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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 actor who reads the prologue also plays which character?
(a) Fainall.
(b) Mirabell.
(c) Sir Rowland.
(d) Sir Wilfull.

2. What word best describes the relationship Fainall has with Mrs. Marwood?
(a) Filled with underlying rage.
(b) Loving and tender.
(c) Troubled.
(d) Unhappy.

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

4. What is a prologue?
(a) A part which comes before the audience arrives.
(b) A teaser which will make the audience want to stay for the whole performance.
(c) A short synopsis of the coming play.
(d) An introduction.

5. What is the relationship between Witwoud and Sir Wilfull Witwoud?
(a) They are half-brothers.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are distant relatives.
(d) They are brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the prologue permit Congreve to do to the audience?

2. What does Foible tell Mrs. Fainall when Lady Wishfort leaves the dressing room?

3. Who is the most important male character in the play?

4. By firing back at the audience, what does Congreve do?

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

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