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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What body type is needed to play the tempest?
(a) Small.
(b) Obese.
(c) Scrawny.
(d) Large.

2. What is the weather like as the play begins?
(a) Snowing.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Hot.
(d) Stormy.

3. What are Gonzalo, Sebastian, and Antonio worried about at the start of Act 1 Scene 1 (1.1)?
(a) The king.
(b) Their wives.
(c) Their kingdom.
(d) The storm.

4. Which island was Cesaire born on?
(a) St. Thomas.
(b) Martinique.
(c) Aruba.
(d) St. Croix.

5. What do Gonzalo, Alonso, and Antonio complain about among themselves in 1.1?
(a) The lack of pillows on the ship.
(b) The captain's manners.
(c) The economy.
(d) The boatswain's manners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Cesaire's first non-fiction book?

2. Who in 1.1, does Gonzalo say he wants to meet?

3. What themes does Cesaire's play incorporate?

4. Why does the person in 1.1 demand respect?

5. What does the Master of Ceremonies think about the characters in the Prologue?

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