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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Welldon plan on using the jewels and money for that Mrs. Lackitt gave him?
(a) A new house.
(b) Dowry for Lucy's husband.
(c) To go back to London.
(d) Dowry for a husband.

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

4. Once Oroonoko drops his sword, what happens?
(a) The govenor kisses Imoinda.
(b) Blanford abducts him.
(c) The governor frees him.
(d) The governor and his men seize him.

5. What does the governor request of Oroonoko in Scene IV, Act II?
(a) To ask for forgiveness.
(b) To fight him to the death.
(c) To yield his weapons.
(d) To yield Imoinda.

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

7. Which of the following characters does not ask for pardon?
(a) Oroonoko.
(b) Imoinda.
(c) Hottman.
(d) Aboan.

8. Whom does Oroonoko kill near the beginning of Act IV Scene II?
(a) Hottman.
(b) Captain.
(c) Aboan.
(d) Governor.

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

10. At the beginning of Act IV, Scene II, what weapon does Imoinda carry?
(a) Sword.
(b) Bow and arrow.
(c) Dagger.
(d) Lance.

11. What is Oroonoko's plan for the slaves at the beginning of Act III, Scene IV?
(a) To steal a ship and sail away to Africa.
(b) To set fire to the plantation.
(c) To go to the beach and start a new colony.
(d) To murder their masters.

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

13. How does Welldon put off Widow Lackitt from marriage yet again in Act III, Scene III?
(a) By stating that he is in love with another woman.
(b) By stating he is moving back to London.
(c) By stating he has another sister who must first be married.
(d) By stating he is already married.

14. 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.

15. What does one slave ask Oroonoko in the beginning of Act III, Scene IV?
(a) What will happen to the women and children?
(b) What is the plan?
(c) What is it like being a prince?
(d) What will happen if they die?

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the line "...if you had not prevented my cutting his Throat, that Coward there had not discover'd us" refer to in Act IV, Scene II?

3. At the beginning of Act III, Scene III, what does the widow insist of Welldon?

4. Which word best describes Oroonoko's plan for the slaves in Act III, Scene IV?

5. Why does Oroonoko stop Aboan from harming Hottman near the end of Act III, Scene IV?

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