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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. What does Prospero tell the spirits to do?
(a) Distract Ferdinand while he speaks with Miranda.
(b) Teach Ferdinand and Miranda how to dance.
(c) Distract Ferdinand from seeing Alonso.
(d) Lecture Ferdinand and Miranda about chastity.

2. Why does Prospero tell the story of their past to Miranda?
(a) Because she has always asked him about it.
(b) Because she wants to hear a story.
(c) Because she is concerned about the people on the ship.
(d) Because she wants to know where they came from.

3. What is the parallel to Trinculo and Stephano dressing up in borrowed clothes?
(a) Caliban borrowing the men's wine.
(b) Ariel borrowing Prospero's magical powers.
(c) Prospero's borrowing of Ferdinand.
(d) Antonio's and Sebastian's borrowed power.

4. Prospero distracts the three men from their plan of revenge; who distracts Prospero from his?
(a) Miranda.
(b) Ferdinand.
(c) Caliban.
(d) Ariel.

5. Prospero tells Miranda that in order to usurp his power, Antonio allied himself with
(a) Alonso.
(b) Ferdinand.
(c) Caliban.
(d) Miranda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accuses Alonso, Antonio and Sebastian of being the men of sin?

2. Why does Ariel leave Antonio and Sebastian awake?

3. The only nobleman who has a calm and positive attitude during the storm at sea is

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

5. What does Miranda regret doing while talking to Ferdinand?

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