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

2. What state is Willmore in when he sees Florinda waiting for Belvile in the garden?
(a) Willmore comes in ready to fight Pedro for Florinda.
(b) Willmore comes in very heartbroken.
(c) Willmore comes in very distraught with an urgent message.
(d) Willmore comes in very drunk.

3. As Pedro leaves the first scene, what does he tell the maid Callis to do?
(a) Lock Hellena in her room.
(b) Take the night off.
(c) Take Hellena to the carnival.
(d) Lock Florinda in her room.

4. Many of the characters behave according to what standard?
(a) The rules of the land.
(b) What they want to believe instead of what is actually in front of them.
(c) The king's commands.
(d) The rules of the church.

5. What in particular do Belvile, Willmore, and the others find objectionable about Antonio?
(a) His bad temper.
(b) His lack of cooperation.
(c) His generosity.
(d) His stinginess.

Short Answer Questions

1. Florinda can't stand which of her possible suitors?

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

3. What effect does tricking Blunt have on Phillippo?

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

5. According to Blunt, what kind of things could Lucetta teach the prostitutes of England?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Belvile try to persuade Antonio to spare him?

2. For what purposes is Hellena using the story of the unfaithful lover she tells Willmore and Angellica when she is disguised as a man in Act 4?

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

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

5. What does the Epilogue say about the audience?

6. Why does Blunt hate all women in general?

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

8. Is Willmore being truthful with Angellica at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

9. Why does Angellica persist in her attraction to Willmore despite Moretta's warnings about him?

10. How does Florinda feel about the way Pedro treats her and why?

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