Lesson 1.3.4
1.3.4 The Rover (Aphra Behn) Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 1
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The 20 questions
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In which Italian city is Aphra Behn's play 'The Rover' set?
- Venice
- Florence
- Naples
- Rome
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Who is the central figure of the play, the English cavalier who woos and tricks women?
- Blunt
- Willmore
- Don Pedro
- Belvile
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What political event caused the English cavaliers in The Rover to live in exile?
- English Civil War
- Gunpowder Plot
- Glorious Revolution
- Restoration
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Which character is a Neapolitan woman who is about to take holy vows as a nun?
- Florinda
- Angellica
- Hellena
- Lucetta
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What key plot device is facilitated by the Naples carnival setting in The Rover?
- Courtly duelling
- Tragic soliloquy
- Chorus recitations
- Masked disguise
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Which dramatic convention is central to the comedy in Aphra Behn's The Rover?
- Tragic catharsis
- Sexual intrigue
- Moral instruction
- Religious allegory
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What is Don Pedro's relationship to Florinda in Aphra Behn's The Rover?
- Rejected suitor
- Jealous husband
- Protective brother
- Loyal servant
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What is Angellica Bianca's profession in Aphra Behn's play The Rover?
- Courtesan
- Nuns' prioress
- Governess
- Market trader
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How do female characters in The Rover primarily resist patriarchal control?
- Legal petitions
- Disguise and wit
- Physical violence
- Economic boycotts
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In The Rover, love and romance are primarily presented as a contrast between what?
- Wealth and poverty
- Sin and redemption
- Freedom and constraint
- War and peace
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Which character does the rover, Willmore, agree to marry at the end?
- Angellica Bianca
- Lucetta
- Florinda
- Hellena
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How does Belvile's attitude to love differ from Willmore's in The Rover?
- Loyal and constant
- Cruel and tyrannical
- Cowardly and deceitful
- Greedy and ambitious
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What primary benefit does wearing a disguise afford the women in The Rover?
- Political office
- Personal agency
- Religious purity
- Financial wealth
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Why is Aphra Behn historically landmarked in English literary history?
- Globe Theatre founder
- Blank verse inventor
- First female monarch
- Professional female writer
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Which English monarch's court exile directly influences the setting of The Rover?
- James I
- George III
- Henry VIII
- Charles II
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Which linguistic device does Behn frequently use to convey sexual subtext?
- Double entendre
- Allegorical fable
- Iambic hexameter
- Dramatic monologue
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Which dark threat repeatedly surfaces during the cavaliers' pursuits in The Rover?
- Fatal poisoning
- Financial bankruptcy
- Sexual violence
- Political treason
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Which phrase best describes Hellena's character in Aphra Behn's The Rover?
- Witty and independent
- Passive and obedient
- Melancholy and reserved
- Pious and timid
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What key theatrical device creates the comic intrigue in Aphra Behn's play The Rover?
- Deus ex machina
- Chorus
- Soliloquy
- Disguise
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In which setting does the action of Aphra Behn's play The Rover take place?
- Carnival in Naples
- A Madrid tavern
- A Venetian nunnery
- Court of London
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