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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 Gonzalo suggest in 2.2, will make the fields bloom?
(a) A rain dance.
(b) Irrigating the fields.
(c) Lots of rain.
(d) An ox and plow.

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

3. Where are Gonzalo, Alonso, and Antonio originally from?
(a) America.
(b) Europe.
(c) Asia.
(d) Africa.

4. What is Caliban doing in his cave at the start of 2.1?
(a) Singing.
(b) Eating.
(c) Shouting.
(d) Cooking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Master of Ceremonies think about the characters in the Prologue?

2. What does Caliban think is better than humiliation in 2.1?

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

4. What did Cesaire study in college?

5. Who appears with a table in 2.2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Caliban describe his relationship with Ariel in 2.1?

3. What are Gonzalo and Sebastian's views in 2.2 on the fertilizing and caring for the fields?

4. What does Ariel warn Caliban about in 2.1?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Caliban and his role on the island.

10. What happens to the weather at the end of the Prologue?

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