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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase describes the relationship between Mirabell and Mrs. Fainall?
(a) They are lovers.
(b) They were previously lovers.
(c) They are brother and sister.
(d) They were never romantically involved.

2. Another dramatic device is used in the final lines of Act 1, Scene 1 when Mirabell hints at a scheme involving Wishfort's maid. This device is known as:
(a) Climax.
(b) Denouement.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Omnipresence.

3. Mirabell's plan involves ________ Lady Wishfort.
(a) Persuading.
(b) Murdering.
(c) Making love to.
(d) Blackmailing.

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

5. What does Mirabell suggest that Mrs. Fainall do if she no longer loves her husband?
(a) Divorce him.
(b) Ignore him.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Maintain a status quo with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mirabell pretend to love Lady Wishfort?

2. Why are poets often fooled?

3. Are the tastes of poets random?

4. What is a chocolate house?

5. Where are Mrs. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood as Act 2, Scene 1 opens?

(see the answer key)

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