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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just as Don Pedro appears at the carnival, what does Florinda give Belvile?
(a) A locket.
(b) A lace handkerchief.
(c) A lock of her hair.
(d) A love letter.

2. Why does Behn choose to have a male playwright to speak in the Prologue?
(a) To make a point about the costumes of male characters.
(b) Behn is a man.
(c) To make a point about the role of woman in society.
(d) Behn is poking fun at woman.

3. Florinda is in love with which of the following characters?
(a) Captain Belvile.
(b) Ned Blunt.
(c) Don Vencentio.
(d) Don Antonio.

4. As the play opens, who is about to go to a convent?
(a) Florinda.
(b) Hellena.
(c) Callis.
(d) Valeria.

5. In teasing his friend as they go to the carnival, Captain Belvile refers to Willmore as what?
(a) The captain.
(b) The casanova.
(c) The sailor.
(d) The rover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of costumes are Hellena and Florinda wearing to the carnival?

2. Florinda can't stand which of her possible suitors?

3. How does Hellena intend to get into the carnival?

4. What are the women's attitudes toward the men in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

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