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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. Prospero and Miranda were given provisions and books on the boat by
(a) Gonzalo.
(b) Sebastian.
(c) Stephano.
(d) Trinculo.

2. When Ferdinand sees Miranda for the first time, he believes she is a
(a) Mirage.
(b) Witch.
(c) Nymph.
(d) Spirit.

3. What does Trinculo wonder about Caliban after listening to his drunken speech?
(a) How Caliban came to look the way he does.
(b) Why Caliban is on the island.
(c) How he could have been afraid of someone so weak.
(d) How quickly Caliban became drunk.

4. Prospero gained his power from his books and
(a) The island.
(b) The boat.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Miranda.

5. Antonio castigates the Boatswain during the storm, because he believes the sailors are
(a) Sluggish.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Disrespectful.
(d) Incompetent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ferdinand protest when Prospero accuses him of wanting to take over the island?

2. What is one of the things Caliban promises to Stephano and Trinculo in his drunken state?

3. What does Trinculo believe Caliban to be?

4. In Act I, Scene II, what does Prospero promise to Ariel for the second time?

5. Why does Ariel leave Antonio and Sebastian awake?

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