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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. In teasing his friend as they go to the carnival, Captain Belvile refers to Willmore as what?
(a) The captain.
(b) The rover.
(c) The sailor.
(d) The casanova.

2. Why does Behn choose to have a male playwright to speak in the Prologue?
(a) Behn is poking fun at woman.
(b) To make a point about the costumes of male characters.
(c) To make a point about the role of woman in society.
(d) Behn is a man.

3. The three couples in The Rover will struggle in what way?
(a) To have children.
(b) To live the way they want instead of what society wants.
(c) To move to America.
(d) To live well beyond their means.

4. Florinda can't stand which of her possible suitors?
(a) Don Antonio.
(b) Ned Blunt.
(c) Captain Belvile.
(d) Don Vincentio.

5. What was unusual about the author of this play?
(a) The author was a 90 year old man.
(b) The author grew orchids as a hobby.
(c) The author was only 11 years old.
(d) The author was a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the playwright speaking in the prologue as a man?

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

3. Which one of the following characters is NOT interested in marrying Florinda?

4. Just as Don Pedro appears at the carnival, what does Florinda give Belvile?

5. What is the general attitude of men toward women in the scene at the beginning of the carnival?

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