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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. Who assures Miranda that Ferdinand is a man and not a spirit?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Ferdinand.
(c) Prospero.
(d) Caliban.

2. Why does Stephano believe that Caliban and Trinculo are some sort of wild beasts when he sees them under the blanket?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He has bad vision.
(c) He has little education.
(d) He is ignorant.

3. What does the scene between Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban provide to the reader?
(a) Frightening tension.
(b) Comic relief.
(c) Complexity.
(d) Enlightening insight.

4. Alonso is the king of
(a) Milan.
(b) Naples.
(c) Tunis.
(d) Carthage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Trinculo believe Caliban to be?

2. Who chastises Alonso for allowing his daughter to marry an African?

3. When awakened, Alonso asks Sebastian and Antonio why they have their swords drawn. What is their excuse?

4. Alonso's son is

5. What is the strange noise that Gonzalo claims he heard?

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