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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Welldon rescued from having to sleep with the widow?
(a) Stanmore says Jack will be over to handle her.
(b) Stanmore says the Captain will be over to handle her.
(c) Stanmore says he will take care of her.
(d) Stanmore says the governor is willing to marry her.

2. What is Daniel content with, regarding Lucy, near the end of Act II, Scene I?
(a) Kissing Lucy.
(b) Marrying and sleeping with Lucy.
(c) Providing for Lucy.
(d) Being a husband.

3. Why do the slaves fall on the ground asking for the governor's forgiveness?
(a) Because Oroonoko told them to.
(b) Because they love the governor as their master.
(c) Because the governor has offered them a pardon for their behavior.
(d) Because the governor has threatened to kill them otherwise.

4. Who is the third character to make an appearance in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Oroonoko.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Widow Lackitt.
(d) Stanmore.

5. To whom is "Why, a lusty young Fellow may happen to tempt you" being said in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Stanmore.
(b) Widow Lackitt.
(c) Welldon.
(d) Lucy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Daniel irritated when he enters in Act IV, Scene I?

2. Which slave says that he belonged to Oroonoko?

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?

4. What does Daniel make his mother promise near the end of Act II, Scene I?

5. Who are the two people who have betrayed Oroonoko in Act IV, Scene II?

(see the answer key)

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