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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Prospero accuses Ferdinand of
(a) Wanting to rape Miranda.
(b) Trespassing.
(c) Polluting the island.
(d) Wanting to steal the island.

2. Ferdinand is the prince of
(a) Tunis.
(b) Naples.
(c) Milan.
(d) Carthage.

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

4. What sets Alonso apart from Antonio in Prospero's eyes?
(a) His strength as a king.
(b) His age, as he is much older than Antonio.
(c) His lack of interest in being a king.
(d) His emotional, regretful side.

5. Trinculo views Caliban's willingness to serve as a sign of what?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Weakess.
(c) Genious.
(d) Stupidity.

6. What is one thing about Caliban that Stephano finds amazing?
(a) His stupidity.
(b) His ability to talk.
(c) His garish robe.
(d) His willingness to serve.

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

8. How does Antonio convince Sebastian to go along with the plan in Act II, Scene I?
(a) He explains how much he benefited from taking Prospero's throne.
(b) He describes the riches he will gain as the king of Naples.
(c) He tells him that they can combine powers once he is king of Naples.
(d) He tells him how much fun it is to be a king.

9. Who ties to calm down Caliban in Act II, Scene II?
(a) Trinculo.
(b) Stephano.
(c) Prospero.
(d) Antonio.

10. The only two men Miranda has seen prior to meeting Ferdinand are
(a) Prospero and Caliban.
(b) Prospero and Ferdinand.
(c) Prospero and Trinculo.
(d) Prospero and Gonzalo.

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

12. At the beginning of Act III, Scene I, what does Prospero have Ferdinand doing?
(a) Mending his clothes.
(b) Building a fire.
(c) Stacking firewood.
(d) Preparing food.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When he was Duke of Milan, Prospero turned his duties over to

2. When he was Duke of Milan, Prospero was more interested in

3. Prospero gives Ferdinand a hard time in order to

4. Why does Stephano believe that Caliban and Trinculo are some sort of wild beasts when he sees them under the blanket?

5. Which of the lords is the only person who tries comforting Alonso, who believes his son is gone?

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