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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. What does Mirabell state that he believes about Mrs. Millamant to Fainall?
(a) That Mrs. Millamant should not be so cruel to him.
(b) That he will help her improve on her faults.
(c) That Mrs. Millamant's faults are a nuisance.
(d) That Mrs. Millamant's faults suit her very well.

2. Which one of the follow was not part of Mirabell's plan?
(a) Mirabell wrote a song about Wishfort.
(b) Mirabell reported that she was pregnant.
(c) Mirabell appealed to Wishfort's vanity.
(d) Mirabell wrote a lampoon.

3. What is a cabal?
(a) A secret society; a plot.
(b) A military uprising.
(c) A meeting of enemies against the state.
(d) A group of friends.

4. Who is the most important male character in the play?
(a) Mirabell.
(b) Fainall.
(c) Petulant.
(d) Witwoud.

5. What is a prologue?
(a) A part which comes before the audience arrives.
(b) An introduction.
(c) A short synopsis of the coming play.
(d) A teaser which will make the audience want to stay for the whole performance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes the relationship Fainall has with Mrs. Marwood?

2. The actor who reads the prologue also plays which character?

3. Why does Mrs. Marwood only want to pretend she is cuckolding her husband?

4. What does Fainall claim about Mrs. Marwood?

5. What are the tastes of poets determined by?

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