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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. In 2.1, what does Ariel dream about building?

2. Who is Alonso worried about in 2.2?

3. What does Prospero's prophetic sciences inform him of in 1.2?

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

5. Why does Prospero say to calm MIranda in 1.2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Cesaire's opinions on colonization?

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

5. Describe Cesaire's childhood.

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

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

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

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

10. What movements is Cesaire known for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of slave songs in Cesaire's play. In what context are these songs used and what do they symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Define the term foreshadowing and provide three examples of how foreshadowing is used in this play.

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