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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the playwright, the audience comes to see The Rover for what reason?
(a) The witty comments they will be able to make after the play.
(b) The amazing acrobatics they will see.
(c) To see the skimpy costumes.
(d) To be moved by the beautiful acting.

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

3. How does Pedro react when he sees Willmore, Belvile, and Frederic in his garden?
(a) He runs after Florinda.
(b) He calls his guards to attack the men.
(c) He punches Willmore in the face.
(d) He draws his sword and fights Willmore.

4. Why does Pedro challenge Don Antonio to a duel outside of Angellica's?
(a) Over who gets Angellica first.
(b) To avenge Hellena's honor.
(c) Over money Antonio owes him.
(d) To avenge for his father's death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the general attitude of men toward women in the scene at the beginning of the carnival?

2. What does Hellena make Willmore promise after she catches him coming out of Angellica's house?

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

4. Many of the characters behave according to what standard?

5. As they are flirting with each other out on the street, how does Florinda reveal her true identity to Belvile?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does it seem that sometimes masks and disguises are necessary to the characters?

2. How does Florinda walk past Pedro on the street without him recognizing her?

3. Why is Pedro in such a bad mood in Act 3, Scene 1?

4. What is a striking difference between how Pedro expects Hellena and Florinda to behave and how they actually act?

5. What does removing the mask of the hardened business woman reveal about Angellica?

6. Why isn't Phillippo jealous of all the attention Lucetta is paying to Blunt?

7. What is the difference between an aside and a soliloquy?

8. Why doesn't Angellica let Antonio kill Willmore in Act 5, Part 2?

9. As Florinda waits in the garden for Belvile, what is she finally showing about herself without any masks?

10. What happens when Blunt shows Belvile the ring his victim offered as proof of her innocence?

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