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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the sailors inform the passengers of at the end of 1.1?
(a) The boat is sturdy.
(b) The boat is sinking.
(c) The day is breaking.
(d) The storm is passing.

2. In the Prologue, who does the Master of Ceremonies almost forget?
(a) The queens.
(b) The Gods.
(c) The servants.
(d) The villains.

3. Who is Miranda's father?
(a) Angelo.
(b) Caliban.
(c) The captain.
(d) Prospero.

4. How does the boatswain act towards the passengers?
(a) He ignores them.
(b) Kindly.
(c) Rudely.
(d) He bows to them.

5. What does Gonzalo say in 2.2 will be their responsibility if the island is uninhabited?
(a) Colonization.
(b) Escaping the island.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Plowing the fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Gonzalo, Alonso, and Antonio complain about among themselves in 1.1?

2. How are the characters instructed to choose the objects on stage in the Prologue?

3. What is Prospero's reaction in 2.2 to the person's refusal to eat?

4. What must the men do in 2.3 in order for Prospero to forgive them?

5. What does Gonzalo think of the island in 2.2?

(see the answer key)

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