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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. How are the characters instructed to choose the objects on stage in the Prologue?
(a) Based on their hair color.
(b) Based on their character.
(c) Based on their position in life.
(d) Based on their height.

2. What themes does Cesaire's play incorporate?
(a) War.
(b) Love and hate.
(c) Colonialism and negritude.
(d) Money.

3. Why does Prospero say to calm MIranda in 1.2?
(a) This is only a play.
(b) The ship is not sinking.
(c) The storm is passing.
(d) Help is on the way.

4. Who does Prospero consider to be the only honorable man in Italy?
(a) Gonzalo.
(b) Luigi.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Alonso.

5. How does Gonzalo describe the lands they are approaching in 1.1?
(a) Rocky.
(b) Magical.
(c) Tropic.
(d) Ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Gonzalo, Sebastian and Antonio call for at the start of 1.1?

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

3. What occupation did Cesaire's mother have?

4. Who, in the Prologue, orchestrates the actions on stage?

5. What does Ariel tell Caliban about Prospero in 2.1?

(see the answer key)

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