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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an example of foreshadowing in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Belvile's calling Willmore the rover.
(b) Pedro's comment that Florinda will find true love.
(c) Frederic's comment that he hopes Luceta will teach Blunt a lesson.
(d) Blunt's comment about being robbed by prostitutes.

2. The Rover contrasts what two things?
(a) How the characters act versus others' acting ability.
(b) Good versus evil.
(c) What the characters say versus how they actually feel.
(d) The Montagues and the Capulets

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

4. Florinda is in love with which of the following characters?
(a) Captain Belvile.
(b) Don Vencentio.
(c) Don Antonio.
(d) Ned Blunt.

5. Where do Florinda and Belvile make arrangements to meet when they see each other at the carnival?
(a) The next morning at Belvile's house.
(b) That night at her house.
(c) The next morning at the garden gate.
(d) That night at the garden gate.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Pedro leaves the first scene, what does he tell the maid Callis to do?

2. According to the playwright, the audience comes to see The Rover for what reason?

3. What is a "double entendre"?

4. What does Hellena intend to find at the carnival?

5. As Blunt walks away from the carnival to follow Lucetta, what do his friends comment about him?

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