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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. Who are the fools spoken of in the prologue?
(a) Husbands, wives and lovers.
(b) Poets and natural fools.
(c) Critics of the play.
(d) Members of society in general.

2. Why are poets often fooled?
(a) They believe what people tell them to their face.
(b) They are fooled into believing that one successful play means the next one will be successful also.
(c) They believe in their work and expect others to understand and like it.
(d) They don't study their critics.

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

4. The actor who reads the prologue also plays which character?
(a) Mirabell.
(b) Fainall.
(c) Sir Wilfull.
(d) Sir Rowland.

5. 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:
(a) Denouement.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Omnipresence.
(d) Climax.

Short Answer Questions

1. While drinking chocolate, what else are Mirabell and Fainall doing?

2. What is a prologue?

3. What does the prologue do?

4. The prologue begins with a comparison of what?

5. What did Lady Wishfort say or do that offended Mirabell?

(see the answer key)

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