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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose engagement is Prospero celebrating in 3.3?
(a) Caliban and Ariel.
(b) Miranda and Caliban.
(c) Ariel and Alfonso.
(d) Miranda and Ferdinand.

2. When Stephano sees Caliban, what does Stephano decide to do with him in 3.2?
(a) Hug him.
(b) Show him at a carnival.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Dine with him.

3. What song does Caliban sing in 3.4 as he marches?
(a) Joy to the World.
(b) A hymn.
(c) A battle song.
(d) A children's folk song.

4. Who in 2.3 prevents the death of Sebastian's brother?
(a) Alfonso.
(b) Miranda.
(c) Propspero.
(d) Ariel.

5. Who blesses the couple in 3.3?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Athena.
(c) Juno and Ceres.
(d) Zeus and Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Caliban warn Stephano about in 3.2?

2. At the start of 3.1 what does Ferdinand sing about?

3. In 3.4, what does Stephano demand Trinculo have more of?

4. Who in 3.4 does Prospero say is the most devilish character he has ever seen?

5. What do Stephano and Trinculo decide Caliban needs in 3.2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stephano say in 3.2 that he is no longer prejudiced against shipwrecks?

2. Who proclaims himself as king of the island in 3.2?

3. In 2.3, who warns Alonso and Gonzalo that Antonio and Sebastian are plotting their deaths.

4. What does Prospero do in 3.1 that angers Caliban?

5. Why does Prospero instruct Ariel to line the road with gaudy clothes and glass trinkets?

6. What is Caliban doing at the start of 3.2?

7. Who offers to help Ferdinand in the field in 3.1? What does Ferdinand want instead?

8. Describe the fight between Prospero and Caliban in 3.4.

9. What do the men in 2.3 need to do in order to gain Prospero's forgiveness?

10. What do the two spirits yell about in 3.4?

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