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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long ago was Antonio's usurpation of Prospero's throne in Milan?
(a) Seventeen years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Twenty years.

2. Alonso becomes more distraught after losing his son, remembering that he has also lost
(a) his daughter.
(b) his men.
(c) his kingdom.
(d) his sanity.

3. At the beginning of Act III, Scene II, who does Caliban vow to serve?
(a) Stephano.
(b) Prospero..
(c) Trinculo.
(d) Miranda

4. Why does Miranda urge Ferdinand not to work so hard?
(a) It upsets her seeing him like that.
(b) He will hurt himself.
(c) She wants him to spend time with her.
(d) He will overtire too soon.

5. How does Antonio convince Sebastian to go along with the plan in Act II, Scene I?
(a) He tells him how much fun it is to be a king.
(b) He describes the riches he will gain as the king of Naples.
(c) He tells him that they can combine powers once he is king of Naples.
(d) He explains how much he benefited from taking Prospero's throne.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to render Ferdinand defenseless after he draws his sword, Prospero

2. Antonio's treatment of Prospero when they were in Milan mirrors

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

4. Although coming from different worlds, Miranda and Ferdinand are similar because of their

5. Prior to Prospero's arrival on the island, Ariel was imprisoned by

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