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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just as Don Pedro appears at the carnival, what does Florinda give Belvile?
(a) A love letter.
(b) A locket.
(c) A lace handkerchief.
(d) A lock of her hair.

2. Who does Hellena flirt with as they approach the carnival?
(a) Captain Belvile.
(b) Ned Blunt.
(c) Frederic.
(d) Captain Willmore.

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

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

5. Why doesn't the playwright want to say anything to welcome the audience?
(a) He says the audience didn't pay to get in.
(b) He says it doesn't matter.
(c) He says the play is bad.
(d) He says they should all go home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As the play opens, who is about to go to a convent?

3. As he agrees to the duel, who does Don Antonio believe that the disguised Pedro really is?

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

5. What does Florinda intend to do at the carnival?

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