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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 is a tempest?
(a) An angry man.
(b) A stubborn child.
(c) An angry woman.
(d) A storm with high winds.

2. What does Caliban think about Ariel's ideas in 2.1?
(a) He can't be trusted.
(b) He is crazy.
(c) He is on to something.
(d) He is brilliant.

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

4. In 2.1, what does Ariel believe is left?
(a) Money.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Power.
(d) War.

5. What does Antonio say the storm is a foretaste of in 1.1?
(a) The hell that awaits them.
(b) Good fortune.
(c) The beauty of the next day.
(d) Bad weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Prologue, what do the remaining people on stage do?

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

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

4. What do Ariel and Caliban have different methods on?

5. How do the actors enter the stage in the prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Gonzalo's views on colonization in 2.2?

2. What movements is Cesaire known for?

3. What does Prospero shout through the megaphone in 1.2?

4. How does Cesaire use poetry and writing to advance politics?

5. Who is Ariel and what is his role on the island?

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

7. What themes does Cesaire's play examine?

8. How do Alfonso and his friends treat the Boatswain?

9. What does Ariel dream about doing in 2.1?

10. What was Cesaire's college career like?

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