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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the actors enter the stage in the prologue?
(a) In groups of ten.
(b) In pairs.
(c) Individually.
(d) In groups of three.

2. Who spoke out against Prospero in Italy?
(a) Luigi.
(b) Miranda.
(c) Mario.
(d) Antonio and Alonso.

3. Who dispensed judgment upon Prospero in Italy?
(a) The Holy Inquisition.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) The police.
(d) The princess.

4. Why does Miranda respond the way she does in 3.1 to Ferdinand's compliments?
(a) She is shy.
(b) She hates him.
(c) She loves him.
(d) She is afraid of her father.

5. What body type is needed to play the tempest?
(a) Scrawny.
(b) Large.
(c) Small.
(d) Obese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Master of Ceremonies not have a problem with in the Prologue?

2. What does Antonio say the storm is a foretaste of in 1.1?

3. What title did Prospero once hold?

4. What is the weather like as the play begins?

5. What does Sebastian think of the island in 2.2?

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