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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alonso becomes more distraught after losing his son, remembering that he has also lost
(a) his sanity.
(b) his daughter.
(c) his men.
(d) his kingdom.

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

3. What does Prospero say in his soliloquy about Miranda and Ferdinand?
(a) He is pleased with their growing relationship.
(b) He does not care about their relationship.
(c) They are young and foolish.
(d) He is displeased with their growing relationship.

4. Miranda at first took pity on Caliban and tried to
(a) Teach him how to write.
(b) Teach him how to speak.
(c) Teach him how to sing.
(d) Teach him how to read.

5. Why does Stephano believe that Caliban and Trinculo are some sort of wild beasts when he sees them under the blanket?
(a) He has little education.
(b) He has bad vision.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He is ignorant.

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

7. Antonio is the brother of
(a) Prospero.
(b) Alonso.
(c) Sebastian.
(d) Ferdinand.

8. In Act I, Scene II, what does Prospero promise to Ariel for the second time?
(a) To put him back in the tree if he does not obey.
(b) To bring him back to Milan with Prospero.
(c) To free him once he completes Prospero's orders.
(d) To allow him to marry Miranda.

9. Why does Ariel leave Antonio and Sebastian awake?
(a) Ariel wanted to go against Prospero's orders.
(b) Ariel took pity on them.
(c) Prospero forgot about them.
(d) Prospero meant for them to be awake.

10. What does Trinculo wonder about Caliban after listening to his drunken speech?
(a) How he could have been afraid of someone so weak.
(b) How Caliban came to look the way he does.
(c) Why Caliban is on the island.
(d) How quickly Caliban became drunk.

11. What does Prospero do at the end of Act III, Scene I?
(a) Sends torturous spirits to Caliban.
(b) Tells Ariel he will free him.
(c) Goes looking for Antonio.
(d) Returns to studying his magic book.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sets Alonso apart from Antonio in Prospero's eyes?

2. Caliban is the offspring of

3. Prospero gained his power from his books and

4. Prospero seeks revenge against

5. How does one character finally get Caliban to calm down in Act II, Scene II?

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