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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What spirits does Prospero conjure after blessing Ferdinand and Miranda's marriage?
(a) Juno, Iris and Ceres.
(b) Sycorax, Juno and Iris.
(c) Ariel, Iris and Ceres.
(d) Sycoraz, Ceres and Iris.

2. What is the true motivation behind Prospero's grand plan for Miranda and Ferdinand?
(a) It is not specifically defined.
(b) That it is a good union that will bring Naples and Milan together.
(c) That it will spite Alonso and any plans he had for his son.
(d) That it will finally get him and his daughter off of the island.

3. In the false banquet scene, Gonzalo catches on to Antonio's and Sebastian's plan but identifies the wrong motivation for it. What does he believe their motivation to be?
(a) Desire for blood.
(b) Desire for power.
(c) Lust for Miranda.
(d) Guilt for past deeds.

4. How does Prospero's speech differ from his normal speech?
(a) It is forthcoming.
(b) It does not differ from his normal speech.
(c) It is deluded and illogical.
(d) It is more poetic.

5. What is one of Sebastian's reservations about Antonio's plan in Act II, Scene I?
(a) That Alonso will soon wake up.
(b) That they will never get off the island anyway.
(c) That Antonio is tricking him.
(d) That Alonso's daughter would then inherit the throne.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Antonio convince Sebastian to go along with the plan in Act II, Scene I?

2. Alonso's daughter was married in

3. How does Ariel appear to the men during the banquet?

4. As Caliban becomes drunk, what is one of the things he promises to Trinculo and Stephano?

5. What are Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban arguing about in their drunken stupor?

(see the answer key)

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