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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says the following line: "So, Mrs. Lackitt, your Widowhood is waning apace?" in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Welldon.
(b) Stanmore.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Blanford.

2. Who stands and stares at Oroonoko in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Governor.
(b) Blanford.
(c) The other slaves.
(d) The Planters.

3. What is Oroonoko's status?
(a) A prince.
(b) A king.
(c) A normal man.
(d) A prince's servant.

4. What does Blanford assure Oroonoko about the Governor at the beginning of Act II, Scene II?
(a) That he will free him for sure.
(b) That he will be cruel and treacherous.
(c) That he will send him back to Africa.
(d) That he will be kind and fair.

5. What subject does the widow bring up with Welldon at the beginning of Act II, Scene I?
(a) Lucy's marriage to her son.
(b) Lucy's marriage to the Captain.
(c) Marriage to him.
(d) Marriage to Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom do we learn owns several plantations in Act I, Scene I?

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

3. Who says: "Why, a lusty young Fellow may happen to temp you" in Act I, Scene I?

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

5. What does the line "I shou'd like mightily to be call'd Mrs. Welldon" foreshadow in Act I, Scene I?

(see the answer key)

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