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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act I, Scene II, what does Prospero promise Ariel yet again?
(a) Miranda.
(b) The island.
(c) Power.
(d) Freedom.

2. Although the ship passengers believe the ship is gone, it is actually
(a) At another island.
(b) Hidden.
(c) On fire.
(d) At the bottom of the sea.

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

4. What is Prospero's reasoning for why Miranda believes that Ferdinand is the most beautiful man she has ever known?
(a) He treats her well and loves her.
(b) He is intelligent and understands her.
(c) She has only ever seen Prospero and Caliban before him.
(d) He is a prince and will inherit the kingdom of Naples.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Prospero do at the end of Act III, Scene I?

2. When Ferdinand sees Miranda for the first time, he believes she is a

3. What does the banquet scene reveal about Alonso, Sebastian and Antonio?

4. Trinculo views Caliban's willingness to serve as a sign of what?

5. At the end of Act II, Scene II, what is Caliban doing?

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