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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occupation did Cesaire's mother have?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Cook.
(d) Dress maker.

2. What term is Cesaire considered the originator of?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Poem.
(c) Realism.
(d) Negritude.

3. What do the sailors inform the passengers of at the end of 1.1?
(a) The boat is sinking.
(b) The boat is sturdy.
(c) The day is breaking.
(d) The storm is passing.

4. What do the characters select at the start of the Prologue?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Cups.
(c) Wigs.
(d) Masks.

5. Who, in the Prologue, says "it takes all kinds to make a world"?
(a) The Master of Ceremonies.
(b) Prospero.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Stephano.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Prologue, how do the characters select the objects?

2. What are Gonzalo, Sebastian, and Antonio worried about at the start of Act 1 Scene 1 (1.1)?

3. What did Cesaire study in college?

4. How does Gonzalo describe the lands they are approaching in 1.1?

5. What does Cesaire compare the future of Africa to?

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