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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. What news does the footman bring Mirabell at the chocolate house?
(a) That Foible wanted to speak to him.
(b) That Waitwell and Foible have run away together.
(c) That his coachman, Waitwell, is waiting with his carriage.
(d) That Waitwell and Foible are married.

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

3. What are Mrs. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood doing to each other in the park?
(a) Questioning each other about their opinion of love.
(b) Trying to determine if the other is having an affair.
(c) Testing each other about Mirabell.
(d) Investigating each other's love affairs.

4. How does Mrs. Marwood answer Fainall when he joins her in the park?
(a) She is protective of Fainall's honor.
(b) She is tired of arguing with him.
(c) She hates his wife.
(d) She wants to go home.

5. Why is Mrs. Fainall's husband cold to her?
(a) Because of his affair with Mrs. Marwood.
(b) He hates her for cuckolding him.
(c) He no longer loves her.
(d) His libido has lessened with age.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mirabell's plan consist of?

2. Who are Witwoud and Petulant?

3. Why were the first performances heavily criticized?

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

5. What is a cabal?

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