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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who dispensed judgment upon Prospero in Italy?
(a) The police.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) The Holy Inquisition.
(d) The princess.

2. Which political party did Cesaire join at the end of the war?
(a) Anarchist.
(b) Green.
(c) Democrat.
(d) Communist.

3. What is the weather like as the play begins?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Stormy.
(c) Hot.
(d) Snowing.

4. What name does Caliban wish to be called by?
(a) X.
(b) James.
(c) Sahara.
(d) Y.

5. What does Prospero's prophetic sciences inform him of in 1.2?
(a) The marriage of the queen.
(b) The storm.
(c) The end of the kingdom.
(d) The men's arrival to the Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the characters select at the start of the Prologue?

2. What is Cesaire's play A Tempest based on?

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

4. What characters are named on stage in the Prologue?

5. Where did Cesaire serve as mayor?

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