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

2. What does Prospero's prophetic sciences inform him of in 1.2?
(a) The men's arrival to the Island.
(b) The end of the kingdom.
(c) The storm.
(d) The marriage of the queen.

3. Which role does the Master of Ceremonies say in the Prologue, he will choose?
(a) The tempest.
(b) King.
(c) The Devil.
(d) The slave.

4. What did the king's adviser give to Prospero before he came to the island?
(a) Money.
(b) A silver coin.
(c) A compass.
(d) Food and clothing.

5. Why does Antonio mock the king in 2.3?
(a) He was the one that got them into this mess.
(b) He sleeps instead of watching his men.
(c) He snores.
(d) He eats before the other men.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the boatswain act towards the passengers?

2. What are Gonzalo, Sebastian, and Antonio worried about at the start of Act 1 Scene 1 (1.1)?

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

4. Who does Sebastian order to kill his brother in 2.3?

5. What is the weather like as the play begins?

(see the answer key)

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