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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Antonio's treatment of Prospero when they were in Milan mirrors
(a) Prospero's treatment of Caliban.
(b) Prospero's treatment of Miranda.
(c) Stephano's treatment of Caliban.
(d) Prospero's treatment of Ferdinand.

2. Prospero's magical power comes from
(a) The trees.
(b) His staff.
(c) His books.
(d) Ariel.

3. Alonso's daughter was married in
(a) Milan.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Athens.
(d) Tunis.

4. Although the ship passengers believe the ship is gone, it is actually
(a) At another island.
(b) Hidden.
(c) On fire.
(d) At the bottom of the sea.

5. What does Ferdinand protest when Prospero accuses him of wanting to take over the island?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His right to the island as Prince of Naples.
(c) His social status.
(d) His innocence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prior to Prospero releasing him, Ariel was stuck for twelve years in a

2. Who assures Miranda that Ferdinand is a man and not a spirit?

3. The tempest is a symbolic form of an upheaval from a state of

4. What is Prospero's reasoning for why Miranda believes that Ferdinand is the most beautiful man she has ever known?

5. The beginning of The Tempest takes place

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