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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the general attitude of men toward women in the scene at the beginning of the carnival?
(a) Women are meant to be wives and mothers.
(b) Woman are to be taken care of and loved.
(c) Women are sexual objects to be own or traded around.
(d) Women are lovely creatures to be worshipped.

2. What does Angellica give to Willmore after Antonio and his men depart her house?
(a) A special ring.
(b) A lock of her hair.
(c) The large picture of herself.
(d) The small picture of herself.

3. Who saves Florinda from Willmore when he is attacking her in Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) Blunt and Frederic appear and pull him off her.
(b) Pedro and Antonio appear and pull him off her.
(c) Belvile and Frederic appear and pull him off her.
(d) Belvile and Phillippo appear and pull him off her.

4. Where do Florinda and Belvile make arrangements to meet when they see each other at the carnival?
(a) That night at the garden gate.
(b) That night at her house.
(c) The next morning at the garden gate.
(d) The next morning at Belvile's house.

5. As the play opens, who is about to go to a convent?
(a) Hellena.
(b) Callis.
(c) Florinda.
(d) Valeria.

6. What kind of "mask" does Willmore show Angellica in their first meeting?
(a) The mask of the kind brother.
(b) The mask of the rich soldier.
(c) The mask of the truthful cusader.
(d) The mask of the poor warrior.

7. Just as Don Pedro appears at the carnival, what does Florinda give Belvile?
(a) A locket.
(b) A lace handkerchief.
(c) A love letter.
(d) A lock of her hair.

8. After stepping out of sight of the approaching Englishmen in the beginning of Act 3, what does Hellena overhear Willmore telling his friends?
(a) He professes his love for the gypsy girl.
(b) He brags happily about good a time he had with Angellica.
(c) He professes his love for Angellica.
(d) He brags loudly about his many conquests.

9. How does Pedro react when he sees Willmore, Belvile, and Frederic in his garden?
(a) He draws his sword and fights Willmore.
(b) He punches Willmore in the face.
(c) He calls his guards to attack the men.
(d) He runs after Florinda.

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

11. What does Blunt notice about Lucetta's home as he is led through it by Sancho in the second scene of Act 3?
(a) Her home is very dirty.
(b) Her home seems amiss.
(c) Her home is poorly decorated.
(d) Her home is richly decorated.

12. What do the Englishmen decide to do to pass the time and bolster their spirits after all the women depart from the street in front of Angellica's?
(a) Go drinking.
(b) Go pick a fight.
(c) Go sailing.
(d) Go to the carnival.

13. What happens to Blunt after he gets into bed with Lucetta?
(a) He falls out of the bed and bumps his head.
(b) He falls through a trap in the bottom of the bed and disappears.
(c) He passes out from drinking too much.
(d) He has a heart attack.

14. Why does Florinda run off after being rescued from Willmore?
(a) Florinda sees Hellena coming.
(b) Florinda sees Pedro coming.
(c) Florinda goes to get help.
(d) Florinda is frightened.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Florinda think of falling in love at first sight?

2. Who is Florinda waiting for in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?

3. Why is Willmore angry as he enters the garden and sees Florinda waiting for Belvile?

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

5. In Angellica's bedchamber, what kind of "mask" is she showing Willmore?

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