Oroonoko Quizzes

Oroonoko Quiz 1

By Casey Diana · Edited by Adam Kissel · Last reviewed July 08, 2006

1 The opening setting is

frozen wasteland

desert

underwater

tropical
2 The narrator claims to be a/an

detective

African

Native

eyewitness
3 The narrator is

Imoinda

an old Native man

a young British woman

Oroonoko
4 The narrative opens in

England

Africa

Surinam

Coramantien
5 Early on, the narrator describes the area as containing

exotic plants and birds

golden beaches

oak trees

prickly desert plants
6 What do the Europeans use to trade with the natives?

Knives, axes and pins

Guns and swords

Gold and furs

Buttons and bows
7 The narrator describes the native people as

outgoing and vivacious

conniving and manipulative

modest and shy

surly and sour
8 A young native man who is in love with a girl

talks with her behind her back

talks first with her closest male relative

talks to her with his eyes

talks only with her mother
9 The narrator compares the natives to

Romeo and Juliet

Spark and Finn

Eloisa and Abelard

Adam and Eve
10 The natives are puzzled by a man who would

lie

wear glasses

play a flute

frown
11 The natives accuse the governor of

murder

cheating

lying

stealing
12 The narrator claims that the British do not enslave the native population because

they do not know how to do the work

they are vastly outnumbered

they are too innocent

they eat too much
13 On what type of plantation does the narrator reside?

cotton

coffee

sugar

tobacco
14 The continent from which slaves on the plantation originate is

South America

Nigeria

Africa

Asia
15 The country from which the slaves originate is

Coramantien

Uganda

China

Holland
16 The type of narration in the first part of the narrative is

third person

first person

second person

none of the above
17 Describe how chapters are constructed in the text:

there are no chapters

in blocks of five sections

with roman numerals

back to back
18 Who rules the colony?

Britain

France

Holland

Surinam
19 What words would the narrator be likely to use to describe the opening setting?

a dark hole

a wondrous place

an eyesore

forgettable
20 Which animals would be most likely found in the colony?

polar bears

robins

parrots

cows
21 The natives are particularly adept at

hunting tigers

scuba diving

growing plants

climbing trees and fishing
22 Which nation does the narrator agree is best for providing slaves?

Coramantien

Holland

India

Surinam
23 Why is it the best place to get slaves?

They are always at war and sell their captives.

They take only the strongest and healthiest.

They take drastic measures to control the slaves.

They treat the slaves very well.
24 How does a plantation owner go about getting slaves?

hires a ship

sends an overseer to personally apprehend the slaves

orders them like merchandise

none of the above
25 Who brings the slaves to Surinam?

the narrator

the lieutenant governor

the deputy governor

ship owner

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