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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oroonoko suspect Hottman may do in Act III, Scene IV?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Support them.
(c) Steal Imoinda.
(d) Betray them.

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

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

4. Who agrees with Oroonoko about Hottman Act III, Scene IV?
(a) Slave.
(b) Blanford.
(c) Aboan.
(d) Hottman himself.

5. Why does Imoinda request that Oroonoko kill her in Act III, Scene II?
(a) She does not want her children born into slavery.
(b) She does not want to lie with the governor.
(c) She does not want to be a slave any longer.
(d) She does not want to be with Oroonoko any longer.

6. 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.

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

8. To what does the phrase "green Sickness" refer to in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Plague.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Mucus.

9. 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) He is afraid to die and be without her and afraid to live and lose her.
(d) She has turned him weak-willed.

10. What does Daniel say Lucy can call him?
(a) Fool.
(b) Hermaphrodite.
(c) Cuckold.
(d) Tony.

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

12. To whom is Welldon speaking at the beginning of Act IV?
(a) Stanmore.
(b) Widow.
(c) Jack.
(d) Lucy.

13. To whom is the line "You are a Slave your self, and to command, Is now anothers right" being spoken to in Act III, Scene II?
(a) Imoinda.
(b) Oroonoko.
(c) Aboan.
(d) Hottman.

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

15. Why have Oroonoko and the slaves gathered in Act III, Scene IV?
(a) To discuss their plans for freedom.
(b) To pledge their loyalty to Oroonoko.
(c) To have a celebration.
(d) To plan the murder of the governor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Welldon plan on using the jewels and money for that Mrs. Lackitt gave him?

2. What sort of tone does the conversation between Welldon and Jack have in Act IV, Scene I?

3. To whom does Welldon give his jewels and money for safekeeping?

4. What is the widow's reaction to Welldon's statement in putting her off from marriage?

5. For what cause does Oroonoko declare he will join Aboan's plans to revolt?

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