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

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

3. What does the success of Congreve's play depend on?
(a) Its own merit.
(b) His following.
(c) His previous body of work.
(d) His past successes.

4. 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) Omnipresence.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Climax.
(d) Denouement.

5. What does Fainall comment about the gathering the previous evening at Lady Wishfort's?
(a) Mrs. Millamant has another lover.
(b) Witwoud and Petulant are only trying to woo Mrs. Millamant.
(c) Everyone knows that Mrs. Millamant is unhappy with Mirabell.
(d) Mrs. Millamant was only obeying her aunt's wishes.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. The prologue begins with a comparison of what?

5. What does Mirabell's plan consist of?

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