The Tempest Quizzes

The Tempest Quiz 1

1 Alonso is king of what Italian realm?
Naples

Venice

Lombardy

Tuscany
2 What is the name of Caliban's mother?
Sycorax

Miranda

Iris

Ceres
3 Which of the following mythological figures does NOT appear in the play?
Juno

Ceres

Iris

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

His wife's funeral

Battle in Africa

a diplomatic mission
5 Prospero most often describes Gonzalo as:
honest

arrogant

wise

wicked
6 In Act I, the mariners decide to abandon ship because:
the boat was sinking

they had run aground on rocks

the storm was sweeping them overboard

they were under a spell
7 Prospero's kingdom was:
usurped by his brother Sebastian

conquered and taken in war

taken by Alonso to add to his kingdom

usurped by his brother Antonio
8 Ferdinand initially falls in love with Miranda due to:
direct pressure from Prospero

her great beauty

her intelligence and wit

Ariel's enchantment
9 Prospero tests Ferdinand's love for his daughter by:
asking him to track down Caliban

making him a servant

assigning him feats of physical strength

making him perform magic
10 Throughout the play, Alonso is grieved by:
the knowledge that Prospero is still alive

remembering his bad deeds against Prospero

his daughter's unfavorable marriage

thoughts of his son's death
11 Who forms a plot to take Alonso's crown?
Sebastian and Antonio

Stephano and Trinculo

Sebastian and Adrian

Prospero
12 Caliban thinks that Stephano is a "brave god" because of his:
"celestial liquor"

benevolence toward Caliban

eloquent language

regal appearance
13 Antonio and Sebastian's murder plot is thwarted in Act III by:
Alonso discovering the plot

a banquet brought in by spirits

Gonzalo's intervention

Prospero's sudden appearance
14 Much of Prospero's hope for power depends upon:
Miranda's hopes for marriage

Ariel's allegiance

Alonso's repentance for the usurpation

Sebastian and Antonio's admission of guilt
15 Prospero made Caliban a servant primarily because Caliban:
would not conform to Prospero's ways

is the son of the "witch" Sycorax

is ill-natured and brutish

tried to rape Miranda
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

Naples

a neighboring island

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

Prospero

Ferdinand

Ariel
19 Which of these things does Caliban NOT promise to Stephano?
Miranda's favor

rule of the island

faithful service

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

mariners might have been killed in the storm

she does not want to marry Ferdinand

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

Antonio's greedy nature

Alonso's double dealing

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

Antonio's wish that no blood be shed

their fortunate escape from their captors

Gonzalo's help
23 Alonso finds out that Prospero is still alive because:
Prospero appears before him

Ariel charges him with betraying Prospero

His son Ferdinand tells him

The magic Alonso sees can only be done by Prospero
24 Who is the speaker of the epilogue, and to whom is it addressed?
Ariel, the audience

Alonso, the entire party

Prospero, the audience

Prospero, Miranda
25 Which of the following is NOT a major theme of The Tempest?
political legitimacy

rebirth through love

forgiveness vs. vengeance

new colonial issues

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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