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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 does Sebastian say they will need to make the fields bloom in 2.2?

2. In 2.2, what does Gonzalo claim makes great fertilizer?

3. Where are Gonzalo, Alonso, and Antonio originally from?

4. What does Prospero come on stage with in 1.2?

5. What are Gonzalo, Sebastian, and Antonio worried about at the start of Act 1 Scene 1 (1.1)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Prospero end up on the island?

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

4. What was Cesaire's college career like?

5. What does Ariel warn Caliban about in 2.1?

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

7. What does Caliban wish Ariel at the end of 2.1? What does Ariel wish Caliban?

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

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

10. Describe the part of the tempest.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the term Prologue and discuss how Cesaire uses the Prologue to introduce the audience to his play.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two conflicts within Cesaire's play and discuss how these conflicts aid in the creation of two different characters.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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