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

2. What does Prospero state in an aside about Ferdinand?
(a) He is too old for his daughter.
(b) He is everything he had hoped he would be.
(c) He will have him duel with Caliban.
(d) He will force Ferdinand into servitude.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Caliban is the offspring of

2. Miranda dislikes Caliban, because

3. What does Prospero think about Ferdinand's and Miranda's attraction to each other?

4. When Act II, Scene II opens, what is Caliban doing?

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

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