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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1.1, who yells at Gonzalo, Alonso, and Antonio for their appearance?
(a) The king.
(b) The Capitain.
(c) The boatswain.
(d) The queen.

2. Who do Gonzalo, Sebastian and Antonio call for at the start of 1.1?
(a) The captain.
(b) The lady.
(c) The slave.
(d) The king.

3. Who calls Sebastian a coward in 2.3?
(a) The king.
(b) Prospero.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Antonio.

4. What does Antonio say the storm is a foretaste of in 1.1?
(a) Good fortune.
(b) The hell that awaits them.
(c) Bad weather.
(d) The beauty of the next day.

5. What does Sebastian say they will need to make the fields bloom in 2.2?
(a) Rain.
(b) An ox and plow.
(c) Man power.
(d) A miracle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cesaire's play A Tempest based on?

2. In the Prologue, how do the characters select the objects?

3. What is Gonzalo's goal for the island in 2.2?

4. Who enters the scene at the start of 2.3?

5. What does Gonzalo say in 2.2 will be their responsibility if the island is uninhabited?

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