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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the prologue permit Congreve to do to the audience?
(a) It shows how the poet is always in charge of the performance.
(b) It gives him a platform where he can answer his critics.
(c) It serves as a sounding board for his concept of drama.
(d) It allows him to introduce the themes of the play.

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

3. What is the second kind of fool blessed by?
(a) Religious beliefs.
(b) Upbringing.
(c) How their lives evolve over time.
(d) Fortune.

4. Why is Fainall bored when talking with Mirabell in the chocolate house?
(a) Because Mrs. Millamant enters and begins to talk to them.
(b) Because Mirabell is distracted.
(c) Because Mirabell doesn't know how to play.
(d) Because Sir Rowland enters and begins to talk to them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Millamant?

2. What does Mirabell's plan consist of?

3. Are the tastes of poets random?

4. The prologue begins with a comparison of what?

5. What reason does Fainall give for Mirabell's deception being revealed?

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