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

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

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

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

5. What does Ferdinand say he is willing to do to win Miranda?
(a) Pay Prospero off.
(b) Renounce his kingdom.
(c) Anything.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ferdinand say about Miranda in comparison to all of the women he has encountered?

2. Who chastises Alonso for allowing his daughter to marry an African?

3. Who wants to take over the throne of Naples?

4. In Act I, Scene II, what does Prospero promise Ariel yet again?

5. Who thwarts Antonio's and Sebastian's plan in Act II, Scene I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the reason Prospero gives for Miranda's attraction to Ferdinand?

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

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

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

9. How do Ferdinand's and Miranda's positive qualities function in terms of the other characters?

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

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