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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Marwood answer Fainall when he joins her in the park?
(a) She is protective of Fainall's honor.
(b) She wants to go home.
(c) She hates his wife.
(d) She is tired of arguing with him.

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

3. Why does the prologue refer to Congreve as a 'passive poet'?
(a) Because he doesn't like to argue his points of view.
(b) Because they are society and he doesn't want to offend society members.
(c) Because he believes that the play will be accepted.
(d) Because he is an artist who will accept the audience's opinion of his play.

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

5. Why does Mirabell believe the scheme to deceive Lady Wishfort is necessary?
(a) So that she will give Mrs. Millamant her money.
(b) So she will not interfere with their marriage.
(c) So that she will divide her estate.
(d) So that she leaves her fortune to Mrs. Millamant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Are the tastes of poets random?

2. Why does Mrs. Marwood urge Lady Wishfort to reconsider her desire to hear Fainall's proof of his wife's adultery?

3. What problem must Lady Wishfort solve instead of attending Sir Rowland at the end of Act 4, Scene 1?

4. What is Lady Wishfort planning to do?

5. What advice does Mirabell give Lady Wishfort when she protests Fainall's demands?

(see the answer key)

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