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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. Who leads Ferdinand to Prospero?
(a) Alonso.
(b) Caliban.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Miranda.

2. In order to render Ferdinand defenseless after he draws his sword, Prospero
(a) talks to him sensibly.
(b) threatens to take Miranda away.
(c) uses his magic to immobilize him.
(d) uses his magic to send him back to the ship.

3. What does Ferdinand say about Miranda in comparison to all of the women he has encountered?
(a) That she is simple-minded and not as exotic.
(b) That she is much nicer than the other women.
(c) That she would not understand royal life.
(d) That he has never met one as beautiful as she.

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

5. Ferdinand is surprised by Miranda, because she
(a) Thinks he is a spirit.
(b) Has a magical father.
(c) Speaks his language.
(d) Is so beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Prospero tell the spirits to do?

2. What does Prospero do at the end of Act III, Scene I?

3. What does Miranda do when Ferdinand confesses his love for her?

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

5. Who is watching Ferdinand and Miranda from a distance in Act III, Scene I?

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