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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offers himself to Mrs. Lackitt in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Stanmore.
(b) Jack.
(c) Blanford.
(d) Captain.

2. Who is the first character we are introduced to in the beginning of the play?
(a) Welldon.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Oroonoko.

3. How does Welldon say he could cheat the widow?
(a) By striking a business deal with her.
(b) By marrying her for her money.
(c) By marrying her daughter.
(d) By having Lucy marry her son.

4. What does the line "I shou'd like mightily to be call'd Mrs. Welldon" foreshadow in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Widow Lackitt's interest in adopting Welldon.
(b) Lucy's romantic interest in Welldon.
(c) Widow Lackitt's interest in marrying her daughter to Welldon.
(d) Widow Lackitt's romantic interest in Welldon.

5. With whom is the governor in love with?
(a) Lucy.
(b) His slave, Clemene.
(c) Widow Lackitt.
(d) Welldon's female self.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the third character to make an appearance in Act I, Scene I?

2. How did the captain capture Oroonoko to be a slave?

3. Who speaks the line "I am a better Christian, I thank you, than to keep it with a Heathen" in Act I, Scene II?

4. Who says the following line: "So, Mrs. Lackitt, your Widowhood is waning apace?" in Act I, Scene I?

5. Who is Welldon?

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