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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Trinculo and Stephano wonder where the music is coming from, what is Caliban's reasoning?
(a) Singing causes nymphs to play their instruments.
(b) That the island is magical.
(c) They are simply imagining it.
(d) It is coming from a nearby island.

2. What does Prospero think about Ferdinand's and Miranda's attraction to each other?
(a) That it is part of his grand plan.
(b) That it will destroy his grand plan.
(c) That it is foolish.
(d) That it is immoral.

3. Miranda dislikes Caliban, because
(a) He tried to rape her.
(b) He is malformed.
(c) He tries to trick her with magic.
(d) He is rude.

4. In the false banquet scene, Gonzalo catches on to Antonio's and Sebastian's plan but identifies the wrong motivation for it. What does he believe their motivation to be?
(a) Lust for Miranda.
(b) Desire for power.
(c) Guilt for past deeds.
(d) Desire for blood.

5. Prior to Prospero's arrival on the island, Ariel was imprisoned by
(a) Sycorax.
(b) Nymphs.
(c) Iris.
(d) Juno.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are "the rabble"?

2. Who provides music and sings along with Stephano and Trinculo?

3. What do Antonio and Sebastian plan to do in Act II, Scene I?

4. What is the strange noise that Gonzalo claims he heard?

5. At the beginning of Act IV, Scene I, what does Prospero tell Ferdinand?

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