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Southerne, Thomas
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Southerne, Thomas
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What sort of tone does the conversation between Welldon and Jack have in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Loving.
(b) Tragic.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Angry.

4. What does Lucy call Daniel?
(a) Knave.
(b) Fool.
(c) Hermaphrodite.
(d) Tony.

5. What does Widow Lackitt threaten to do to Lucy in Act III, Scene III?
(a) Annul her marriage to Daniel.
(b) Cut off the money promised to her.
(c) Have her shipped back to London.
(d) Have her married to the Captain.

6. Which of the following people do not know of the trick Welldon is playing on the widow?
(a) Stanmore.
(b) Jack.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Blanford.

7. What does the governor tell Oroonoko that he did not come to do near the beginning of Act IV, Scene II?
(a) Fight.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Negotiagte.
(d) Talk.

8. Why does Oroonoko say Imoinda has made him a coward?
(a) He does not stand up to her.
(b) She has turned him weak-willed.
(c) He is afraid to die and be without her and afraid to live and lose her.
(d) She is making him yield because of her weakness.

9. What does Aboan mean by the line: "...I see Love has your Heart, and takes up all your thoughts" in Act III, Scene II?
(a) That Imoinda has never thought more clearly because of love.
(b) That Imoinda is not thinking clearly and is blinded by love.
(c) That Oroonoko has never thought more clearly because of love.
(d) That Oroonoko's not thinking clearly and is blinded by love.

10. 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 threatened to kill them otherwise.
(d) Because the governor has offered them a pardon for their behavior.

11. Why does Oroonoko stop Aboan from harming Hottman near the end of Act III, Scene IV?
(a) It could ruin the plan.
(b) It would be too mean.
(c) He needs Hottman.
(d) He does not want Aboan to become a murderer.

12. How does Welldon pacify the widow in Act III, Scene III?
(a) By agreeing to marry her the next day.
(b) By telling her he will personally kill his wife so that they may marry.
(c) By telling her he will have his wife poisoned so that they may marry.
(d) By disclosing her true idenity as a female to show the widow that they can never marry.

13. For what cause does Oroonoko declare he will join Aboan's plans to revolt?
(a) Love and Liberty.
(b) Loyalty and Friendship.
(c) Love and Loyalty.
(d) Friendship and Liberty.

14. Why does Blanford bring Aboan to Oroonoko?
(a) To show Oroonoko the way of slavery.
(b) To teach Aboan a lesson.
(c) To gain Aboan's trust.
(d) To gain Oroonoko's trust.

15. Who has a soliloquy in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Stanmore.
(b) Mrs. Lackitt.
(c) Jack.
(d) Welldon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Widow Lackitt give to Welldon in Act IV, Scene I when they are alone?

2. Why does Imoinda request that Oroonoko kill her in Act III, Scene II?

3. What does Oroonoko disagree with in Act III, Scene II?

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

5. Who says the phrase "green Sickness" in Act IV, Scene I?

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