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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lulls the lords searching for Ferdinand into a deep sleep during their banter?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Caliban.
(c) Miranda.
(d) Prospero.

2. What is one way in which Ferdinand's life differs from Miranda's?
(a) He is more educated than Miranda.
(b) He has encountered many women, while she has encountered few men.
(c) He is not used to manual labor as much as she is.
(d) He understands what it means to be royalty, while she does not.

3. Why does Prospero tell the story of their past to Miranda?
(a) Because she has always asked him about it.
(b) Because she wants to hear a story.
(c) Because she wants to know where they came from.
(d) Because she is concerned about the people on the ship.

4. Miranda dislikes Caliban, because
(a) He is malformed.
(b) He tries to trick her with magic.
(c) He is rude.
(d) He tried to rape her.

5. The only two men Miranda has seen prior to meeting Ferdinand are
(a) Prospero and Gonzalo.
(b) Prospero and Trinculo.
(c) Prospero and Ferdinand.
(d) Prospero and Caliban.

6. What is the strange noise that Gonzalo claims he heard?
(a) Twigs breaking.
(b) Alonso talking in his sleep.
(c) Ariel's singing.
(d) Antonio's and Sebastian's whispering.

7. What keeps Ferdinand going as he does Prospero's work?
(a) His willingness to do anything for Miranda.
(b) The promise of being reunited with his father.
(c) His desire to prove that he is good at everything.
(d) The possibility of being let go and leaving the island.

8. Prior to Prospero releasing him, Ariel was stuck for twelve years in a
(a) Storm.
(b) Box.
(c) Tree.
(d) Cage.

9. Why does Stephano believe that Caliban and Trinculo are some sort of wild beasts when he sees them under the blanket?
(a) He has bad vision.
(b) He has little education.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He is ignorant.

10. When Miranda first meets Ferdinand, she believes he is
(a) A thief.
(b) A king.
(c) A spirit.
(d) A peasant.

11. What is one of Sebastian's reservations about Antonio's plan in Act II, Scene I?
(a) That they will never get off the island anyway.
(b) That Antonio is tricking him.
(c) That Alonso will soon wake up.
(d) That Alonso's daughter would then inherit the throne.

12. Prospero promises to free Ariel in
(a) In a week.
(b) Two days.
(c) In three days.
(d) In one day.

13. Although the ship passengers believe the ship is gone, it is actually
(a) On fire.
(b) At another island.
(c) At the bottom of the sea.
(d) Hidden.

14. What sets Alonso apart from Antonio in Prospero's eyes?
(a) His lack of interest in being a king.
(b) His emotional, regretful side.
(c) His strength as a king.
(d) His age, as he is much older than Antonio.

15. What does Miranda tell Ferdinand after he meets Prospero for the first time?
(a) Prospero wants to kill Ferdinand's father.
(b) Prospero is usually much kinder.
(c) Prospero wants them to marry.
(d) Prospero is planning to kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. The beginning of The Tempest takes place

2. When awakened, Alonso asks Sebastian and Antonio why they have their swords drawn. What is their excuse?

3. After Ariel completes his duties, Prospero promises to

4. Alonso is the king of

5. Who assures Miranda that Ferdinand is a man and not a spirit?

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