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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the cologne given to the footmen?
(a) To disguise bodily odor.
(b) To give the footmen a little bonus.
(c) To add to the elegance of the party.
(d) To prevent the footmen from smelling like stable hands.

2. Who is Sir Rowland?
(a) Lady Wishfort's lover.
(b) Mirabell's uncle.
(c) Foible's husband.
(d) A knight of the realm.

3. 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.

4. Why were Witwoud and Petulant arguing at the end of Act 4, Scent 1?
(a) It is the result of Fainall's plan to keep Sir Wilfull from obtaining Lady Wishfort's approval.
(b) Fainall is trying to keep Mrs. Millamant and Sir Wilfull together.
(c) They were drunk and garrulous.
(d) They dislike Fainall and Sir Wilfull.

5. What does the dramatic device of naming characters that are symbolic of their personality traits allow the playwright Congreve to do?
(a) Create a favorable impression for each character.
(b) Suggest a course of action for the characters.
(c) Inform the audience about each character without having to develop them.
(d) Limit a character's significance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the different marriages introduced in the play seem to be motivated by?

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

3. What kind of person is Sir Wilfull Witwoud?

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

5. Why is Fainall bored when talking with Mirabell in the chocolate house?

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