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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Prospero create the item in 1.2 that brings the men to the island?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Eshu.
(c) Alonso.
(d) Jacob.

2. What does Sebastian say they will need to make the fields bloom in 2.2?
(a) An ox and plow.
(b) Man power.
(c) A miracle.
(d) Rain.

3. What does Ariel wish for Caliban at the end of 2.1?
(a) Strength.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Courage.
(d) Riches.

4. What are Gonzalo, Sebastian, and Antonio worried about at the start of Act 1 Scene 1 (1.1)?
(a) The king.
(b) The storm.
(c) Their kingdom.
(d) Their wives.

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

6. What does Antonio say the storm is a foretaste of in 1.1?
(a) The hell that awaits them.
(b) Bad weather.
(c) Good fortune.
(d) The beauty of the next day.

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

8. Who, in the Prologue, orchestrates the actions on stage?
(a) The Master of Ceremonies.
(b) Stephano.
(c) Alonso.
(d) Eshu.

9. What was Prospero accused of?
(a) Theft.
(b) Murder.
(c) Witchcraft.
(d) Adultery.

10. What did Prospero promise Ariel?
(a) A royal position.
(b) His daughter.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Money.

11. Where was Miranda a princess?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Florence.
(c) Milan.
(d) Paris.

12. Why in 2.2 does Gonzalo believe the food is returned to them?
(a) They cried.
(b) They asked nicely.
(c) They are worthy of food.
(d) The Powers took pity on them.

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

14. Who spoke out against Prospero in Italy?
(a) Antonio and Alonso.
(b) Mario.
(c) Luigi.
(d) Miranda.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the characters instructed to choose the objects on stage in the Prologue?

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. In 2.1, what does Ariel dream about building?

5. What is the title of Cesaire's first non-fiction book?

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