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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 characters are named on stage in the Prologue?
(a) Prospero, Ariel, Caliban, Stephano, Trinculo, Miranda, Ferdinand, Antonio, Alonso, and Eshu
(b) Richard, Puck, Charles, Macbeth.
(c) King, Prince, Slave, God.
(d) Prospero, Ariel, and Prince.

2. Who in 1.1, does Gonzalo say he wants to meet?
(a) The king.
(b) His maker.
(c) His bride.
(d) The queen.

3. Where are Gonzalo, Alonso, and Antonio originally from?
(a) Africa.
(b) America.
(c) Europe.
(d) Asia.

4. What does Cesaire compare the future of Africa to?
(a) A raging lion.
(b) A sneaky cougar.
(c) A dying kangaroo.
(d) A Phoenix rising.

5. Why does Gonzalo scold Antonio in 1.1?
(a) He is pessimistic.
(b) He is optimistic.
(c) He is flirting.
(d) He is rude to the captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a tempest?

2. What does Cesaire's writing focus on toward the end of his career?

3. In the Prologue, who does the Master of Ceremonies almost forget?

4. What do the sailors inform the passengers of at the end of 1.1?

5. Which political party did Cesaire help form?

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