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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Master of Ceremonies instruct the actors to do as the Prologue ends?
(a) Hug.
(b) Leave.
(c) Fight.
(d) Ad lib.

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

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

5. In 2.1, what does Ariel dream about building?
(a) A big house.
(b) A better world.
(c) A ship.
(d) The 10th wonder of the world.

6. What do the sailors inform the passengers of at the end of 1.1?
(a) The storm is passing.
(b) The boat is sinking.
(c) The day is breaking.
(d) The boat is sturdy.

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

8. Who in 1.1, does Gonzalo say he wants to meet?
(a) His bride.
(b) His maker.
(c) The queen.
(d) The king.

9. Why is Ariel unhappy in 1.2?
(a) Because he is lonely.
(b) Because he is in love with Miranda.
(c) Because the ship went down.
(d) Because Eshu died.

10. Where was Miranda a princess?
(a) Milan.
(b) Florence.
(c) Paris.
(d) Moscow.

11. What is Ariel instructed to do in 2.2 to get the men to eat?
(a) Beg them.
(b) Tickle them.
(c) Harrass them.
(d) Force them.

12. What does Ariel tell Caliban about Prospero in 2.1?
(a) That Prospero is moving.
(b) That Prospero is dying.
(c) That Prospero wants to marry his daughter.
(d) That Prospero is plotting revenge against him.

13. What do the group of men hear in 2.2 when Ariel and Prospero enter the stage?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Music.
(c) Elephants.
(d) A roll of thunder.

14. In 1.1, who tells the passengers on the ship to return to their cabin?
(a) The boatswain.
(b) The queen.
(c) The captain.
(d) The king.

15. What title did Prospero once hold?
(a) Prince.
(b) Lord.
(c) Priest.
(d) Duke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cesaire's play A Tempest based on?

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

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

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

5. Who helps Prospero create the item in 1.2 that brings the men to the island?

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