TEMPEST – Quiz # 1. Alonso is king of what Italian realm? * * * * Tuscany Lombardy Venice Naples
# 2. What is the name of Caliban's mother? * * * * Miranda Sycorax Iris Ceres
# 3. Which of the following mythological figures does NOT appear in the play? * * * * Iris Juno Diana Ceres
# 4. At the beginning of the play, Alonso is returning home from: * * * * Battle in Africa a diplomatic mission His wife's funeral His daughter's wedding
# 5. Prospero most often describes Gonzalo as: * * * * wise arrogant wicked honest
# 6. In Act I, the mariners decide to abandon ship because:
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the storm was sweeping them overboard the boat was sinking they had run aground on rocks they were under a spell
# 7. Prospero's kingdom was: * * * * usurped by his brother taken by Alonso to add usurped by his brother conquered and taken in Antonio to his kingdom Sebastian war
# 8. Ferdinand initially falls in love with Miranda due to: * * * * direct pressure from Prospero Ariel's enchantment her great beauty her intelligence and wit
# 9. Prospero tests Ferdinand's love for his daughter by: * * * * asking him to track down Caliban making him a servant making him perform magic assigning him feats of physical strength
# 10. Throughout the play, Alonso is grieved by: * * * * # 11. Who * * * * the knowledge that Prospero is still alive remembering his bad deeds against Prospero his daughter's unfavorable marriage thoughts of his son's death forms a plot to take Alonso's crown? Sebastian and Adrian Prospero Sebastian and Antonio Stephano and Trinculo
# 12. Caliban thinks that Stephano is a "brave god" because of his: * * * * benevolence toward Caliban regal appearance "celestial liquor" eloquent language
# 13. Antonio and Sebastian's murder plot is thwarted in Act III by: * * * * a banquet brought in by spirits Gonzalo's intervention Alonso discovering the plot Prospero's sudden appearance
# 14. Much of Prospero's hope for power depends upon: * * * * Alonso's repentance for the usurpation Miranda's hopes for marriage Ariel's allegiance Sebastian and Antonio's admission of guilt
# 15. Prospero made Caliban a servant primarily because Caliban: * * * * tried to rape Miranda would not conform to Prospero's ways is the son of the "witch" Sycorax is ill-natured and brutish
# 16. In Act V, Prospero primarily blames whom for the crimes against him? * * * * Antonio Gonzalo Sebastian Alonso
# 17. According to Prospero, where did the King's ship land after the tempest?
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Bermuda Malta a neighboring island Naples
# 18. Who says the famous quote "O brave new world/ that has such people in't"? * * * * Miranda Ariel Prospero Ferdinand
# 19. Which of these things does Caliban NOT promise to Stephano? * * * * magical powers, via Ariel faithful service rule of the island Miranda's favor
# 20. In Act I, Miranda is upset with her father because: * * * storm * she does not want to marry Ferdinand she cannot remember her past mariners might have been killed in the Caliban still presents a danger to her
# 21. In Act I, Prospero ascribes the loss of his dukedom to: * * * * Alonso's double dealing Antonio's greedy nature His negligence as a ruler His ignorance about politics
# 22. The fact that Prospero and Miranda survived the usurpation is due to: * * their fortunate escape from their captors Alonso's leniency
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Gonzalo's help Antonio's wish that no blood be shed
# 23. Alonso finds out that Prospero is still alive because: * * Prospero * * Prospero appears before him The magic Alonso sees can only be done by His son Ferdinand tells him Ariel charges him with betraying Prospero
# 24. Who is the speaker of the epilogue, and to whom is it addressed? * * * * Alonso, the entire party Prospero, Miranda Ariel, the audience Prospero, the audience
# 25. Which of the following is NOT a major theme of The Tempest? * * * * new colonial issues rebirth through love forgiveness vs. vengeance political legitimacy
PART II # 1. What is the direct cause of Sebastian and Antonio's plot? * * * * greed for power bitterness against Alonso envy of Ferdinand as heir Ariel's manipulation
# 2. In Italy, what positions do Trinculo and Stephano hold? * * both are court entertainers jester and butler
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page and butler cook and sailor
# 3. The Tempest repeatedly alludes to, parallels, and takes thematic concerns from: * * * * Thomas More's Utopia Ovid's Metamorphoses Virgil's The Aeneid Dante's Inferno
# 4. Which character makes a speech expressing his/her belief in Utopian ideas? * * * * Miranda Gonzalo Prospero Alonso
# 5. Prospero is almost disastrously distracted in Act IV by: * * * * Caliban's escape Miranda's engagement his own magic Trinculo's jesting
# 6. Which character makes the remark that "we are such stuff as dreams are made on" in Act IV? * * * * Miranda Ariel Prospero Caliban
# 7. Which characters repent their deeds against Prospero at the play's end? * * * * Alonso and Caliban Antonio and Sebastian Sebastian and Stephano Antonio and Caliban
# 8. Which character makes a positive appraisal of either Caliban or the island's natives? * * * * Miranda Gonzalo Stephano Trinculo
# 9. Who performs the parts for the betrothal masque in Act IV? * * * * island natives Ariel and island spirits nymphs Ariel alone
# 10. What is the last act of Prospero's magic that is shown in the play? * * * * the banquet the magic circle the betrothal masque another storm
# 11. Through a speech in Act V, Prospero is aligned with what magic-related, mythological character? * * * * Minerva Phoebus Medea Ceres
# 12. Of all the characters in the play, Prospero has most in common, in terms of history and powers, with: * * * * Sycorax Adrian Alonso Caliban
# 13. What position, in what realm, did Prospero hold? * * * * duke of Florence prince of Naples duke of Milan doge of Venice
# 14. Ariel is a(n): * * * * creation of Prospero's magic mythological figure island native magical spirit
# 15. In the end, who declares that Prospero's former realm belongs to Prospero once again? * * * * Answers: Part I 4 2 3 3 3 3 Part II 4 2 3 1 Antonio Ferdinand Sebastian Alonso
3 1 4 3 3
4 2 4 2 4
4 1 2 3 4
4 4 3
1 1 1
2 1 2
2 1 2
4 3 2