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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of costumes are Hellena and Florinda wearing to the carnival?
(a) Courtesan costumes.
(b) Circus acrobat costumes.
(c) Gypsy costumes.
(d) Princess costumes.

2. Florinda is in love with which of the following characters?
(a) Don Vencentio.
(b) Don Antonio.
(c) Captain Belvile.
(d) Ned Blunt.

3. What was unusual about the author of this play?
(a) The author grew orchids as a hobby.
(b) The author was a woman.
(c) The author was only 11 years old.
(d) The author was a 90 year old man.

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

5. 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 sell their bodies.
(d) To travel in singing troupes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the women's attitudes toward the men in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. In teasing his friend as they go to the carnival, Captain Belvile refers to Willmore as what?

3. What does Florinda intend to do at the carnival?

4. Why does Behn choose to have a male playwright to speak in the Prologue?

5. As Blunt walks away from the carnival to follow Lucetta, what do his friends comment about him?

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