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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. Willmore tells Angellica that he disapproves of what as he banters with her in Act 2?
(a) Dancing.
(b) War.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Protitution.

2. What is a "double entendre"?
(a) A deadly poison that can't be tasted.
(b) A word or phrase that is code for "I love you."
(c) A word or phrase that when spoken, has a clear, simple meaning, but in context is understood as having a sexual meaning as well.
(d) A plot twist that the audience knows will happen, while the characters remain oblivious.

3. Why does Willmore offer to join forces and finances with the other merchants of the town?
(a) To go to the carnival.
(b) To destroy Don Antonio.
(c) To start a war.
(d) To afford to be with Angellica.

4. What are the women's attitudes toward the men in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The women are angry.
(b) The women are falling helplessly in love.
(c) The women are in control.
(d) The women are at their mercy.

5. As Blunt walks away from the carnival to follow Lucetta, what do his friends comment about him?
(a) He has no money with him.
(b) He was a war hero.
(c) He is a great guy.
(d) He has all their money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hellena intend to find at the carnival?

2. According to the playwright, the audience comes to see The Rover for what reason?

3. Why does Behn choose to have a male playwright to speak in the Prologue?

4. What are Frederic and Ned Blunt teasing Captain Belvile about in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. In Angellica's bedchamber, what kind of "mask" is she showing Willmore?

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