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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Antonio and Sebastian plan to do in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Look for Ferdinand
(b) Run away.
(c) Assassinate Alonso.
(d) Assassinate Gonzalo.

2. When Act II, Scene II opens, what is Caliban doing?
(a) Cursing Prospero.
(b) Running from torturous spirits.
(c) Looking for Miranda.
(d) Carrying jugs of water.

3. Prospero was formerly the Duke of
(a) Milan.
(b) Carthage.
(c) Athens.
(d) Tunis.

4. When he was Duke of Milan, Prospero turned his duties over to
(a) His loyal subjects.
(b) The queen.
(c) Antonio.
(d) His council.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Trinculo views Caliban's willingness to serve as a sign of what?

2. When he was Duke of Milan, Prospero was more interested in

3. What does Caliban beg of Stephano when he first meets him?

4. What sets Alonso apart from Antonio in Prospero's eyes?

5. Prior to Prospero releasing him, Ariel was stuck for twelve years in a

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