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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 Ariel tell Caliban about Prospero in 2.1?
(a) That Prospero is plotting revenge against him.
(b) That Prospero is dying.
(c) That Prospero is moving.
(d) That Prospero wants to marry his daughter.

2. What occupation did Cesaire's mother have?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Dress maker.
(d) Cook.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Ariel and Caliban related?

2. What does Cesaire compare the future of Africa to?

3. What is the title of Cesaire's first non-fiction book?

4. What themes does Cesaire's play incorporate?

5. Who takes the table off the stage in 2.2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Prospero and Miranda's life like prior to the island?

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

4. What does the Master of Ceremonies order the characters to do at the end of the prologue?

5. What does Ariel dream about doing in 2.1?

6. Who does Prospero says is an honorable man in 1.2 and why?

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

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

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

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

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