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

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

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

4. 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 is more educated than Miranda.
(c) He is not used to manual labor as much as she is.
(d) He understands what it means to be royalty, while she does not.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miranda impulsively do in Act III, Scene I?

2. At the beginning of Act IV, Scene I, what does Prospero tell Ferdinand?

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

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

5. What does Ariel ask Prospero before going to fetch Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano?

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