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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Act III, Scene I, what does Prospero have Ferdinand doing?
(a) Mending his clothes.
(b) Stacking firewood.
(c) Preparing food.
(d) Building a fire.

2. Prospero accuses Ferdinand of
(a) Trespassing.
(b) Wanting to steal the island.
(c) Polluting the island.
(d) Wanting to rape Miranda.

3. Which character says: "We are such stuff/As dreams are made on"?
(a) Miranda.
(b) Gonzalo.
(c) Prospero.
(d) Ariel.

4. What does Prospero do at the end of Act III, Scene I?
(a) Tells Ariel he will free him.
(b) Returns to studying his magic book.
(c) Goes looking for Antonio.
(d) Sends torturous spirits to Caliban.

5. What does Miranda tell Ferdinand after he meets Prospero for the first time?
(a) Prospero wants them to marry.
(b) Prospero wants to kill Ferdinand's father.
(c) Prospero is planning to kill him.
(d) Prospero is usually much kinder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are "the rabble"?

2. Who assures Miranda that Ferdinand is a man and not a spirit?

3. In Act IV, Scene I, Prospero's speech mirrors that of which other character?

4. In his soliloquy in Act IV, Scene I, what does Prospero insinuate a personal connection to?

5. Ferdinand is surprised by Miranda, because she

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