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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. Prospero was formerly the Duke of
(a) Tunis.
(b) Athens.
(c) Milan.
(d) Carthage.

2. At the end of Act II, Scene II, what is Caliban doing?
(a) Crying.
(b) Building a fire.
(c) Cursing Stephano and Trinculo.
(d) Singing happily.

3. Prospero gives Ferdinand a hard time in order to
(a) See his true character.
(b) Gain his respect.
(c) Anger Alonso.
(d) Keep him away from Miranda.

4. What does Trinculo believe Caliban to be?
(a) A spirit.
(b) A prisoner.
(c) A fish.
(d) A boar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Prospero say in his soliloquy about Miranda and Ferdinand?

2. Why does Ferdinand prefer not to do Prospero's work?

3. The only two men Miranda has seen prior to meeting Ferdinand are

4. How does one character finally get Caliban to calm down in Act II, Scene II?

5. When Miranda first meets Ferdinand, she believes he is

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