C. Maid servant
D. Coach driver

A. Cherry’s daughter.
Boniface runs in calling loudly for his daughter, Cherry, upon the arrival of travellers.

3. Which coach company caused the travellers to wait for an hour?

A. London coach
B. Dublin coach
C. Warrington coach
D. Shrewsbury coach

C. Warrington coach.
Boniface is angry that the company arriving on the Warrington coach had been waiting for an hour.

4. Who is disguised as Aimwell’s footman named Martin?

A. Frank Archer
B. Aimwell Lord
C. Squire Sullen
D. Will Boniface

A. Frank Archer.
Archer is introduced carrying luggage and playing the part of a servant to his friend Aimwell.

5. What beverage is the town of Lichfield particularly famous for?

A. Brandy liquor
B. Best coffee
C. Staffordshire ale
D. Sweet milk

C. Staffordshire ale.
Aimwell mentions that he wants to try Lichfield’s famed ale, known to be the best in Staffordshire.

6. How old does Boniface claim his best ale will be next March?

A. Ten years
B. Fifty years
C. Fourteen years
D. Two hundred

C. Fourteen years.
Boniface states that his specific batch of ale will be exactly fourteen year old the fifth day of next March.

7. What substance did Boniface’s late wife use to ‘qualify’ his ale?

A. Strong brandy
B. Usquebaugh dram
C. New style
D. Cold water

B. Usquebaugh dram.
Boniface explains that his wife died because she kept mixing his ale with a dram of usquebaugh.

8. What ailment does Lady Bountiful cure in children?

A. Broken shins
B. Green sickness
C. Fits mother
D. King’s evil

D. King’s evil.
Lady Bountiful treats various illnesses in children, including the common affliction called the king’s evil.

9. How much fortune did Sir Charles Bountiful leave his wife, Lady Bountiful?

A. Ten pounds
B. Fifty pounds
C. Five hundred
D. Thousand pounds

D. Thousand pounds.
Lady Bountiful’s last husband, Sir Charles Bountiful, left her an estate worth a thousand pound a year.

10. Who is Lady Bountiful’s son by her first husband?

A. Charles Freeman
B. Squire Sullen
C. Mr. Worthy
D. Lord Aimwell

B. Squire Sullen.
Squire Sullen is identified as the son Lady Bountiful had from her first marriage.

11. What is Squire Sullen’s primary habit mentioned by Boniface?

A. Smokes pipe
B. Values nobody
C. Says little
D. Drinks much

A. Smokes pipe.
Boniface says Squire Sullen is a man of pleasure who sometimes plays whisk and smokes his pipe eight-and-forty hours.

12. According to Archer, what is the most shameful crime of all?

A. Poverty crime
B. Idleness evil
C. Scandal rags
D. Sharping theft

C. Scandal rags.
Archer expresses his maxim that there is “no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty”.

13. What is the current remaining sum of money shared by Aimwell and Archer?

A. Ten hundred
B. Two hundred
C. One thousand
D. Five hundred

B. Two hundred.
Aimwell reveals to Archer that they only have “But two hundred pound” left for their venture.

14. What reason did Aimwell give his friends for his sudden absence from London?

A. Hunting trip
B. Volunteering abroad
C. Sudden death
D. Seeking fortune

B. Volunteering abroad.
Aimwell confirms that their friends likely imagine they are gone away on a volunteering mission.

15. What military figure does Archer welcome when deciding to venture their remaining money?

A. Cupid boy
B. General Mars
C. Venus goddess
D. Oroondates man

B. General Mars.
Archer states that if their current stratagem fails, they will bid adieu to Venus and welcome Mars.

16. Which specific supper item does Aimwell say he cannot eat?

A. Fresh veal
B. Fat pig
C. Delicate beef
D. Fricasseed rabbits

C. Delicate beef.
Aimwell, after hearing the dinner options, informs Boniface that he cannot eat the beef.

17. Why does Aimwell ask Boniface to keep his strong-box?

A. Fear of thieves
B. Locks sealed
C. Servant drunkenness
D. Dubious affairs

C. Servant drunkenness.
Aimwell states that the money is safer with the landlord because his servant “gets drunk”.

18. What does Cherry suspect Aimwell is because his horses are ready saddled?

A. Parliament man
B. Honest lord
C. Highwayman rogue
D. Recruiting officer

C. Highwayman rogue.
Cherry suspects Aimwell is a highwayman because he keeps his horses ready and talks of leaving quickly.

19. What does Boniface say he must ply Archer with to get proofs?

A. Ale drink
B. Gold money
C. A wench
D. Food meat

A. Ale drink.
Boniface instructs Cherry that he will ply Archer with drink since the servant “loves drink”.

20. Who does Cherry’s mother turn out to be?

A. Lady Bountiful
B. Free-hearted woman
C. A whore
D. Lady Manslaughter

B. Free-hearted woman.
Cherry describes her mother as a “good, generous, free-hearted woman” in opposition to Boniface.

21. Which highwayman gives Cherry two hundred pounds sterling?

A. Hounslow rogue
B. Bagshot gentleman
C. Gibbet captain
D. Aimwell lord

C. Gibbet captain.
Gibbet, the highwayman, gives Cherry a bag containing two hundred sterling pounds.

22. What is Archer doing when Gibbet and Boniface question him using his servant name Martin?

A. Washing linen
B. Combing periwig
C. Eating pig
D. Drinking ale

B. Combing periwig.
Archer enters the room singing and combing a periwig while being questioned by Gibbet.

23. According to Cherry’s love catechism, where does love enter?

A. The heart
B. The mind
C. The eyes
D. The soul

C. The eyes.
When Archer quizzes her, Cherry confirms that love enters through a person’s eyes.

24. How much money did Mrs. Sullen bring into her marriage?

A. Five pounds
B. Ten thousand
C. One thousand
D. Two hundred

B. Ten thousand.
Mrs. Sullen tells Dorinda that she brought her brother ten thousand pounds as a dowry.

25. What did Mrs. Sullen call country pleasures?

A. Racks torments
B. Pleasant dreams
C. Hard work
D. Gentle amusement

A. Racks torments.
Mrs. Sullen despises the country life, calling country pleasures “racks and torments”.

26. What does Mrs. Sullen compare a woman without sense to?

A. A good wife
B. A brute beast
C. A lost child
D. A picture

D. A picture.
She states that women are “like pictures, of no value in the hands of a fool”.

27. Where does Mrs. Sullen say is the best location for breaking a husband’s tyranny?

A. The country
B. London dear
C. The church
D. Brussels abroad

B. London dear.
Mrs. Sullen confidently states that London, dear London, is the best place to break a husband.

28. What does Mrs. Sullen plan to introduce to her husband to rouse him from negligence?

A. A petition
B. A French rival
C. A good dinner
D. New furniture

B. A French rival.
Mrs. Sullen decides to give her “lethargic, sottish husband” a rival to alarm him.

29. Aimwell attempts to impress Dorinda by bribing whom in the church with money?

A. The verger
B. The bishop
C. The dean
D. The sexton

A. The verger.
Aimwell claims he will give the verger a half-a-crown to be inducted into the best pew.

30. Why does Archer warn Aimwell to focus on Dorinda’s fortune instead of her face?

A. Aimwell is poor
B. To be discreet
C. That is business
D. She is homely

C. That is business.
Archer reminds Aimwell that finding a fortune, not just a beauty, is their current essential business.

31. When did Aimwell last attend church before arriving in Lichfield?

A. Half year ago
B. Yesterday
C. At coronation
D. One month ago

C. At coronation.
Aimwell admits, when pressed by Archer, that he was last at church during the coronation.

32. Who convinces Mrs. Sullen that the footman Martin (Archer) might be a gentleman in disguise?

A. Dorinda sister
B. Squire Sullen
C. Lucy, the maid
D. Mr. Worthy

A. Dorinda sister.
Dorinda suggests to Mrs Sullen that the footman may be a gentleman friend serving Aimwell.

33. What item did Archer retrieve for Mrs. Sullen when he first approached her?

A. Handkerchief
B. Dropped glove
C. Tea cup
D. Small fan

B. Dropped glove.
Mrs. Sullen deliberately drops her glove, which Archer picks up and returns with a compliment.

34. Which foreign officer does Mrs. Sullen draw to her colours to make her husband jealous?

A. A German
B. French Count
C. Irish Priest
D. A Moor

B. French Count.
Dorinda notes that Mrs. Sullen has already drawn the French Count (Bellair) to her colours.

35. What does Archer say is his constant drink, which he takes to remedy the spleen?

A. Ale stout
B. Wine water
C. Strong tea
D. Diet drinks

B. Wine water.
Archer tells the ladies that he drinks tea or “a little wine and water” to cure his spleen.

36. What is Scrub’s job on a Monday?

A. Draw warrants
B. Follow hounds
C. Drive coach
D. Draw beer

C. Drive coach.
Scrub lists his weekly duties, stating, “On a Monday I drive the coach”.

37. Why does Scrub believe that Aimwell is a Jesuit?

A. Speaks French
B. Has fine clothes
C. Horses saddled
D. All above

C. Horses saddled.
Scrub bases his suspicion that Aimwell is a Jesuit on the fact that his horses are always kept ready saddled.

38. What is the nationality of the priest, Foigard?

A. Irish Teague
B. French man
C. Brussels man
D. Spanish subject

A. Irish Teague.
Aimwell quickly identifies the doctor by his accent as a “downright Teague” (Irishman).

39. What does Archer successfully use to trap the priest, Foigard, into confessing his true identity?

A. His accent
B. Irish brogue
C. London friends
D. French gold

B. Irish brogue.
Archer pretends to be an Irish “cussen” whose matching brogue forces Foigard’s confession.

40. What is the doctor’s true surname that Archer uses?

A. Foigard
B. Martin
C. Mackshane
D. Cussen

C. Mackshane.
Foigard exclaims, “Mackshane! by St. Paatrick, dat ish my naam shure enough!”.

41. What item does Foigard offer Gìpsy as a bribe to hide the Count?

A. Louis-d’ors
B. Absolution only
C. Gold ring
D. Silver sword

A. Louis-d’ors.
The priest offers Gìpsy “twenty louis-d’ors” to hide the Count in Mrs. Sullen’s closet.

42. What does Gìpsy say she will take the money “logicè” as?

A. A bribe
B. A gift
C. A payment
D. Gratification

D. Gratification.
Gìpsy agrees to take the money afterwards, classifying it as only a “gratification”.

43. What does Aimwell pretend to suffer from to gain entry to the house?

A. A sore leg
B. A strange fit
C. A fever
D. Broken shins

B. A strange fit.
Archer tells Lady Bountiful that his master was taken ill “of a sudden with a sort of I know not what”.

44. When Aimwell wakes from his fit, who does he kneel to and call Proserpine?

A. Mrs. Sullen
B. Lady Bountiful
C. Dorinda maid
D. Gìpsy maid

C. Dorinda maid.
Aimwell kneels to Dorinda and immediately kisses her hand, calling her the goddess Proserpine.

45. How does Mrs. Sullen prevent her husband from attacking the Count?

A. She shrieks
B. Presents pistol
C. Calls Scrub
D. Runs away

B. Presents pistol.
Mrs. Sullen is prepared and holds up a pistol when Squire Sullen attacks Count Bellair.

46. Who is Sir Charles Freeman?

A. Aimwell’s brother
B. Mrs. Sullen’s brother
C. Dorinda’s suitor
D. Squire’s friend

B. Mrs. Sullen’s brother.
Sir Charles Freeman, who arrives at the inn, is introduced as Mrs. Sullen’s brother.

47. How many highwaymen does Gibbet initially confess are in their gang?

A. Five men
B. One rogue
C. Three upon
D. Forty thousand

C. Three upon.
Gibbet tells Archer they are “but three, upon my honour” when Archer threatens to kill him.

48. What valuable documents does Archer find and retrieve from Gibbet’s possession?

A. Marriage articles
B. Army commissions
C. Gold rings
D. Strong box

A. Marriage articles.
Archer finds and returns Squire Sullen’s marriage articles, bills, bonds, and leases.

49. What does Cherry send to Archer along with a letter and a strong-box?

A. Two thousand
B. Her father
C. Her horses
D. Two guineas

A. Two thousand.
Cherry’s letter mentions that she sent the strong-box with a sum that “much exceeds that”.

50. What do Mrs. Sullen and Squire Sullen finally agree upon during their argument?

A. To reconcile
B. To part
C. To drink ale
D. To hate French

B. To part.
After listing their differences, they conclude that the only thing they agree on is “to part”.

Brief Overview

The Beaux’ Stratagem is a comedy of manners by George Farquhar. It was first produced and published in 1707. The play focuses on fortune-hunting and marital discontent.

The story begins at Boniface’s Inn in Lichfield. Aimwell, a poor lord, and Archer, disguised as his footman Martin, arrive. They plan a “stratagem”—a trick—to pretend Aimwell is rich to find a wealthy wife. They only have two hundred pounds left.

Boniface, the inn owner, tells them about Lady Bountiful, who cures many people. Lady Bountiful has a son, Squire Sullen, who is married to Mrs. Sullen. The Sullens are deeply unhappy and constantly argue.

Aimwell quickly falls in love with Dorinda, Lady Bountiful’s daughter. He pretends to have a fit near her house to gain entry. Archer, playing the servant, gains the trust of the house staff, especially Scrub, the butler.

Archer discovers a French priest, Foigard, is secretly helping the French Count Bellair visit Mrs. Sullen. Archer and Aimwell trick Foigard into confessing his identity as an Irishman named Mackshane.

Later, highwaymen break into Lady Bountiful’s house. Archer and Aimwell fight the thieves and save the women. Cherry, the innkeeper’s daughter, who suspects the men are criminals, sends Archer a strongbox of money and a letter revealing that her father is running away.

Aimwell confesses to Dorinda that he is poor and not a true lord. However, Sir Charles Freeman, Mrs. Sullen’s brother, arrives and reveals that Aimwell is now the true Viscount Aimwell because his brother has died. Aimwell and Dorinda prepare to marry.

Mrs. Sullen and Squire Sullen agree that they want “to part” and are immediately divorced by mutual consent. Sir Charles Freeman gets Mrs. Sullen’s ten thousand pounds fortune back.