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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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?
(a) Go to the carnival.
(b) Go drinking.
(c) Go sailing.
(d) Go pick a fight.

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. 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.

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

6. The three couples in The Rover will struggle in what way?
(a) To live well beyond their means.
(b) To live the way they want instead of what society wants.
(c) To move to America.
(d) To have children.

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

8. Who is Angellica's servant?
(a) Sancho.
(b) Moretta.
(c) Frederic.
(d) Phillipo.

9. Where do Florinda and Belvile make arrangements to meet when they see each other at the carnival?
(a) The next morning at the garden gate.
(b) The next morning at Belvile's house.
(c) That night at the garden gate.
(d) That night at her house.

10. What does Willmore promise to give Angellica in the second act of The Rover?
(a) His love.
(b) His time.
(c) His sword.
(d) His money.

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

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

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

14. Why is the playwright speaking in the prologue as a man?
(a) The audience is deaf.
(b) The audience prefers a male playwright over a female.
(c) The play was written by a man.
(d) The audience is always just men.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pedro challenge Don Antonio to a duel outside of Angellica's?

2. Which suitor does Florinda's father hope she will marry?

3. Why does Behn choose to have a male playwright to speak in the Prologue?

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

5. Willmore urges Angellica to be governed by her love not ___________.

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