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

2. What do Gonzalo, Alonso, and Antonio complain about among themselves in 1.1?
(a) The economy.
(b) The boatswain's manners.
(c) The lack of pillows on the ship.
(d) The captain's manners.

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

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

5. Who does Prospero consider to be the only honorable man in Italy?
(a) Gonzalo.
(b) Alonso.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Luigi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cesaire study in college?

2. What title did Prospero once hold?

3. What does Antonio think of Gonzalo's goal in 2.2?

4. What does Sebastian think of the island in 2.2?

5. Where does Cesaire move after high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ariel warn Caliban about in 2.1?

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

3. What does Ariel dream about doing in 2.1?

4. Which roles does the Master of Ceremonies assign to the characters?

5. Describe the part of the tempest.

6. What was Cesaire's college career like?

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

8. What themes does Cesaire's play examine?

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

10. What does Gonzalo think about the island in 2.2? What does Sebastian think?

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