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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 was Mrs. Millamant's response to her aunt's statement?
(a) She is offended.
(b) She feels hurt for Mirabell.
(c) She agrees with her.
(d) She laughs, too.

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

3. What is a prologue?
(a) A part which comes before the audience arrives.
(b) An introduction.
(c) A teaser which will make the audience want to stay for the whole performance.
(d) A short synopsis of the coming play.

4. Who told Lady Wishfort about Mirabell's deception?
(a) Mrs. Millamant.
(b) Foible.
(c) Mrs. Marwood.
(d) Fainall.

5. What are Mrs. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood doing at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Discussing their lovers.
(b) Discussing men while they walk.
(c) Talking about Mrs. Millamant.
(d) Discussing their husbands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the prologue refer to Congreve as a 'passive poet'?

2. What is the purpose of the play?

3. What is a cabal?

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

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

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