1. Who is the main protagonist in the play? **John Tanner**
2. What is Violet Robinson's occupation? **Heiress**
3. What does Ramsden do for a living? **Solicitor**
4. What revolutionary act does Mendoza support? **Bomb throwing**
5. Who represents mankind's evolutionary urges? **The Devil/Don Juan**
6. What mode of transportation does Henry Straker drive? **Cab**
7. What is Tanner's profession? **Writer and philosopher**
8. How is Octavius described? **Mild-mannered**
9. What ideological debate does the play engage? **Reform vs. revolution**
10. What societal constraints does Violet struggle against? **Expectations of Victorian womanhood**
11. Which character believes in pragmatism and tradition? **Ramsden**
12. Whose philosophical views does the play partially espouse? **Shaw's**
13. What theme is represented by the character of Don Juan? **Evolutionary instincts**
14. What ideological society was Shaw a member of? **The Fabian Society**
15. Which character remains most down to earth? **Straker**
16. Why is Mrs. Warren's Profession controversial? **It addresses prostitution**
17. Which character argues through open debate of new ideas? **Tanner**
18. What does Ann Whitefield attempt to tempt Tanner with? **Hedonism**
19. What is Mendoza's proposed method for enacting change? **Violent revolution**
20. Which character most openly embraces biological instincts? **The Devil/Don Juan**
21. Which character suggests emotion and instinct are also important? **The play**
22. Where is the climax of the play set? **In Hell**
23. Which theme explores societal roles of men and women? **Feminism**
24. In which city is the play chiefly set? **London**
25. Which philosophical concept does the play bring up? **Nietzschean Übermensch**
26. Which character drives a cab for a living? **Straker**
27. Which character has an aristocratic background? **Violet**
28. Which character champions socialism? **Tanner**
29. Which character believes in pragmatism over revolution? **Tanner**
30. Which character openly criticizes religious faith? **Tanner**
31. What does Octavius come from? **A respectable middle class family**
32. What philosophical debate does the Devil have in Act 2? **Over progress and human nature**
33. Which ideology does Mendoza champion? **Anarchism**
34. Where does the Robinsons live? **In the countryside outside London**
35. Which character acknowledges the role of both reason and emotion? **The play**
36. Which character is described as intelligent and idealistic? **Tanner**
37. Which character represents conventional values? **Ramsden**
38. What is controversial about Mrs. Warren's Profession? **It addresses prostitution**
39. Which major theme is foreshadowed in the title? **The conflict between instinct and intellect**
40. Which character is a family friend of the Robinsons? **Ramsden**
41. Which character has a pragmatic and reformist approach? **Tanner**
42. Which character openly embraces sexuality and seduction? **The Devil/Don Juan**
43. What is Ann's occupation? **Adventuress**
44. What is unusual about Ramsden's son? **He shares his father's temperament**
45. What ideological society was Shaw an advocate for? **Fabian Society**
46. Which thematic debate centers on the place of progress? **Between tradition and innovation**
47. Which philosophical debate influenced Shaw's writing? **Nietzsche vs social Darwinism**
48. Which location represents instinct and passion? **Hell**
49. Which character most values intellect? **Tanner**
50. Which major theme examines relationships? **Romantic love vs pragmatism**
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