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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Miranda cry out to at the start of 1.2?
(a) The captain.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) God.

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

3. What is a tempest?
(a) A stubborn child.
(b) An angry man.
(c) A storm with high winds.
(d) An angry woman.

4. What does Cesaire think of the idea that poets make terrible politicians?
(a) He does not care.
(b) He this it is true.
(c) He thinks the idea is ridiculous but true.
(d) He thinks it is ridiculous.

5. What do Gonzalo, Alonso, and Antonio complain about among themselves in 1.1?
(a) The captain's manners.
(b) The boatswain's manners.
(c) The economy.
(d) The lack of pillows on the ship.

6. Which literary device does Cesaire use to fight for freedom?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Novels.
(c) Journalism.
(d) Limericks.

7. In the Prologue, how do the characters select the objects?
(a) Rapidly.
(b) In a panic.
(c) Leisurely.
(d) In anger.

8. In 2.1, what does Ariel believe is left?
(a) Power.
(b) Money.
(c) War.
(d) Marriage.

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

10. What did Cesaire study in college?
(a) African history.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Journalism.
(d) French.

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

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

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

14. In the Prologue, what do the remaining people on stage do?
(a) Form the chorus.
(b) Leave the stage.
(c) Join the audience.
(d) Choose roles for themselves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why in 2.2 does Gonzalo believe the food is returned to them?

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

3. What does Caliban think about Prospero at the end of 2.1?

4. Why does the person in 1.1 demand respect?

5. What does Prospero create in 1.2 to bring the men to island?

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