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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. What did Prospero promise Ariel?

2. Who is Miranda's father?

3. Who does Ariel dream about building with in 2.1?

4. How are Ariel and Caliban related?

5. Who does Miranda cry out to at the start of 1.2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What violent act of nature occurs at the start of 1.1? What is it compared to?

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

3. What are Cesaire's opinions on colonization?

4. What does Ariel warn Caliban about in 2.1?

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

6. How does Cesaire use poetry and writing to advance politics?

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

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

9. What is Ariel's opinion about Prospero's tricks with the food in 2.2?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why does Cesaire choose to adapt a play by Shakespeare to deliver his message to an audience? How does he stay true to Shakespeare's play and where does he change things? What is the benefit of this?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Caliban and Ariel's views of slavery. How do their differing opinions aid Cesaire's message in the play?

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