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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aboan suggest they do to Hottman in Act III, Scene IV?
(a) Ignore him.
(b) Keep an eye on him.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Embrace him.

2. Who enters near the end of Act III, Scene III?
(a) Stanmore.
(b) Jack.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Lucy.

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

4. Who appears as the mediator?
(a) Blanford.
(b) Aboan.
(c) Stanmore.
(d) Welldon.

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

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

7. Who says the phrase "green Sickness" in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Mrs. Lackitt.
(b) Stanmore.
(c) Welldon.
(d) Jack.

8. What argument finally convinced Oroonoko to drop his sword at the end of Act IV, Scene II?
(a) That he is a husband.
(b) That he is a father.
(c) That he is a prince.
(d) That he is about to be a father.

9. What does Widow Lackitt give to Welldon in Act IV, Scene I when they are alone?
(a) Money and jewels.
(b) Gold.
(c) A hug.
(d) A kiss.

10. 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.

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

12. What does Welldon advise Jack against doing in regards to Mrs. Lackitt in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Bedding Mrs. Lackitt at night.
(b) Marrying Mrs. Lackitt.
(c) Talking about how he is satisfying Mrs. Lackitt.
(d) Telling Stanmore of their plans for Mrs. Lackitt.

13. What does the line "I am afraid You'll find it difficult, and dangerous" refer to in Act III, Scene IV?
(a) Hottman's plan.
(b) Oroonoko's plan.
(c) Blanford's plan.
(d) Aboan's plan.

14. Who speaks the line "he did deserve his Death" and about whom in Act IV, Scene II?
(a) Governor about Oroonoko.
(b) Aboan about Captain.
(c) Captain about Governor.
(d) Governor about Captain.

15. What is Blanford trying to convince Oroonoko to do near the end of Act IV, Scene II?
(a) Cry.
(b) Yield.
(c) Eat.
(d) Beg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aboan's idea for gaining freedom from slavery?

2. What does the governor request of Oroonoko in Scene IV, Act II?

3. What does Welldon request of Stanmore near the end of Act IV, Scene I?

4. What is the feeling in Act III, Scene II?

5. Who has a soliloquy in Act IV, Scene I?

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