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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. Why does Fainall say he married his wife?
(a) For love.
(b) For her good breeding.
(c) For her social position.
(d) For her money.

2. What was Mrs. Millamant's response to her aunt's statement?
(a) She agrees with her.
(b) She is offended.
(c) She feels hurt for Mirabell.
(d) She laughs, too.

3. Who is the least important male character in the play?
(a) Fainall.
(b) Petulant.
(c) Mirabell.
(d) Witwoud.

4. 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 is tired of arguing with him.
(d) She hates his wife.

5. What is a cabal?
(a) A military uprising.
(b) A meeting of enemies against the state.
(c) A group of friends.
(d) A secret society; a plot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Congreve tell the audience that they will not be offended to any reference to fools in the play?

2. What is the purpose of this play's prologue?

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

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

5. What does the prologue do?

(see the answer key)

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