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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Angellica overhear Willmore telling Hellena as she comes onto the scene with her servant?
(a) Willmore professing that he loves only Florinda.
(b) Willmore professing that he loves only Angellica.
(c) Willmore professing that he loves only Hellena.
(d) Willmore professing that he is not capable of love.

3. Why doesn't Willmore wear his mask to the carnival?
(a) He is very vain.
(b) He is afraid Angellica won't reconize him.
(c) He wants his enemies to recognize him.
(d) He is afraid Hellena won't recognize him.

4. What does Florinda intend to do at the carnival?
(a) Give a note to Captain Belvile.
(b) Kiss her future husband.
(c) Dance all night.
(d) Run away.

5. As the play opens, who is about to go to a convent?
(a) Florinda.
(b) Valeria.
(c) Hellena.
(d) Callis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Hellena flirt with as they approach the carnival?

3. What do the Englishmen decide to do to pass the time and bolster their spirits after all the women depart from the street in front of Angellica's?

4. As they are flirting with each other out on the street, how does Florinda reveal her true identity to Belvile?

5. Willmore tells Angellica that he disapproves of what as he banters with her in Act 2?

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