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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Ariel and Caliban have different methods on?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Ruling.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Cooking.

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

3. What does Ariel wish for Caliban at the end of 2.1?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Courage.
(c) Strength.
(d) Riches.

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

5. Who does Miranda cry out to at the start of 1.2?
(a) Her father.
(b) The captain.
(c) God.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1.1, who yells at Gonzalo, Alonso, and Antonio for their appearance?

2. What does Prospero's prophetic sciences inform him of in 1.2?

3. Who, in the Prologue, orchestrates the actions on stage?

4. What do Gonzalo, Alonso, and Antonio complain about among themselves in 1.1?

5. Why does Ariel say in 2.1, Prospero is better then Caliban?

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