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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Angellica's bedchamber, what kind of "mask" is she showing Willmore?
(a) The mask of a hard-hearted business woman.
(b) The mask of a warrior.
(c) The mask of a lover.
(d) The mask of a flirting maiden.

2. Who is Ned Blunt infatuated with?
(a) Valeria.
(b) Florinda.
(c) Angellica.
(d) Lucetta.

3. What is the typical role of a woman at the time the play was written?
(a) To sell their bodies.
(b) To travel in singing troupes.
(c) To be seen and not heard.
(d) To run the local government only.

4. The three couples in The Rover will struggle in what way?
(a) To live the way they want instead of what society wants.
(b) To have children.
(c) To live well beyond their means.
(d) To move to America.

5. What effect does tricking Blunt have on Phillippo?
(a) He becomes angry and beats Lucetta.
(b) He becomes aroused, and takes Lucetta to bed.
(c) He becomes aroused, and takes Angellica to bed.
(d) He become greedy and looks for other victims.

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

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

8. Willmore urges Angellica to be governed by her love not ___________.
(a) Heart.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Pride.

9. What is a "double entendre"?
(a) A plot twist that the audience knows will happen, while the characters remain oblivious.
(b) A deadly poison that can't be tasted.
(c) A word or phrase that is code for "I love you."
(d) A word or phrase that when spoken, has a clear, simple meaning, but in context is understood as having a sexual meaning as well.

10. Willmore is willing to pay any price to be with Angellica because she is_______.
(a) "divinely powerful."
(b) "utterly alluring."
(c) "dangerously beautiful."
(d) "truly lovely."

11. What does Hellena decide to do to Willmore to make him pay for his attention of another woman?
(a) She is going to introduce him to her brother.
(b) She is going to buy him a present for their wedding day.
(c) She is going to play a trick on him.
(d) She is going to write him a love letter.

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

13. Why is the playwright speaking in the prologue as a man?
(a) The play was written by a man.
(b) The audience is always just men.
(c) The audience prefers a male playwright over a female.
(d) The audience is deaf.

14. What does Moretta think of Willmore as he tries to seduce Angellica?
(a) He is rich and Angellica should treat him well.
(b) He is worthy of Angellica's affection.
(c) He is going to rob them and kill them.
(d) He is poor and Angellica should not be involved with him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn' t Pedro know who the Englishmen were he fought off with his sword after the attack on Florinda?

2. Why doesn't Willmore wear his mask to the carnival?

3. Willmore tells Angellica that he disapproves of what as he banters with her in Act 2?

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

5. What does Florinda tell Belvile before she leaves the garden?

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