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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Fainall say he married his wife?
(a) For love.
(b) For her money.
(c) For her social position.
(d) For her good breeding.

2. Why does Wishfort dislike Mirabell?
(a) Wishfort is jealous of Mrs. Millamant.
(b) Mirabell tricked Wishfort into believing he loved her.
(c) Marwood is Mirabell's mistress.
(d) Mirabel loves Mrs. Millamant.

3. What does the prologue do?
(a) Challenges the audience to try something new.
(b) Instructs the audience on how to react to the play.
(c) Limits criticism of the play.
(d) Introduces Congreve and his play.

4. What does the success of Congreve's play depend on?
(a) His following.
(b) Its own merit.
(c) His past successes.
(d) His previous body of work.

5. How does Mrs. Marwood answer Fainall when he joins her in the park?
(a) She wants to go home.
(b) She hates his wife.
(c) She is protective of Fainall's honor.
(d) She is tired of arguing with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Mrs. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood doing at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

2. Why does Mirabell criticize Fainall at the chocolate house?

3. What does the dramatic device of naming characters that are symbolic of their personality traits allow the playwright Congreve to do?

4. Another dramatic device is used in the final lines of Act 1, Scene 1 when Mirabell hints at a scheme involving Wishfort's maid. This device is known as:

5. What was Mrs. Millamant's response to her aunt's statement?

(see the answer key)

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