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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Willmore urges Angellica to be governed by her love not ___________.
(a) Doubt.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Pride.
(d) Heart.

2. Why is the playwright speaking in the prologue as a man?
(a) The audience is always just men.
(b) The play was written by a man.
(c) The audience is deaf.
(d) The audience prefers a male playwright over a female.

3. Many of the characters behave according to what standard?
(a) The rules of the church.
(b) What they want to believe instead of what is actually in front of them.
(c) The rules of the land.
(d) The king's commands.

4. What does Moretta think of Willmore as he tries to seduce Angellica?
(a) He is going to rob them and kill them.
(b) He is worthy of Angellica's affection.
(c) He is rich and Angellica should treat him well.
(d) He is poor and Angellica should not be involved with him.

5. Who is Ned Blunt infatuated with?
(a) Angellica.
(b) Florinda.
(c) Lucetta.
(d) Valeria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Angellica think Willmore is dishonorable?

2. Why does Behn choose to have a male playwright to speak in the Prologue?

3. Where do Florinda and Belvile make arrangements to meet when they see each other at the carnival?

4. At the beginning of the play, who has been banished, penniless from his homeland?

5. What kind of costumes are Hellena and Florinda wearing to the carnival?

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