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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. How does Ferdinand feel at the start of 3.1?
(a) Happy.
(b) Weary.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Energetic.

2. What song does Caliban sing in 3.4 as he marches?
(a) Joy to the World.
(b) A hymn.
(c) A battle song.
(d) A children's folk song.

3. Which Gods and Goddesses in 3.3 does Prospero invite to the celebration?
(a) Juno, Zeus, and Athena.
(b) Zeus and Prometheus.
(c) Athena and Zeus.
(d) Juno, Ceres, and Iris.

4. What does Miranda accuse Ferdinand of at the start of 3.5?
(a) Cheating.
(b) Violence.
(c) Conspiring against her father.
(d) An affair.

5. What does Prospero forbid Miranda to do in 3.1?
(a) Tell Ferdinand her name.
(b) Eat from the tree of knowledge.
(c) Wear skirts.
(d) Dance in public.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Antonio mock the king in 2.3?

2. What does Trinculo decide to use for shelter in 3.2?

3. What does Stephano compare the mud on the island to in 3.4?

4. What are the voices yelling about when 3.4 begins?

5. Why does Prospero scold Eshu in 3.3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Caliban doing at the start of 3.2?

2. Where is the engagement celebration held in 3.3?

3. In 2.3, who warns Alonso and Gonzalo that Antonio and Sebastian are plotting their deaths.

4. Why does Stephano say in 3.2 that he is no longer prejudiced against shipwrecks?

5. Describe the conversation about mud in 3.4.

6. What do the two spirits yell about in 3.4?

7. Why does Antonio mock the king in 2.3?

8. In 3.5, how does Prospero treat Trinculo and Stephano?

9. Who reunites with his son in 3.5, and what is his reaction?

10. Who offers to help Ferdinand in the field in 3.1? What does Ferdinand want instead?

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