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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Trinculo want to do with Caliban in order to make money?
(a) Show him off to the public.
(b) Have him steal from Antonio.
(c) Have him steal from Prospero.
(d) Sell him off as a slave.

2. What does Miranda impulsively do in Act III, Scene I?
(a) Tells Ferdinand the secrets of the island.
(b) Tells Ferdinand to run away.
(c) Kisses Ferdinand.
(d) Tells Ferdinand her name.

3. What is one way in which Ferdinand's life differs from Miranda's?
(a) He is more educated than Miranda.
(b) He understands what it means to be royalty, while she does not.
(c) He has encountered many women, while she has encountered few men.
(d) He is not used to manual labor as much as she is.

4. Prospero and Miranda were given provisions and books on the boat by
(a) Gonzalo.
(b) Stephano.
(c) Trinculo.
(d) Sebastian.

5. Miranda dislikes Caliban, because
(a) He tries to trick her with magic.
(b) He is malformed.
(c) He is rude.
(d) He tried to rape her.

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

7. The two spirits who reside on the island with Prospero and Miranda are
(a) Caliban and Ariel.
(b) Caliban and Trinculo.
(c) Trinculo and Ariel.
(d) Trinculo and Stephano.

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

9. Caliban believes the island is
(a) Prospero's.
(b) Doomed.
(c) Haunted.
(d) His birthright.

10. What keeps Ferdinand going as he does Prospero's work?
(a) His desire to prove that he is good at everything.
(b) The possibility of being let go and leaving the island.
(c) The promise of being reunited with his father.
(d) His willingness to do anything for Miranda.

11. The two men who retreat to their cabins during the storm are
(a) Antonio and Gonzalo.
(b) Alonso and Ferdinand.
(c) Alonso and Gonzalo.
(d) Alonso and Antonio.

12. Who thwarts Antonio's and Sebastian's plan in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Prospero.
(c) Gonzalo.
(d) Caliban.

13. What does Ferdinand protest when Prospero accuses him of wanting to take over the island?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His social status.
(c) His innocence.
(d) His right to the island as Prince of Naples.

14. What does Ferdinand say about Miranda in comparison to all of the women he has encountered?
(a) That she is simple-minded and not as exotic.
(b) That she would not understand royal life.
(c) That he has never met one as beautiful as she.
(d) That she is much nicer than the other women.

15. Who leads Ferdinand to Prospero?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Caliban.
(c) Alonso.
(d) Miranda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Trinculo wants to take Caliban back to where?

2. What does Miranda do when Ferdinand confesses his love for her?

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

4. Antonio thinks the Boatswain is being rude by not adhering to his

5. What does Trinculo believe Caliban to be?

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