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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. What keeps Ferdinand going as he does Prospero's work?
(a) The possibility of being let go and leaving the island.
(b) His willingness to do anything for Miranda.
(c) His desire to prove that he is good at everything.
(d) The promise of being reunited with his father.

2. What is one way in which Ferdinand's life differs from Miranda's?
(a) He has encountered many women, while she has encountered few men.
(b) He understands what it means to be royalty, while she does not.
(c) He is more educated than Miranda.
(d) He is not used to manual labor as much as she is.

3. Who are "the rabble"?
(a) Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban.
(b) Ariel, Prospero and Miranda.
(c) Alonso, Antonio and Sebastian.
(d) Gonzalo, Miranda and Ferdinand.

4. What does Miranda urge Ferdinand to do while he is working?
(a) To not work so hard.
(b) To leave her alone.
(c) To run away.
(d) To work harder.

5. What does Prospero tell the spirits to do?
(a) Lecture Ferdinand and Miranda about chastity.
(b) Distract Ferdinand while he speaks with Miranda.
(c) Teach Ferdinand and Miranda how to dance.
(d) Distract Ferdinand from seeing Alonso.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ferdinand say about Miranda in comparison to all of the women he has encountered?

2. What does Prospero say in his soliloquy about Miranda and Ferdinand?

3. In his soliloquy, what does Ferdinand say makes his job easier?

4. At the beginning of Act III, Scene I, what does Prospero have Ferdinand doing?

5. In Act I, Scene II, what does Prospero promise to Ariel for the second time?

(see the answer key)

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