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

2. What does the Master of Ceremonies assign each person in the Prologue?
(a) A roomate.
(b) A role.
(c) A seat.
(d) A chore.

3. At the end of 1.1 what do the passengers sing?
(a) "Amazing Grace"
(b) "Row Row Row your Boat"
(c) "God Bless America"
(d) "Nearer, My God, to Thee."

4. What name does Caliban wish to be called by?
(a) X.
(b) Sahara.
(c) James.
(d) Y.

5. What does the Master of Ceremonies instruct the actors to do as the Prologue ends?
(a) Ad lib.
(b) Hug.
(c) Fight.
(d) Leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Prologue, what do the remaining people on stage do?

2. What is Ariel instructed to do in 2.2 to get the men to eat?

3. In 1.1, who tells the passengers on the ship to return to their cabin?

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

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

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