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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 are the tastes of poets determined by?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Religious beliefs.
(c) Upbringing.
(d) How their lives evolve over time.

2. What does the prologue permit Congreve to do to the audience?
(a) It serves as a sounding board for his concept of drama.
(b) It allows him to introduce the themes of the play.
(c) It shows how the poet is always in charge of the performance.
(d) It gives him a platform where he can answer his critics.

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

4. In the chocolate house, what does Mirabel's discussion of Mrs. Millamant's character reveal?
(a) He believes her to be a fool.
(b) He truly loves her.
(c) He is interested in her for her money.
(d) He is a coarse and rude man.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the second kind of fool blessed by?

3. Why are poets often fooled?

4. Which one of the follow was not part of Mirabell's plan?

5. What does the success of Congreve's play depend on?

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