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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 did Prospero promise Ariel?
(a) Freedom.
(b) A royal position.
(c) His daughter.
(d) Money.

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

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

4. Who does Ariel dream about building with in 2.1?
(a) God.
(b) Prospero and Caliban.
(c) Miranda.
(d) Prospero and Alfonso.

5. What did the king's adviser give to Prospero before he came to the island?
(a) A compass.
(b) Money.
(c) A silver coin.
(d) Food and clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title did Prospero once hold?

2. What does Prospero come on stage with in 1.2?

3. Where did Cesaire serve as mayor?

4. What does the Master of Ceremonies assign each person in the Prologue?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Cesaire's college career like?

2. What happens to the ship at the end of 1.1?

3. Describe the Master of Ceremonies.

4. Describe the part of the tempest.

5. What violent act of nature occurs at the start of 1.1? What is it compared to?

6. What movements is Cesaire known for?

7. How did Prospero end up on the island?

8. Where does Ariel visit at the start of 2.1, and what does he see there?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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