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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Prospero say to Antonio and Sebastian on the side?
(a) That he will kill them if they kill Alonso.
(b) That he does not really forgive them.
(c) That they are evil people.
(d) That he knows about their assassination plan.

2. Caliban is the offspring of
(a) Juno.
(b) Sycorax.
(c) Iris.
(d) Ceres.

3. The tempest is a symbolic form of an upheaval from a state of
(a) Nature.
(b) Harm.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Peace.

4. What is one of Sebastian's reservations about Antonio's plan in Act II, Scene I?
(a) That Antonio is tricking him.
(b) That they will never get off the island anyway.
(c) That Alonso will soon wake up.
(d) That Alonso's daughter would then inherit the throne.

5. Who pretends to be Trinculo and interrupts Stephano's and Caliban's conversation?
(a) Prospero.
(b) Miranda.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Ferdinand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prospero accuses Ferdinand of

2. What sound does Prospero conjure to frighten Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban?

3. While discussing the plan with Caliban, what is Stephano's main objective?

4. In Act IV, Scene I, Prospero's speech mirrors that of which other character?

5. What does Trinculo want to do with Caliban in order to make money?

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