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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Willmore angry as he enters the garden and sees Florinda waiting for Belvile?
(a) He is angry with Belvile and Frederic for letting him drink too much.
(b) He is angry with Belvile and Frederic for leaving him alone.
(c) He is angry with Belvile and Blunt for leaving him alone.
(d) He is angry with Hellena and Belvile for leaving him alone.

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

3. What is unusual about the three couples at the center of the play?
(a) Two of the couples involve the same man.
(b) They are children.
(c) They are all circus performers.
(d) Two of the couples involve the same woman.

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

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

6. Willmore tells Angellica that he disapproves of what as he banters with her in Act 2?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Protitution.
(d) War.

7. What is the typical role of a woman at the time the play was written?
(a) To be seen and not heard.
(b) To run the local government only.
(c) To travel in singing troupes.
(d) To sell their bodies.

8. What kind of "mask" does Willmore show Angellica in their first meeting?
(a) The mask of the poor warrior.
(b) The mask of the kind brother.
(c) The mask of the rich soldier.
(d) The mask of the truthful cusader.

9. 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 a nun as she pretends to be falling for him.
(c) Hellena puts on a mask of hatred as she pretends not to be falling for him.
(d) Hellena puts on a mask of a true lover as she pretends to be falling for him.

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which suitor does Florinda's brother Pedro hope she will marry?

2. The Rover contrasts what two things?

3. Willmore is willing to pay any price to be with Angellica because she is_______.

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

5. What does Moretta think of Willmore as he tries to seduce Angellica?

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