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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why isn't Phillippo jealous of Lucetta flirting with Blunt?
(a) Although Blunt has money, he is a complete fool.
(b) Phillippo doesn't care about Lucetta.
(c) Although Blunt has money, he is very ugly.
(d) Phillippo knows he will kill Blunt anyway.

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

3. What does Florinda bring with her to the garden?
(a) A case of jewelry.
(b) Everything she owns.
(c) A key to the gate.
(d) A case of clothes.

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

5. What was unusual about the author of this play?
(a) The author was only 11 years old.
(b) The author grew orchids as a hobby.
(c) The author was a 90 year old man.
(d) The author was a woman.

6. Why doesn' t Pedro know who the Englishmen were he fought off with his sword after the attack on Florinda?
(a) They were wearing masks.
(b) They ran away too quickly.
(c) They were too drunk.
(d) They have never met.

7. Who is Frederic flirting with out on the street in front of Angellica's home?
(a) Frederic is flirting with Florinda.
(b) Frederic is flirting with Valeria.
(c) Frederic is flirting with Hellena.
(d) Frederic is flirting with Lucetta.

8. What does Hellena make Willmore promise after she catches him coming out of Angellica's house?
(a) Hellena says she will never see him again unless he refuses to see Lucetta.
(b) Hellena says she will never see him again unless he marries her.
(c) Hellena says she will never see him again unless he refuses to see Angellica
(d) Hellena says she will never see him again unless he refuses to pay her brother money.

9. What are the women's attitudes toward the men in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The women are at their mercy.
(b) The women are falling helplessly in love.
(c) The women are angry.
(d) The women are in control.

10. Angellica allows which man to come inside her house without charge, something she rarely does?
(a) Pedro.
(b) Blunt.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Willmore.

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

12. 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 can't stop thinking about Hellena.
(c) He believes Angellica is manipulating him.
(d) He believes Angellica love Antonio.

13. Even though she is angry with Willmore, what does Hellena realize about him as he tries to explain where he has been?
(a) Hellena confesses she can't be angry with him because he is so handsome.
(b) Hellena confesses she can't be angry with him because he is obviously telling the truth.
(c) Hellena confesses she can't be angry with him because she does not care about him.
(d) Hellena confesses she can't be angry with him because he lies so flatteringly.

14. What happens to Blunt after he gets into bed with Lucetta?
(a) He has a heart attack.
(b) He falls through a trap in the bottom of the bed and disappears.
(c) He passes out from drinking too much.
(d) He falls out of the bed and bumps his head.

15. Why does Angellica think Willmore is dishonorable?
(a) He has stolen from Moretta.
(b) He won't fight for her.
(c) She believes he wants to marry for money.
(d) She believes he uses women for his own pleasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lie does Willmore tell Hellena when she approaches from the shadows in the first scene of Act 3?

2. What does Florinda intend to do at the carnival?

3. At the beginning of the play, who has been banished, penniless from his homeland?

4. As Blunt walks away from the carnival to follow Lucetta, what do his friends comment about him?

5. Why does Florinda run off after being rescued from Willmore?

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