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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Caliban is the offspring of
(a) Juno.
(b) Ceres.
(c) Sycorax.
(d) Iris.

2. What keeps Ferdinand going as he does Prospero's work?
(a) His desire to prove that he is good at everything.
(b) His willingness to do anything for Miranda.
(c) The possibility of being let go and leaving the island.
(d) The promise of being reunited with his father.

3. What does Miranda do when Ferdinand confesses his love for her?
(a) Weeps.
(b) Scoffs.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Laughs.

4. What does Trinculo want to do with Caliban in order to make money?
(a) Show him off to the public.
(b) Have him steal from Prospero.
(c) Have him steal from Antonio.
(d) Sell him off as a slave.

5. Who is not lulled to sleep in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Antonio and Gonzalo.
(b) Alonso and Sebastian.
(c) Gonzalo and Sebastian.
(d) Antonio and Sebastian.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to render Ferdinand defenseless after he draws his sword, Prospero

2. Caliban believes the island is

3. Trinculo views Caliban's willingness to serve as a sign of what?

4. What does Miranda urge Ferdinand to do while he is working?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the basic understanding of Antonio's and Prospero's history?

2. How can Prospero's use/treatment of Miranda be characterized?

3. How does the audience learn about Ariel's past on the island?

4. How does Act II, Scene I further character development for the audience?

5. What does Ariel do when Antonio and Sebastian draw their swords and why?

6. What are the characteristics of Ferdinand and Miranda that come off as potentially negative, but are overshadowed by their positive qualities?

7. Why does Prospero create the tempest? What is his initial incentive?

8. How does the audience learn about Caliban's past on the island?

9. What is the tempest in Ariel's and Prospero's relationship?

10. What is Trinculo's plan for Caliban when he sees that he is actually a man?

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