WorksheetsThe Tempest Act 2
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following characters is most optimistic about the island?
a)
Antonio
b)
Sebastian
c)
Alonso
d)
Adrian
2.
Which of the following is most likely to be a trouble maker?
a)
Gonzalo
b)
Alonso
c)
Sebastian
d)
Adrian
3.
How do Antonio and Sebastian find time to discuss their conspiracy?
a)
Alonso and company search for food
b)
Ariel enchants the group to put most of them to sleep
c)
Antonio and Sebastian offer to explore the island
d)
Alonso and company start searching for Ferdinand
4.
Who does Antonio convince Sebastian to kill?
a)
Gonzalo
b)
Prospero
c)
Alonso
d)
Adrian
5.
Why doesn't Sebastian kill Alonso?
a)
Ariel wakes Alonso up just before Sebastian can stab him
b)
Gonzalo talks him out of it
c)
Sebastian has a sudden change of heart when he sees Alonso
d)
Sebestain decides it would be better to do it once they are off the island, and back in Naples.
6.
Ariel likes serving Prospero.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Why is Prospero manipulating the men on the island?
a)
To get Miranda and Ferdinand to fall in love and be married
b)
To get revenge on his brother
c)
To restore his power and authority
d)
All of these
8.
Identify the character: The king of Naples, wracked with sorrow over the death of his son
a)
Antonio
b)
Alonso
c)
Ariel
d)
Sebastien
9.
Identify the character: Outraged at his master, but fearful of his master's power
a)
Caliban
b)
Antonio
c)
Ariel
d)
Sebastien
10.
Identify the character: A drunken survivor of the storm
a)
Trinculo
b)
Stephano
c)
Gonzalo
d)
Ferdinand
11.
Identify the character: The Brother of the King of Naples
a)
Sebastien
b)
Antonio
c)
Ferdinand
d)
Ariel
12.
Identify the character: The wizard's daughter
a)
Miranda
b)
Ariel
c)
Alonso
d)
Adrian
13.
According to Act II of The Tempest, which of the following best describes the society that Gonzalo would like to create on the island?
a)
He would create a utopia of social and economic equality.
b)
He would create an absolute monarchy like those of Europe.
c)
He would create an oligarchy ruled by a group of powerful people.
d)
He would create a democracy in which people voted for their leaders.
14.
In Act II of The Tempest, how does Antonio persuade Sebastian that if they kill Alonso, Sebastian can become King of Naples?
a)
by jeering at Alonso for being a foolish and feeble old man
b)
by insisting that Alonso’s son reached the island’s shore safely
c)
by explaining that he set the takeover in motion before they sailed
d)
by arguing that Ferdinand is dead and Alonso’s daughter is too far from Naples to interfere
15.
According to Act II of The Tempest, which of the following best explains why Prospero, through Ariel, prevents the murders of Alonso and Gonzalo?
a)
because he sympathizes with Alonso for having lost his son
b)
because he pities them for being the victims of a shipwreck
c)
because Alonso and Gonzalo are important to the success of his own plans
d)
because Alonso and Gonzalo are conspiring against his old friends
16.
What reason does Sebastian give for having their swords drawn when Alonso wakes up from his nap?
a)
they were fearful of being attacked by wild beasts
b)
he and Antonio were fighting
c)
he was saving them from Ariel
d)
he was defending them against Prospero
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