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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Miranda at first took pity on Caliban and tried to
(a) Teach him how to read.
(b) Teach him how to write.
(c) Teach him how to speak.
(d) Teach him how to sing.

3. Who chastises Alonso for allowing his daughter to marry an African?
(a) Antonion.
(b) Sebastian.
(c) Gonzalo.
(d) Adrian.

4. The tempest is a symbolic form of an upheaval from a state of
(a) Nature.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Peace.
(d) Harm.

5. At the end of Act II, Scene II, what is Caliban doing?
(a) Singing happily.
(b) Crying.
(c) Cursing Stephano and Trinculo.
(d) Building a fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Antonio convince Sebastian to go along with the plan in Act II, Scene I?

2. Who ties to calm down Caliban in Act II, Scene II?

3. What does Prospero think about Ferdinand's and Miranda's attraction to each other?

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

5. How long ago was Antonio's usurpation of Prospero's throne in Milan?

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