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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Willmore believe Angellica is being sincere in her offer to be with him without payment?
(a) He loves her too much.
(b) He has heard her lies before.
(c) She is a known liar.
(d) He has been cheated too many times.

2. What are Frederic and Ned Blunt teasing Captain Belvile about in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) How he is in love with Florinda.
(b) How he was banished from England
(c) How his uniform does not fit well.
(d) How he is in love with Hellena.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the things Willmore tells Florinda before he realizes who she is in the garden?
(a) That it doesn't matter that he doesn't know her name.
(b) That he is looking for a girl to marry.
(c) How honest he is.
(d) How attractive she is.

4. Who saves Florinda from Willmore when he is attacking her in Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) Blunt and Frederic appear and pull him off her.
(b) Belvile and Frederic appear and pull him off her.
(c) Belvile and Phillippo appear and pull him off her.
(d) Pedro and Antonio appear and pull him off her.

5. How does Pedro react when he sees Willmore, Belvile, and Frederic in his garden?
(a) He calls his guards to attack the men.
(b) He draws his sword and fights Willmore.
(c) He runs after Florinda.
(d) He punches Willmore in the face.

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

7. Who is Ned Blunt infatuated with?
(a) Florinda.
(b) Lucetta.
(c) Angellica.
(d) Valeria.

8. What does Willmore reveal in an aside to the audience in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He is falling in love with Angellica.
(b) He believes Angellica is manipulating him.
(c) He believes Angellica love Antonio.
(d) He can't stop thinking about Hellena.

9. What does Florinda do to test Belvile's love for her as they are standing around with Frederica and Valeria?
(a) While still in disguise, she offers him a lock of her hair as a token of her affection.
(b) While still in disguise, she offers him a ring as a token of her affection.
(c) She removes her disguise and offers him a ring as a token of her affection.
(d) She gives him a complicated quiz.

10. What does Florinda think of falling in love at first sight?
(a) It is romantic and sexy.
(b) It is foolish and impulsive.
(c) It is how she fell in love.
(d) It is dangerous.

11. According to the playwright, the audience comes to see The Rover for what reason?
(a) To see the skimpy costumes.
(b) The witty comments they will be able to make after the play.
(c) The amazing acrobatics they will see.
(d) To be moved by the beautiful acting.

12. At the beginning of the play, who has been banished, penniless from his homeland?
(a) Don Pedro.
(b) Don Vicentio.
(c) Don Antonio.
(d) Captain Belvile.

13. How do the men of the family treat Hellena and Florinda?
(a) Like commodities to be owned and sold.
(b) Like slaves.
(c) Like precious princesses.
(d) Like spoiled brats.

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

15. What does Blunt notice about Lucetta's home as he is led through it by Sancho in the second scene of Act 3?
(a) Her home is very dirty.
(b) Her home is poorly decorated.
(c) Her home seems amiss.
(d) Her home is richly decorated.

Short Answer Questions

1. After stepping out of sight of the approaching Englishmen in the beginning of Act 3, what does Hellena overhear Willmore telling his friends?

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

3. What does Hellena make Willmore promise after she catches him coming out of Angellica's house?

4. What thought consoles Blunt after his bad experience with Lucetta?

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

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