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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 2.2, what does Gonzalo claim makes great fertilizer?
(a) Scraps of food.
(b) Hay seeds.
(c) Guano.
(d) Bear droppings.

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

4. Who is Ariel ?
(a) A mermaid.
(b) A king.
(c) A queen.
(d) A bi-racial slave.

5. What does Prospero come on stage with in 1.2?
(a) A sword.
(b) A megaphone.
(c) A raft.
(d) The king.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the group of men hear in 2.2 when Ariel and Prospero enter the stage?

2. Why is Ariel unhappy in 1.2?

3. What does Ariel tell Caliban about Prospero in 2.1?

4. Where was Miranda a princess?

5. What does the Master of Ceremonies assign each person in the Prologue?

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