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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Are the tastes of poets random?
(a) Perhaps.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Sometimes.

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

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

4. What does Mirabell state that he believes about Mrs. Millamant to Fainall?
(a) That Mrs. Millamant's faults are a nuisance.
(b) That he will help her improve on her faults.
(c) That Mrs. Millamant's faults suit her very well.
(d) That Mrs. Millamant should not be so cruel to him.

5. Why does Petulant hire three prostitutes?
(a) Show his lack of social sensitivity.
(b) Satisfy his sexual needs.
(c) Act as a foil to his popularity.
(d) Feign importance to his peers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Marwood claim while talking to Mrs. Fainall?

2. What is a chocolate house?

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

4. Who are Witwoud and Petulant?

5. Why does Mrs. Marwood only want to pretend she is cuckolding her husband?

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