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

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

3. As Blunt walks away from the carnival to follow Lucetta, what do his friends comment about him?
(a) He has no money with him.
(b) He is a great guy.
(c) He was a war hero.
(d) He has all their money.

4. What is the general attitude of men toward women in the scene at the beginning of the carnival?
(a) Women are sexual objects to be own or traded around.
(b) Women are lovely creatures to be worshipped.
(c) Woman are to be taken care of and loved.
(d) Women are meant to be wives and mothers.

5. What kind of costumes are Hellena and Florinda wearing to the carnival?
(a) Courtesan costumes.
(b) Princess costumes.
(c) Gypsy costumes.
(d) Circus acrobat costumes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The three couples in The Rover will struggle in what way?

2. What was unusual about the author of this play?

3. How do the men of the family treat Hellena and Florinda?

4. Which suitor does Florinda's father hope she will marry?

5. What is a "double entendre"?

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