The Tempest Quizzes

The Tempest Quiz 1

1 Alonso is king of what Italian realm?
Naples

Tuscany

Venice

Lombardy
2 What is the name of Caliban's mother?
Ceres

Miranda

Sycorax

Iris
3 Which of the following mythological figures does NOT appear in the play?
Diana

Ceres

Juno

Iris
4 At the beginning of the play, Alonso is returning home from:
His daughter's wedding

a diplomatic mission

His wife's funeral

Battle in Africa
5 Prospero most often describes Gonzalo as:
wise

arrogant

honest

wicked
6 In Act I, the mariners decide to abandon ship because:
they had run aground on rocks

they were under a spell

the boat was sinking

the storm was sweeping them overboard
7 Prospero's kingdom was:
usurped by his brother Antonio

taken by Alonso to add to his kingdom

usurped by his brother Sebastian

conquered and taken in war
8 Ferdinand initially falls in love with Miranda due to:
her great beauty

Ariel's enchantment

direct pressure from Prospero

her intelligence and wit
9 Prospero tests Ferdinand's love for his daughter by:
making him a servant

asking him to track down Caliban

assigning him feats of physical strength

making him perform magic
10 Throughout the play, Alonso is grieved by:
remembering his bad deeds against Prospero

thoughts of his son's death

the knowledge that Prospero is still alive

his daughter's unfavorable marriage
11 Who forms a plot to take Alonso's crown?
Prospero

Sebastian and Adrian

Sebastian and Antonio

Stephano and Trinculo
12 Caliban thinks that Stephano is a "brave god" because of his:
benevolence toward Caliban

eloquent language

"celestial liquor"

regal appearance
13 Antonio and Sebastian's murder plot is thwarted in Act III by:
Prospero's sudden appearance

a banquet brought in by spirits

Alonso discovering the plot

Gonzalo's intervention
14 Much of Prospero's hope for power depends upon:
Ariel's allegiance

Alonso's repentance for the usurpation

Sebastian and Antonio's admission of guilt

Miranda's hopes for marriage
15 Prospero made Caliban a servant primarily because Caliban:
tried to rape Miranda

is the son of the "witch" Sycorax

would not conform to Prospero's ways

is ill-natured and brutish
16 In Act V, Prospero primarily blames whom for the crimes against him?
Alonso

Sebastian

Gonzalo

Antonio
17 According to Prospero, where did the King's ship land after the tempest?
Bermuda

a neighboring island

Naples

Malta
18 Who says the famous quote "O brave new world / that has such people in't"?
Ferdinand

Miranda

Prospero

Ariel
19 Which of these things does Caliban NOT promise to Stephano?
faithful service

rule of the island

Miranda's favor

magical powers, via Ariel
20 In Act I, Miranda is upset with her father because:
Caliban still presents a danger to her

she does not want to marry Ferdinand

mariners might have been killed in the storm

she cannot remember her past
21 In Act I, Prospero ascribes the loss of his dukedom to:
His ignorance about politics

Alonso's double dealing

Antonio's greedy nature

His negligence as a ruler
22 The fact that Prospero and Miranda survived the usurpation is due to:
Gonzalo's help

Alonso's leniency

Antonio's wish that no blood be shed

their fortunate escape from their captors
23 Alonso finds out that Prospero is still alive because:
The magic Alonso sees can only be done by Prospero

Ariel charges him with betraying Prospero

Prospero appears before him

His son Ferdinand tells him
24 Who is the speaker of the epilogue, and to whom is it addressed?
Prospero, Miranda

Prospero, the audience

Ariel, the audience

Alonso, the entire party
25 Which of the following is NOT a major theme of The Tempest?
rebirth through love

new colonial issues

forgiveness vs. vengeance

political legitimacy

why does miranda have such immediate empathy for the men in the ship?

Because of her nature

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significance of the storm in the Opening act

In The Tempest, the storm at sea serves as the plot's inciting event. The storm washes Prospero's enemies onto the island's shore, placing them at his mercy. In this sense the tempest or storm represents a disturbance of the social order. It also...

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The Tempest

by William Shakespeare

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