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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Caliban happiest about after he meets Trinculo and Stephano?
(a) That he is free from Prospero.
(b) That he has made new friends.
(c) That the two men are not more torturous spirits.
(d) That he now knows what wine is.

2. Gonzalo's attempt to comfort his king are mocked by whom?
(a) Antonio, Adrian and Alonso.
(b) Sebastian, Adrian and Alonso.
(c) Antonio, Sebastian and Adrian
(d) Antonio, Sebastian and Alonso.

3. What does Miranda do in response to Ferdinand's declaration of his love for her?
(a) She becomes frightened and calls Prospero.
(b) She offers to marry him.
(c) She lets him go free.
(d) She tells him that she does not feel the same.

4. When he was Duke of Milan, Prospero was more interested in
(a) Learning.
(b) Leading.
(c) Governing.
(d) Dancing.

5. Which of the lords is the only person who tries comforting Alonso, who believes his son is gone?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Gonzalo.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Sebastian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago was Antonio's usurpation of Prospero's throne in Milan?

2. Who ties to calm down Caliban in Act II, Scene II?

3. What is Prospero's reasoning for why Miranda believes that Ferdinand is the most beautiful man she has ever known?

4. What is the true motivation behind Prospero's grand plan for Miranda and Ferdinand?

5. Antonio castigates the Boatswain during the storm, because he believes the sailors are

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