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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. Who is Florinda waiting for in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) Belvile to take her away.
(b) Belvile to give her a sign.
(c) Antonio to take her away.
(d) Pedro to give her money.

2. Why do Lucetta, Sancho, and Phillippo feel safe from Blunt's retribution?
(a) They are safe because they are leaving the country.
(b) They are safe because Blunt is a fool and a coward.
(c) They are safe because they wore disguises.
(d) They are safe because Blunt doesn't know Lucetta's name or where she lives.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the things Willmore tells Florinda before he realizes who she is in the garden?
(a) How honest he is.
(b) How attractive she is.
(c) That he is looking for a girl to marry.
(d) That it doesn't matter that he doesn't know her name.

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

5. In teasing his friend as they go to the carnival, Captain Belvile refers to Willmore as what?
(a) The captain.
(b) The casanova.
(c) The sailor.
(d) The rover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Willmore believe Angellica is being sincere in her offer to be with him without payment?

2. What does Blunt try to take from Angellica's after the Englishmen chase off Antonio and his men?

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

4. What kind of "mask" does Willmore show Angellica in their first meeting?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Hellena seem well suited to become a nun? Why or why not?

2. What does the Epilogue say about the audience?

3. What does Pedro demand to know of "Antonio" after he lays his sword at Florinda's feet?

4. What is ironic about Pedro's last comment in Act 3, Scene 5?

5. What does Willmore tell Angellica when she asks him to promise not to marry another woman?

6. What is a farce?

7. What does Florinda call Pedro as he repeatedly thwarts her efforts to marry Belvile?

8. What reasons does the playwright give for people attending the play?

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

10. What kind of book is Blunt reading as Florinda comes in and sees him in Belvile's house?

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