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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes the table off the stage in 2.2?
(a) Miranda.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Fairies.
(d) Elves.

2. What does Gonzalo suggest in 2.2, will make the fields bloom?
(a) A rain dance.
(b) An ox and plow.
(c) Lots of rain.
(d) Irrigating the fields.

3. Why does Prospero say to calm MIranda in 1.2?
(a) The ship is not sinking.
(b) Help is on the way.
(c) This is only a play.
(d) The storm is passing.

4. How does Ariel want to change Prospero's disposition in 2.1?
(a) Kill his child.
(b) Destroy his serenity.
(c) Kill his wife.
(d) Bribe him.

5. What does the Master of Ceremonies instruct the actors to do as the Prologue ends?
(a) Hug.
(b) Ad lib.
(c) Leave.
(d) Fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antonio say the storm is a foretaste of in 1.1?

2. In 1.1, who tells the passengers on the ship to return to their cabin?

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

4. What did Cesaire study in college?

5. What is the name of the journal Cesaire starts with his wife in 1941?

(see the answer key)

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