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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 is Lady Wishfort planning to do?
(a) Disinherit Mirabell.
(b) Divorce Fainall.
(c) Marry Mirabell.
(d) Marry Mrs. Millamant to Mirabell's uncle.

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

3. What is the purpose of the play?
(a) To add to the audience's knowledge.
(b) To instruct the audience in life.
(c) To entertain the audience.
(d) To lecture the audience and therefore, society.

4. Why does the prologue refer to Congreve as a 'passive poet'?
(a) Because they are society and he doesn't want to offend society members.
(b) Because he doesn't like to argue his points of view.
(c) Because he believes that the play will be accepted.
(d) Because he is an artist who will accept the audience's opinion of his play.

5. Who is the least important male character in the play?
(a) Fainall.
(b) Witwoud.
(c) Mirabell.
(d) Petulant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the fools spoken of in the prologue?

2. What are Mrs. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood doing at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What are the tastes of poets determined by?

4. What does Mirabell state that he believes about Mrs. Millamant to Fainall?

5. How does Witwoud describe Petulant?

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