The Tempest Act 2 Test

What do Antonio and Sebastian try to do to Gonzalo and Alonso while they are asleep to kill them?

• poison them

• stab them with swords

• push them off a cliff

• hang them from a tree

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Why does King Alonso regret allowing his daughter to marry the King of Tunis?

• He is racist and does not like that she married an African

• The shipwreck would not have happened if they had not sailed to Tunis

• She is now so far away that he will rarely see her again

• His brother does not approve of the marriage

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the best reason for the many speeches Gonzalo gives in Act 2?

• He is trying to trick Antonio and Sebastian

• He is trying to distract the King from his grief

• He is giving clues to Ariel about the King

• He is showing his loyalty to Prospero

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Why does Antonio encourage Sebastian to kill the King?

• The king was unfair to his brother Prospero

• If Sebastian was king, Antonio would have more power

• The king caused his own son's death

• Sebastian would be a better king than Alonso

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How can you infer that Antonio has not changed in 12 years?

• He is still a loyal subject of the King of Naples

• He is still sarcastic and mean

• He is still hungry for power at any cost

• He is still close to his brother Prospero

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why is Alonso feeling depressed and sad?

• Alonso is grieving the supposed loss of his son Ferdinand.

• Adrian feels that the island is uninhabitable, yet the air is sweet and the climate is temperate.

• Sebastian and Antonio are rude and insensitive to Alonso.

• Adrian acts as a foil to Antonio and Sebastian who are cynical and abusive.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How do Antonio and Sebastian react to Alonso’s depressed mood?

• Alonso is grieving the supposed loss of his son Ferdinand.

• Adrian feels that the island is uninhabitable, yet the air is sweet and the climate is temperate

• Sebastian and Antonio are rude and insensitive to Alonso.

• Adrian acts as a foil to Antonio and Sebastian who are cynical and abusive.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does Adrian feel about the atmosphere of the island?

• Alonso is grieving the supposed loss of his son Ferdinand.

• Adrian feels that the island is uninhabitable, yet the air is sweet and the climate is temperate.

• Sebastian and Antonio are rude and insensitive to Alonso.

• Adrian acts as a foil to Antonio and Sebastian who are cynical and abusive.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What happened to the garments of the royal party during the storm at sea?

• Their garments were drenched but now they are as fresh as they were the day they put them on in Africa.

• They were soaking wet and almost drown many of them

• They are ripped and torn from the swim to the island

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does Alonso feel about sleep?

• Alonso feels that sleep will shut up his thoughts of grief for his son.

• He doesn't want to sleep because he is afraid of the dreams he will have

• He has no opinion about sleep

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3