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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prospero and Miranda were not killed when expelled from Milan because

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

3. What does Ferdinand protest when Prospero accuses him of wanting to take over the island?

4. The two spirits who reside on the island with Prospero and Miranda are

5. What does Trinculo believe Caliban to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Alonso helped Antonio usurp Prospero's throne. Why does Prospero have Ariel lull him to sleep? What does this scene say about Alonso's character?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Prospero was always interested in studying and learning, and he applied these interests to his magic book on the island. He uses the powers he gained from the book to teach his enemies a lesson. Was Prospero simply delighting in the use of his magical powers? If so, is it logical to think he will just give them up as he claims he will? Why, or why not? Cite examples from the play to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

Ferdinand, Miranda and Gonzalo are considered moral beacons throughout the play. Compare them to other characters in the play, citing examples where their moral and pure characteristics directly contrast with the play's more treacherous characters.

Essay Topic 3

Alonso's character is the only person to appear remorseful for his past misdeeds. Do you believe his remorse to be genuine, or is he as unrepentant as Antonio and Sebastian? Why, or why not? Cite evidence from the play.

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