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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Antonio castigates the Boatswain during the storm, because he believes the sailors are
(a) Incompetent.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Sluggish.
(d) Disrespectful.

2. Why does Ferdinand not want Miranda to help him with his work?
(a) Because she has never done it before.
(b) Because she is too young.
(c) Because he wants to show off for her.
(d) Because it is too hard for her.

3. Prospero gained his power from his books and
(a) Ariel.
(b) The island.
(c) The boat.
(d) Miranda.

4. What does Antonio offer to do in order to persuade Sebastian to go along with the plan?
(a) He promises he will not try to assassinate Sebastian once he is king.
(b) He promises to keep it a secret and never tell anyone.
(c) He offers to kill Gonzalo and have Sebastian kill Alonso.
(d) He offers to kill Alonso and have Sebastian kill Gonzalo.

5. Who wants to take over the throne of Naples?
(a) Sebastian.
(b) Prospero.
(c) Adrian.
(d) Antonio.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the beginning of Act III, Scene II, what is the state of Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano?

2. What is the banquet supposed to elicit in the men?

3. At the beginning of Act III, Scene I, what does Prospero have Ferdinand doing?

4. What distracts Trinculo and Stephano from their original plan?

5. In the false banquet scene, Gonzalo catches on to Antonio's and Sebastian's plan but identifies the wrong motivation for it. What does he believe their motivation to be?

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