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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the journal Cesaire started in college?
(a) The Paris Student.
(b) The Black Student.
(c) The Political Student.
(d) Pravda.

2. How does the boatswain act towards the passengers?
(a) Rudely.
(b) Kindly.
(c) He bows to them.
(d) He ignores them.

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

4. What do the characters select at the start of the Prologue?
(a) Wigs.
(b) Masks.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Cups.

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

6. Why does Ariel say in 2.1, Prospero is better then Caliban?
(a) He is richer.
(b) He is more handsome.
(c) He is more powerful.
(d) He is stronger.

7. What is Prospero's reaction in 2.2 to the person's refusal to eat?
(a) Anger.
(b) Respect.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Joy.

8. Who is Alonso worried about in 2.2?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His son.
(c) The king.
(d) His wife.

9. What is the title of Cesaire's first non-fiction book?
(a) Communism at it's Peak.
(b) Discourse on Colonialism.
(c) Democrats in action.
(d) French Grammar II.

10. What does the Master of Ceremonies assign each person in the Prologue?
(a) A roomate.
(b) A seat.
(c) A role.
(d) A chore.

11. What term is Cesaire considered the originator of?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Poem.
(c) Negritude.
(d) Realism.

12. What does Cesaire's writing focus on toward the end of his career?
(a) Realism.
(b) Non-fiction.
(c) Art critism.
(d) Surrealism.

13. In the Prologue, who does the Master of Ceremonies almost forget?
(a) The servants.
(b) The Gods.
(c) The villains.
(d) The queens.

14. Why does Gonzalo scold Antonio in 1.1?
(a) He is rude to the captain.
(b) He is pessimistic.
(c) He is optimistic.
(d) He is flirting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alonso say in 2.2 is wrong with all of them?

2. Who does Miranda cry out to at the start of 1.2?

3. Where are Gonzalo, Alonso, and Antonio originally from?

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

5. Who does Ariel dream about building with in 2.1?

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