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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Trinculo lament in 3.2?
(a) The rain.
(b) Death.
(c) His lack of money.
(d) Love.

2. What do Stephano and Trinculo decide Caliban needs in 3.2?
(a) Food.
(b) A haircut.
(c) To be civilized.
(d) To be hobbled.

3. What does Prospero forbid Miranda to do in 3.1?
(a) Dance in public.
(b) Wear skirts.
(c) Eat from the tree of knowledge.
(d) Tell Ferdinand her name.

4. What does Caliban lament at the end of 3.4?
(a) The weather.
(b) The snakes.
(c) That he is surrounded by idiots.
(d) The lack of food.

5. What does Prospero say when he sees Ferdinand's work in 3.1?
(a) He praises him.
(b) He hugs him.
(c) He hits him.
(d) He scolds him.

6. What song does Caliban sing in 3.4 as he marches?
(a) A battle song.
(b) Joy to the World.
(c) A children's folk song.
(d) A hymn.

7. What animal does Trinculo complain about in 3.4?
(a) Bears.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Mosquitos.
(d) Ants.

8. Who enters the stage at the start of 3.2?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Miranda.
(c) Trinculo and Spencer.
(d) Trinculo.

9. In 2.3, what time does Antonio say it is?
(a) Time to eat.
(b) Time to bust a rhyme.
(c) 4:30.
(d) Time to shake the coconut palm.

10. How do the Goddesses react in 3.3 to Eshu's gift?
(a) They giggle.
(b) They cry.
(c) They scream.
(d) Offended.

11. What game do Miranda and Ferdinand play at the start of 3.5?
(a) Leap Frog.
(b) Tag.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Chess.

12. What time of day is it when 3.4 begins?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Lunch time.
(c) Night.
(d) Morning.

13. Who does Sebastian order to kill his brother in 2.3?
(a) Alfonso.
(b) Miranda.
(c) Gonzalo.
(d) Antonio.

14. What does Caliban sing about at the end of the play?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Power.
(d) Freedom.

15. In 3.3, what does Iris beckon the nymphs to do?
(a) Celebrate the contract of love.
(b) Eat.
(c) Celebrate the new baby.
(d) Drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 3.2, who exclaims "Down with tyrants!"

2. What does Trinculo see hanging from a rope in 3.4?

3. What are the voices yelling about when 3.4 begins?

4. Why does Antonio mock the king in 2.3?

5. What action is Ferdinand doing at the start of 3.1?

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