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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. Although coming from different worlds, Miranda and Ferdinand are similar because of their
(a) Innocence.
(b) Age.
(c) Moral beliefs.
(d) Fathers.

2. 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 is not used to manual labor as much as she is.
(d) He has encountered many women, while she has encountered few men.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago was Antonio's usurpation of Prospero's throne in Milan?

2. Prospero's magical power comes from

3. What do Antonio and Sebastian plan to do in Act II, Scene I?

4. What does Miranda offer to Ferdinand while he is working?

5. As Caliban becomes drunk, what is one of the things he promises to Trinculo and Stephano?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the initial scene at sea foreshadow in the play?

2. What is the intention of Prospero's plan when he has Ariel lead Ferdinand to Miranda?

3. How does the audience learn about Caliban's past on the island?

4. How does Act II, Scene I further character development for the audience?

5. In Act III, Scene I, what contrasts are shown between Ferdinand and Miranda?

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

7. What function in the play is served by Act II, Scene II with Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban?

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

9. What does Ariel do when Antonio and Sebastian draw their swords and why?

10. How does Prospero's treatment of Caliban mirror Antonio's past treatment of Prospero?

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