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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 has made new friends.
(b) That he is free from Prospero.
(c) That the two men are not more torturous spirits.
(d) That he now knows what wine is.

2. In Act I, Scene II, what does Prospero promise to Ariel for the second time?
(a) To allow him to marry Miranda.
(b) To put him back in the tree if he does not obey.
(c) To bring him back to Milan with Prospero.
(d) To free him once he completes Prospero's orders.

3. Alonso becomes more distraught after losing his son, remembering that he has also lost
(a) his kingdom.
(b) his daughter.
(c) his sanity.
(d) his men.

4. Ferdinand is the prince of
(a) Milan.
(b) Carthage.
(c) Tunis.
(d) Naples.

5. At the beginning of Act III, Scene I, what does Prospero have Ferdinand doing?
(a) Building a fire.
(b) Preparing food.
(c) Stacking firewood.
(d) Mending his clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The two spirits who reside on the island with Prospero and Miranda are

2. The Tempest is considered one of Shakespeare's

3. What does Miranda do in response to Ferdinand's declaration of his love for her?

4. Prospero tells Miranda that in order to usurp his power, Antonio allied himself with

5. Antonio is the brother of

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