In The Way of the World, Congreve satirizes which of the following ?
Correct answer: D. All of these answers
- A. Ideas about chastity
- B. The institution of marriage
- C. The aristocracy
- D. All of these answers
Explanation
Congreve’s comedy satirizes the marriage market, aristocratic manners, and fashionable ideas of chastity and sexual reputation. Since all three are targets of the play’s social satire, ‘all of these answers’ is appropriate.
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