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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. Who accuses Alonso, Antonio and Sebastian of being the men of sin?
(a) The dancing spirits.
(b) Ariel.
(c) Prospero.
(d) Gonzalo.

2. Who pretends to be Trinculo and interrupts Stephano's and Caliban's conversation?
(a) Ferdinand.
(b) Prospero.
(c) Miranda.
(d) Ariel.

3. What sound does Prospero conjure to frighten Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban?
(a) The sound of cracking thunder.
(b) Screams of the other men.
(c) Whispers in the forest.
(d) The sound of hunting dogs.

4. What does Caliban curse himself for foolishly believing?
(a) That Stephano is a god.
(b) That he would own the island.
(c) That Prospero will release him from servitude.
(d) That Miranda would marry him.

5. What does Prospero order Ariel to fetch when he is ready to reveal his identity to the men?
(a) His magic book.
(b) Miranda and Ferdnand.
(c) His magical staff.
(d) His old clothes from Milan.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the beginning of Act III, Scene II, what is the state of Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano?

2. What part of the scene in which Caliban plans the assassination is somewhat poetic and shows the depth of Caliban?

3. In the false banquet scene, Gonzalo catches on to Antonio's and Sebastian's plan but identifies the wrong motivation for it. What does he believe their motivation to be?

4. In Act IV, Scene I, how is Prospero feeling toward Caliban?

5. What motif does the scene between Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano and their assassination plan reflect?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Prospero conjure the banquet for Antonio, Alonso, Sebastian and Gonzalo?

2. What is Stephano's ulterior motive in the plan to murder Prospero?

3. Do you think Prospero will actually give up his magic? He only talks of it, but does not actually do it. Why or why not?

4. In Act V, Scene I, what is a clue that Antonio and Sebastian are not as repentant of their past misdeeds as Alonso?

5. Why does Prospero, in Act IV, Scene I, decide to torment Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban rather than continue his revenge on Antonio?

6. Who does Prospero refer to as "the rabble" prior to the magical performance with the dancing spirits?

7. How does a tempest begin with the Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban subplot?

8. What is the significance of Stephano and Trinculo dressing up in the ostentatious clothing Prospero lays out for them?

9. How does the tempest created by Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano come to an end after they put on the gaudy clothes?

10. How, or how not, is Prospero similar to Antonio in Act IV, Scene I?

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