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WorksheetsThe Tempest (From Sparknotes.com)
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Whom does Caliban mistake for one of Prospero’s spirits sent to torment him?
a)
Stephano
b)
Miranda
c)
Trinculo
d)
Ferdinand
2.
What was Prospero’s title before his position was usurped and he was forced to flee Italy?
a)
Duke of Milan
b)
King of Naples
c)
Duke of Naples
d)
Pope of Rome
3.
From which country is Alonso’s ship returning when it is caught in the tempest?
a)
Naples
b)
England
c)
Tunis
d)
Bermudas
4.
4. How long have Prospero and Miranda been on their island?
a)
Ten years
b)
Fifteen years
c)
Twelve years
d)
one day
5.
5. What was the name of Caliban’s mother?
a)
Ariel
b)
Claribel
c)
Sycorax
d)
Setebos
6.
6. Over how many days does the action of The Tempest take place?
a)
Two
b)
One
c)
Three
d)
Four
7.
Which mythical figures appear in the wedding masque Prospero stages for Miranda and Ferdinand?
a)
Cupid, Venus and Mars
b)
Jupiter and Saturn
c)
Ceres, Iris and Juno
d)
Iris and Osiris
8.
8. Which character is Prospero’s brother?
a)
Alonso
b)
Sebastian
c)
Gonzalo
d)
Antonio
9.
9. Which character is Sebastian’s brother?
a)
Prospero
b)
Antonio
c)
Gonzalo
d)
Alonso
10.
What do we see Miranda and Ferdinand doing in the play’s final scene?
a)
Playing cards
b)
Carrying wood
c)
Playing chess
d)
Playing tag
11.
11. What shape does Ariel assume at the magical banquet in Act III, scene iii?
a)
Harpy
b)
Eagle
c)
Sea-nymph
d)
Hound
12.
12. What do Prospero and Ariel set out as bait for Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano?
a)
“a butt of sack”
b)
“the nimble marmoset”
c)
“glistening apparel”
d)
“a thousand twangling instruments”
13.
13. What does Caliban say must be done before Prospero can be killed?
a)
(A) His magic cloak must be burnt
b)
(B) His books must be seized
c)
(C) Miranda must be killed
d)
(D) A tempest must be raised
14.
14. What is the name of Alonso’s daughter?
a)
Claribel
b)
Sycorax
c)
Miranda
d)
Alonsa
15.
15. What does Prospero give as his reason for treating Caliban badly?
a)
Caliban tried to kill him
b)
Caliban tried to steal his books
c)
Caliban is merely a beast
d)
Caliban attempted to rape Miranda
16.
16. Who helped Prospero and Miranda to flee Italy?
a)
Antonio
b)
Alonso
c)
Gonzalo
d)
Claribel
17.
17. Where does Ariel put the mariners and Boatswain after the tempest?
a)
(A) In a thicket
b)
(B) Under Caliban’s cloak
c)
(C) Asleep in the ship in the harbor
d)
(D) In Prospero’s cell
18.
18. Where did Sycorax imprison Ariel?
a)
(A) On another island
b)
(B) In a cloven pine
c)
(C) In a lion’s den
d)
(D) Inside a stone
19.
19. What task are both Caliban and Ferdinand forced to perform?
a)
(A) Marrying Miranda
b)
(B) Singing drunkenly
c)
(C) Collecting berries
d)
(D) Carrying wood
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