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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. Which island was Cesaire born on?
(a) St. Thomas.
(b) Martinique.
(c) St. Croix.
(d) Aruba.

2. What is a tempest?
(a) A stubborn child.
(b) A storm with high winds.
(c) An angry man.
(d) An angry woman.

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

4. Who in 1.1, demands respect?
(a) The king.
(b) The captain.
(c) Sebastian.
(d) Gonzalo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cesaire think of the idea that poets make terrible politicians?

2. Who is Ariel ?

3. What positions do Cesaire and his wife take when they return to his birth place?

4. In the Prologue, how do the characters select the objects?

5. What body type is needed to play the tempest?

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