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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. What does Miranda urge Ferdinand to do while he is working?
(a) To not work so hard.
(b) To leave her alone.
(c) To work harder.
(d) To run away.

2. The ship passengers' increasing fear and anxiety are the result of
(a) Landing on a strange island.
(b) Ariel's illusions.
(c) Something they ate.
(d) The ship breaking apart.

3. The only nobleman who has a calm and positive attitude during the storm at sea is
(a) Alonso.
(b) Gonzalo.
(c) Ferdinand.
(d) Antonio.

4. As Caliban becomes drunk, what is one of the things he promises to Trinculo and Stephano?
(a) He promises to help them off of the island.
(b) He promises to leave them alone.
(c) He promises to help mend their clothes.
(d) He promises to serve them.

5. What is one of Sebastian's reservations about Antonio's plan in Act II, Scene I?
(a) That Alonso's daughter would then inherit the throne.
(b) That they will never get off the island anyway.
(c) That Alonso will soon wake up.
(d) That Antonio is tricking him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miranda at first took pity on Caliban and tried to

2. What does Miranda do in response to Ferdinand's declaration of his love for her?

3. Prospero and Miranda were given provisions and books on the boat by

4. Alonso's daughter was married in

5. Prior to Prospero's arrival on the island, Ariel was imprisoned by

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Antonio persuade Sebastian to go along with the plan to assassinate Alonso and take over Naples?

2. In Act III, Scene I, Ferdinand recites a soliloquy as he stacks wood. What does he talk about?

3. How do you think Miranda's and Ferdinand's union can positively affect Prospero?

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

5. How is Prospero similar to both Antonio and Gonzalo?

6. Why does Prospero create the tempest? What is his initial incentive?

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

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

9. What is the metaphorical significance of the storm at sea in the exposition of the play?

10. How is Act I, Scene II with Miranda and Ferdinand a kind of exposition for the plot?

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