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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. The prologue begins with a comparison of what?
(a) Two kinds of fools.
(b) Poets and members of society.
(c) Poets and other artists.
(d) Fortune and destiny.

2. For what purpose are the cosmetics used in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) As a symbol of how people cover themselves up.
(b) As a symbol of loose morals.
(c) As a device to mask one's feelings.
(d) As a way to disguise age.

3. What are the tastes of poets determined by?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Religious beliefs.
(c) Upbringing.
(d) How their lives evolve over time.

4. Why is Fainall bored when talking with Mirabell in the chocolate house?
(a) Because Sir Rowland enters and begins to talk to them.
(b) Because Mirabell doesn't know how to play.
(c) Because Mrs. Millamant enters and begins to talk to them.
(d) Because Mirabell is distracted.

5. 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) Foreshadowing.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Omnipresence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mirabell criticize Fainall at the chocolate house?

2. Why does Lady Wishfort question Foible in her dressing room?

3. While drinking chocolate, what else are Mirabell and Fainall doing?

4. Who is Mrs. Millamant?

5. What is a chocolate house?

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