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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Prologue, what do the remaining people on stage do?
(a) Leave the stage.
(b) Choose roles for themselves.
(c) Join the audience.
(d) Form the chorus.

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

3. Why does Gonzalo scold Antonio in 1.1?
(a) He is optimistic.
(b) He is flirting.
(c) He is rude to the captain.
(d) He is pessimistic.

4. What does Cesaire compare the future of Africa to?
(a) A dying kangaroo.
(b) A raging lion.
(c) A Phoenix rising.
(d) A sneaky cougar.

5. What is Cesaire's play A Tempest based on?
(a) Twister.
(b) Othello.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) The Tempest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which role does the Master of Ceremonies say in the Prologue, he will choose?

2. What does the Master of Ceremonies instruct the actors to do as the Prologue ends?

3. What is a tempest?

4. Which political party did Cesaire help form?

5. Why does the person in 1.1 demand respect?

(see the answer key)

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