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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. Where are Mrs. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood as Act 2, Scene 1 opens?
(a) At Mrs. Fainall's house.
(b) In the country.
(c) In St. James Park.
(d) In Lady Wishfort's house

2. While drinking chocolate, what else are Mirabell and Fainall doing?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Discussing their travel plans.

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

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

5. How does Congreve use satire in the prologue?
(a) He suggests that farce is outdated.
(b) He makes fun of the audience.
(c) He uses theatrical devices to enhance satire.
(d) He states the play does not contain satire, but it is full of satirical pictures of the different behaviors of the characters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the success of Congreve's play depend on?

2. Who is Mrs. Millamant?

3. What is a chocolate house?

4. Why are poets often fooled?

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

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