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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 did Lady Wishfort say or do that offended Mirabell?
(a) She commented that some people overstay their welcome.
(b) She ignored Mirabell and talked only with Fainall.
(c) She laughed at him.
(d) She said that Mirabell should leave.

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

3. By firing back at the audience, what does Congreve do?
(a) He infuriates the audience.
(b) He lectures them about their lack of artistic understanding.
(c) He defends his decision to add some unusual and new elements to the play.
(d) He pretends to admire them while he really hates them.

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

5. Who is Mrs. Millamant?
(a) A relative of the two gentlemen.
(b) Fainall's sister.
(c) The woman Mirabell loves.
(d) An acquaintance of Mirabell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Witwoud and Petulant?

2. What are the tastes of poets determined by?

3. Why are poets often fooled?

4. Why did Mirabell leave Lady Wishfort's house the previous evening?

5. What does the prologue permit Congreve to do to the audience?

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