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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word best describes Oroonoko's plan for the slaves in Act III, Scene IV?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Violent.
(c) Haphazard.
(d) Doubtful.

2. With whom is the governor in love with?
(a) His slave, Clemene.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Welldon's female self.
(d) Widow Lackitt.

3. What relationship are Lucy and Welldon pretending to have in the first scene of the play?
(a) Couple.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Siblings.
(d) Friends.

4. What does Blanford assure Oroonoko about the Governor at the beginning of Act II, Scene II?
(a) That he will be cruel and treacherous.
(b) That he will free him for sure.
(c) That he will send him back to Africa.
(d) That he will be kind and fair.

5. What is Oroonoko's plan for the slaves at the beginning of Act III, Scene IV?
(a) To steal a ship and sail away to Africa.
(b) To set fire to the plantation.
(c) To go to the beach and start a new colony.
(d) To murder their masters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers himself to Mrs. Lackitt in Act I, Scene II?

2. What does Widow Lackitt want Welldon to do as she exits Act III, Scene III?

3. How does Welldon say he could cheat the widow?

4. Who says the following line: "So, Mrs. Lackitt, your Widowhood is waning apace?" in Act I, Scene I?

5. Who says: "...but I won't lose her so" at the end of Act II, Scene III?

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