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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. What themes does Cesaire's play incorporate?
(a) Love and hate.
(b) Money.
(c) War.
(d) Colonialism and negritude.

2. What does Gonzalo see in the sky in 1.1?
(a) Lightening.
(b) The sun.
(c) A rainbow.
(d) A comet.

3. Where does Cesaire move after high school?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

4. How are the characters instructed to choose the objects on stage in the Prologue?
(a) Based on their height.
(b) Based on their position in life.
(c) Based on their hair color.
(d) Based on their character.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which island was Cesaire born on?

3. Why does Gonzalo scold Antonio in 1.1?

4. What do the sailors inform the passengers of at the end of 1.1?

5. What term is Cesaire considered the originator of?

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