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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a "double entendre"?
(a) A plot twist that the audience knows will happen, while the characters remain oblivious.
(b) A deadly poison that can't be tasted.
(c) A word or phrase that when spoken, has a clear, simple meaning, but in context is understood as having a sexual meaning as well.
(d) A word or phrase that is code for "I love you."

2. The Rover was first performed on stage in what year?
(a) 1772.
(b) 1677.
(c) 1777.
(d) 1650.

3. As he agrees to the duel, who does Don Antonio believe that the disguised Pedro really is?
(a) Sancho.
(b) Willmore.
(c) Belvile.
(d) Frederic.

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

5. In Angellica's bedchamber, what kind of "mask" is she showing Willmore?
(a) The mask of a warrior.
(b) The mask of a lover.
(c) The mask of a flirting maiden.
(d) The mask of a hard-hearted business woman.

6. Many of the characters behave according to what standard?
(a) The rules of the land.
(b) The rules of the church.
(c) What they want to believe instead of what is actually in front of them.
(d) The king's commands.

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

8. 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 money.
(d) Angellica's jewels.

9. Why does Willmore offer to join forces and finances with the other merchants of the town?
(a) To afford to be with Angellica.
(b) To start a war.
(c) To go to the carnival.
(d) To destroy Don Antonio.

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

11. What lie does Willmore tell Hellena when she approaches from the shadows in the first scene of Act 3?
(a) He has spent the whole day looking for her.
(b) He has been with Angellica.
(c) He has been out to sea.
(d) He has been with his friends all day.

12. 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 richly decorated.
(b) Her home is very dirty.
(c) Her home is poorly decorated.
(d) Her home seems amiss.

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

14. The Rover is considered to be what kind of play?
(a) Sketch comedy.
(b) A Restoration Comedy.
(c) Situation comedy.
(d) Shakesperean.

15. What does Hellena decide to do to Willmore to make him pay for his attention of another woman?
(a) She is going to introduce him to her brother.
(b) She is going to play a trick on him.
(c) She is going to write him a love letter.
(d) She is going to buy him a present for their wedding day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Florinda and Belvile make arrangements to meet when they see each other at the carnival?

2. What does Willmore reveal in an aside to the audience in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Where does Blunt end up after he leaves Lucetta's house?

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

5. Why doesn't the playwright want to say anything to welcome the audience?

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