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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alonso say in 2.2 is wrong with all of them?
(a) They are not smart.
(b) They did not pray the night before.
(c) They are tired and hungry.
(d) They should have brought a compas.

2. How are the characters instructed to choose the objects on stage in the Prologue?
(a) Based on their character.
(b) Based on their position in life.
(c) Based on their height.
(d) Based on their hair color.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which literary device does Cesaire use to fight for freedom?

2. What name does Caliban wish to be called by?

3. Why does Gonzalo scold Antonio in 1.1?

4. What does Ariel wish for Caliban at the end of 2.1?

5. Who dispensed judgment upon Prospero in Italy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Master of Ceremonies instruct people to choose their masks?

2. Describe the Master of Ceremonies.

3. What play is A Tempest based on? Who is the author of the original play?

4. What does Ariel dream about doing in 2.1?

5. What does Caliban wish Ariel at the end of 2.1? What does Ariel wish Caliban?

6. What is Ariel's opinion about Prospero's tricks with the food in 2.2?

7. Who refuses to eat the food in 2.2 and why?

8. How did Prospero end up on the island?

9. Who brings in food and takes away food from the men in 2.2?

10. What does Ariel warn Caliban about in 2.1?

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