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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. 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 is interested in her for her money.
(c) He truly loves her.
(d) He is a coarse and rude man.

2. What does Mrs. Marwood claim while talking to Mrs. Fainall?
(a) Lovers are more passionate.
(b) She is cuckolding her husband with Mirabell.
(c) She would rather love and be left than not be loved at all.
(d) Men are cold as husbands.

3. 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 shows how the poet is always in charge of the performance.
(c) It serves as a sounding board for his concept of drama.
(d) It allows him to introduce the themes of the play.

4. Who told Lady Wishfort about Mirabell's deception?
(a) Fainall.
(b) Mrs. Marwood.
(c) Foible.
(d) Mrs. Millamant.

5. What is Lady Wishfort planning to do?
(a) Marry Mrs. Millamant to Mirabell's uncle.
(b) Divorce Fainall.
(c) Marry Mirabell.
(d) Disinherit Mirabell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The prologue begins with a comparison of what?

3. What are Mrs. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood doing to each other in the park?

4. What news does the footman bring Mirabell at the chocolate house?

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

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