Ican really use some ! i need it so bad! me! with these according to act ii of the tempest, which of the following best describes the society that gonzalo would like to create on the island?

1points

a

he would create an oligarchy ruled by a group of powerful people.

b

he would create a utopia of social and economic equality.

c

he would create an absolute monarchy like those of europe.

d

he would create a democracy in which people voted for their leaders.

which of the following are among the reasons antonio suggests killing alonso in act ii of the tempest? select two answer choices.

2points

a

antonio knows that prospero is on the island and will interfere with his schemes.

b

antonio lacks the conscience that would make him hesitate to commit a murder.

c

antonio plans to kill sebastian after alonso is killed and then take over the throne of naples.

d

antonio is tired of paying tributes to alonso and knows he will not have to pay them to sebastian.

in act ii of the tempest, how does antonio persuade sebastian that if they kill alonso, sebastian can become king of naples?

1points

a

by insisting that alonso’s son reached the island’s shore safely

b

by jeering at alonso for being a foolish and feeble old man

c

by explaining that he set the takeover in motion before they sailed

d

by arguing that alonso’s daughter is too far from naples to interferein act ii of the tempest, how does ariel prevent alonso’s assassination?

1points

in act ii of the tempest, how does ariel prevent alonso’s assassination?

a

he casts a spell on antonio and sebastian so they cannot draw their swords.

b

he conjures a storm that wakes the sleepers and forces them to seek shelter.

c

he wakes alonso and gonzalo by murmuring a warning of danger.

d

he warns antonio and sebastian that their plan is discovered.

in act ii of the tempest, why does caliban hide under his cloak when trinculo appears?

1points

a

because he hopes to overpower and enslave trinculo

b

because he wants to find out where trinculo came from

c

because he thinks that prospero has sent trinculo to punish him

d

because he thinks that trinculo is a ghost from the shipwreck

part a according to act ii of the tempest, which of the following best explains why prospero, through ariel, prevents the murders of alonso and gonzalo?

1points

a

because alonso and gonzalo are conspiring against his old friends

b

because he sympathizes with alonso for having lost his son

c

because he pities them for being the victims of a shipwreck

d

because alonso and gonzalo are important to the success of his own plans

part b which of the following choices best supports the answer to part a?

1points

a

ariel. my master through his art foresees the danger / . . and sends me forth / (for else his project dies) to keep them living.

b

antonio. draw together; / and when i rear my hand, do you the like, / to fall it on gonzalo.

c

caliban. all the infections that the sun sucks up / . . on prosper fall, and make him / by inchmeal a disease!

d

gonzalo. . ’tis best we stand upon our guard, / or that we quit this place. let’s draw our weapons.

read the following speech from act ii of the tempest. which statement best describes trinculo’s opinion of caliban, as expressed in this speech?

1points

trinculo. by this good light, this is a very shallow monster! i afeard of him? a very weak monster! the man i’ th’ moon! a most poor credulous monster! well drawn, monster, in good sooth!

a

he is disrespectful of caliban.

b

he is skeptical of what caliban says.

c

he is a little afraid of caliban.

d

he is in awe of caliban’s strength.

read the following excerpt from act ii, scene ii, of the tempest. which is the most reasonable comparison to be made about caliban and stephano from their dialogue?

1points

caliban: i prithee, let me bring thee where crabs grow;

and i with my long nails will dig thee pignuts,

show thee a jay’s nest and instruct thee how

to snare the nimble marmoset. i’ll bring thee

to clust’ring filberts, and sometimes i’ll get thee

young scamels from the rock. wilt thou go with me?

stephano: i prithee now, lead the way without any more talking. trinculo, the king and all our company else being drowned, we will inherit here. here, bear my bottle. fellow trinculo, we’ll fill him by and by again.

a

caliban is not as well educated as stephano.

b

stephano is of higher social rank than caliban.

c

caliban is less imaginative than stephano.

d

caliban is more amusing and funny than stephano

read the following exchange of dialogue from act ii of the tempest, which occurs as gonzalo tries to comfort alonso for ferdinand’s supposed death. what impression do antonio and sebastian make on the audience through their diction in this scene?

1points

a

they make a good impression because they try to lighten alonso’s sorrow.

b

they make a good impression because they use clever comparisons of language.

c

they make a bad impression because they mock gonzalo for being kind.

d

they make a bad impression because they are not intelligent or witty.