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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lulls the lords searching for Ferdinand into a deep sleep during their banter?
(a) Miranda.
(b) Prospero.
(c) Caliban.
(d) Ariel.

2. Antonio castigates the Boatswain during the storm, because he believes the sailors are
(a) Drunk.
(b) Sluggish.
(c) Disrespectful.
(d) Incompetent.

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

4. Antonio thinks the Boatswain is being rude by not adhering to his
(a) Men.
(b) Rules.
(c) Ship.
(d) Rank.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ferdinand say he is willing to do to win Miranda?

3. What does Caliban believe Trinculo to be?

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

5. Prospero tells Miranda that in order to usurp his power, Antonio allied himself with

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Miranda and Ferdinand different, but also the same?

2. During the storm, what can the audience already infer about Gonzalo's character and why?

3. What are the characteristics of Ferdinand and Miranda that come off as potentially negative, but are overshadowed by their positive qualities?

4. What is Trinculo's plan for Caliban when he sees that he is actually a man?

5. What is the tempest in Ariel's and Prospero's relationship?

6. What is the basic understanding of Antonio's and Prospero's history?

7. How can Prospero's use/treatment of Miranda be characterized?

8. Why does Prospero render Ferdinand immobile during Act I, Scene II?

9. When Caliban starts babbling to Stephano and Trinculo about what he can show them on the island, what is Trinculo's initial thought?

10. In Act II, Scene II, why does Caliban drop to the ground when Trinculo appears?

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