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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Blunt dread the most about his unfortunate incident with Lucetta and her accomplices?
(a) He dreads losing Lucetta.
(b) He dreads having no money.
(c) He dreads his friends finding out.
(d) He dreads being hungry and poor.

2. What do Lucetta, Sancho, and Phillippo do with Blunt's belongings?
(a) They take them to use as a disguise to escape.
(b) They go through Blunt's clothes and jewelry, taking what's valuable.
(c) They sell them.
(d) They burn them because he has nothing of value.

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

4. Which one of the following characters is NOT interested in marrying Florinda?
(a) Don Antonio.
(b) Captain Belvile.
(c) Ned Blunt.
(d) Don Vicentio.

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

6. According to Blunt, what kind of things could Lucetta teach the prostitutes of England?
(a) A lesson in love.
(b) A song about Italy.
(c) A lesson in generosity .
(d) A love song about France.

7. Where does Blunt end up after he leaves Lucetta's house?
(a) Naked in the sewer.
(b) Naked, roaming the streets lost.
(c) Naked in the ocean.
(d) Naked in the woods.

8. What kind of "mask" is Hellena showing to Willmore as she catches him coming out of Angellica's house?
(a) Hellena puts on a mask of indifference as she pretends not to be falling for him.
(b) Hellena puts on a mask of hatred as she pretends not to be falling for him.
(c) Hellena puts on a mask of a nun as she pretends to be falling for him.
(d) Hellena puts on a mask of a true lover as she pretends to be falling for him.

9. At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1, how does Belvile know that it is not possible for Willmore to approach Angellica yet?
(a) The gate is closed.
(b) There is a red flag hanging on her door.
(c) The open sign hasn't yet been hung outside.
(d) The painting advertising her availability hasn't yet been hung outside.

10. 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 his uniform does not fit well.
(c) How he is in love with Hellena.
(d) How he was banished from England

11. What does Hellena intend to find at the carnival?
(a) A good bargain.
(b) A lover.
(c) A special cake.
(d) A locket.

12. Who is Florinda waiting for in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) Pedro to give her money.
(b) Belvile to take her away.
(c) Antonio to take her away.
(d) Belvile to give her a sign.

13. What do Belvile and Frederic do as the action escalates in the garden?
(a) They run after Florinda.
(b) They attempt to defend Willmore.
(c) They get into a fight with the guards.
(d) They run away.

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

15. What does Blunt try to take from Angellica's after the Englishmen chase off Antonio and his men?
(a) The large picture of Angellica.
(b) The small picture of Angellica.
(c) Angellica's jewels.
(d) Angellica's money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Florinda is in love with which of the following characters?

2. Why do Lucetta, Sancho, and Phillippo feel safe from Blunt's retribution?

3. What does Hellena decide to do to Willmore to make him pay for his attention of another woman?

4. Why doesn' t Pedro know who the Englishmen were he fought off with his sword after the attack on Florinda?

5. What does Willmore promise to give Angellica in the second act of The Rover?

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