Online Test: The Rover

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Question 1 to 5: Refer to this study notes on The Restoration Comedy - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t01SVOkHUYOD4znj5OmQWOXMMpoYQqKe/view?usp=sharing

1. What is the term for a highly sexualized, womanizing male character found in a Restoration comedy?

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rake

Gadabout

Cad

Knave

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2. Why is Aphra Behn notable?

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For being one of the earliest professional female playwrights.

For being a Puritan who attempted to eliminate the theater.

For being one of the earliest professional black playwrights.

For being the most risque of all Restoration playwrights.

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3. What marked the beginning of the period of Restoration comedies in English theatrical history?

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Charles II retaking the throne of England.

Shakespeare writing parts for women.

Oliver Cromwell retaking the throne of England.

Women becoming professional playwrights for the rst time.

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4. One of the most popular and vulgar examples of Restoration comedy is William Wycherley's _____.

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To His Mistress Going to Bed

Paradise Lost

The Rover

The Country Wife

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5. Which of the following was NOT a major trait of Restoration comedy?

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Professional actresses take the stage for the rst time.

Plays were full of a variety of types of scenes.

Actors were generally anonymous, disappearing into their roles.

An emphasis on highly sexual situations.

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6. Who does Don Pedro believe he is sward-fighting at the Molo while he was fighting with Belvile in disguise?

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BLUNT

BELVILE

AN UNKNOWN SPANISH NOBLEMAN

DON ANTONIO

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7. Blunt's possessions are stolen by:

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CALLIS

HELLENA

LUCETTA

VALERIA

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8. In which city does the play take place?

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PAMPLONA

NAPLES

SICILY

VERONA

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9. Who do Don Pedro and Don Antonio both want to purchase?

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FLORINDA

A NAMELESS COURTESAN

VALERIA

ANGELLICA

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10. Who disguises himself as Antonio at the Molo?

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WILLMORE

DON ANTONIO

DON VINCENTIO

BELVILE

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11. What does Willmore do to incite the anger of Antonio outside of Angelica's house?

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HE REFUSES TO LEAVE.

HE OUT-BIDS HIM.

HE INSULTS ANGELICA'S PICTURES.

HE INSULTS ANGELICA.

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12. Who appears at the end of the play threatening to kill Willmore?

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ANGELICA

DON ANTONIO

HELLENA

BLUNT

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13. Who is the captain of a ship?

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WILLMORE

BELVILE

DON VINCENTIO

DON ANTONIO

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14. What is the main reason that Florinda's father and brother want her to marry Don Vincentio?

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HE IS VERY OLD.

DON VINCENTIO AND FLORINDA ARE IN LOVE.

HE IS BEST FRIENDS WITH DON PEDRO.

HE IS WEALTHY.

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15. Who is Valeria?

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THE GOVERNESS OF BOTH FLORINDA AND HELLENA

WILLMORE'S LOVE INTEREST

FLORINDA'S COUSIN

FLORINDA'S DAUGHTER

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16. Match the writer with the article

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Carnival Politics, Generous Satire, and Nationalist Spectacle in Behn's The Rover.

The Sexual Politics of Behn's "Rover": After Patriarchy

"Imposing Nought But Constancy in Love": Aphra Behn Snares "The Rover"

Rape and the Female Subject in Aphra Behn's "The Rover"

Joseph Musser

Adam Beach

Stephen Szilagyi

Anita Pacheco

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17. Which of the following is written as an inscription on the tomb of Aphra Behn?

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"Here lies a Proof that Wit can never be Defence enough against Mortality."

"Here lies the lady that was one of the most obscene playwright"

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