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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. Why is Gonzalo's comments about the dancing nymphs important during the banquet scene?
(a) They help introduce new characters.
(b) They show that Gonzalo is capable of lust.
(c) They illuminate the contrasting characteristics of Antonio and Sebastian.
(d) They illuminate characteristics about the dancing nymphs.

2. Caliban wanted to populate the island with
(a) Coconut trees.
(b) Other spirits.
(c) His children.
(d) Lizards.

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

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

5. What is the strange noise that Gonzalo claims he heard?
(a) Alonso talking in his sleep.
(b) Twigs breaking.
(c) Antonio's and Sebastian's whispering.
(d) Ariel's singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prospero accuses Ferdinand of

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

3. The tempest is a symbolic form of an upheaval from a state of

4. Why does Stephano believe that Caliban and Trinculo are some sort of wild beasts when he sees them under the blanket?

5. Who assures Miranda that Ferdinand is a man and not a spirit?

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