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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says "I am afraid You'll find it difficult, and dangerous" in Act III, Scene IV?
(a) Oroonoko.
(b) Aboan.
(c) Slave.
(d) Hottman.

2. In Act III, Scene I, why does Aboan not want to trust Hottman just yet?
(a) Hottman is a known liar.
(b) Hottman talks too much.
(c) Hottman speaks against rebelling.
(d) Hottman betrayed them before.

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

4. What is Daniel's response when Lucy asks him "Well, how do you like me now?" in Act II, Scene I?
(a) "...my Mother is always shaming one before company."
(b) "...how do you think I can go to bed to a Woman I don't know?
(c) "Why, pray, may I?"
(d) "You have bewitch'd me, I think.."

5. After Blanford leaves in Act III, Scene II, what does Aboan caution Oroonoko?
(a) To trust only Blanford.
(b) To trust only Aboan.
(c) To trust no one but himself.
(d) To trust everyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom do we learn is interested in marrying the widow near the end of Act I, Scene I?

2. For what purpose has Blanford brought Aboan to Oroonoko?

3. Who is the first character we are introduced to in the beginning of the play?

4. Why have Oroonoko and the slaves gathered in Act III, Scene IV?

5. What relationship are Lucy and Welldon pretending to have in the first scene of the play?

(see the answer key)

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