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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act II Scene II, who is the first speaker?
(a) Governor.
(b) Welldon.
(c) Blanford.
(d) Oroonoko.

2. What does Aboan suggest they do to Hottman in Act III, Scene IV?
(a) Keep an eye on him.
(b) Embrace him.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Ignore him.

3. What does the line "poor Women be thought decaying and unfit/for the Town at One or Two and twenty" in Act I, Scene I mean exactly?
(a) That women who are 21 or 22 years of age are never considered old.
(b) That women are considered old at 21 or 22 years of age.
(c) That women, no matter their age are always thought to be 21 or 22 years of age.
(d) That women who look like they are old are actually 21 or 22 years of age.

4. Why is Oroonoko so elated at the end of Act II, Scene III?
(a) He is finally reunited with Imoinda.
(b) He finally kills the Captain.
(c) He is finally freed of slavery.
(d) He has returned home to Africa.

5. Act III, Scene I is with which characters?
(a) The Weldon sisters.
(b) Plantation owners.
(c) Slave traders.
(d) Slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first speaker in Act I, Scene II?

2. What is Daniel's response when Lucy asks him "Well, how do you like me now?" in Act II, Scene I?

3. What does Widow Lackitt threaten to do to Lucy in Act III, Scene III?

4. Who is the governor's mistress?

5. What story does Oroonoko relate to Blanford in Act II, Scene II?

(see the answer key)

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