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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ariel ?

2. What does Ariel tell Caliban about Prospero in 2.1?

3. In the Prologue, how do the characters select the objects?

4. Who enters Caliban's cave at the start of 2.1?

5. What is Ariel instructed to do in 2.2 to get the men to eat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In 1.1, what does Antonio believe the storm is forewarning them of?

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

4. What are Cesaire's opinions on colonization?

5. What does Ariel warn Caliban about in 2.1?

6. What themes does Cesaire's play examine?

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

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

9. Describe Caliban and his role on the island.

10. When Cesaire and his wife moved back to his native land, what did they do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does colonization and the anti-colonization movement present itself in Cesaire's adaptation of this play? Cite specific examples from the text to prove your argument.

Essay Topic 2

How does Cesaire demonstrate the differences between the uncultivated world of the island and the cultured world of Europe. What message is he attempting to deliver through these contrasts?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Cesaire presents the theme of mercy in his play and in what context.

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