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WorksheetsTempest Soliloquy Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What feature of the excerpt from The Tempest shows that it is a soliloquy?
It is written in verse.
Prospero is speaking alone onstage.
There is vivid imagery.
The act and scene numbers are identified.
What is another term for a violent storm?
Whirlwind.
Tempest.
Quake.
Illusion.
Whom is Prospero addressing at the beginning of the soliloquy?
gods
elves
enemies
animals
Which line contains alliteration?
"Is to make midnight mushrooms, that rejoice..."
"To hear the solemn curfew; by whose aid,"
"And 'twixt the green sea and the azured vault..."
"Set roaring war--to th' dread rattling thunder..."
What is Prospero describing in lines 10-15?
a storm he has created
the power of the gods
the colors of the landscape
a war that has broken out
What does Prospero mean when he says, "by whose aid, / Weak masters though ye be, I have bedimmed / The noontide sun," (lines 8-10)?
The spirits have helped him with his plan.
The spirits are not very helpful.
He is calling on the spirits for help.
He has tried to help the spirits with his magic.
What is "the azured vault" (line 11)?
the sun
the shore
a building
the sky
What is meant by Prospero's words "and by the spurs plucked up / the pine and cedar"?
He has forcefully removed trees from the ground.
He has gathered various types of wood.
He has demolished some structures.
He has trimmed trees.
In Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', what is implied by Prospero's declaration, "I'll break my staff, / Bury it certain fathoms in the earth." (lines 54-55)?
He intends to enhance his magical skills.
He is flaunting his magical prowess.
He can no longer perform magical acts.
He is renouncing his use of magic.
What do the items Prospero uses, his staff and book, represent in the play?
his control over natural elements
his deep knowledge and magical abilities
his role as a ruler
his musical talents
What did Prospero mean by "set roaring war"?
started a battle
created a thunderstorm
raised the dead
gave up magic
What did Prospero mean when he said, "graves at my command / Have waked their sleepers"?
sent a lightning bolt to strike a tree
created a powerful storm
created a war
raised the dead
What did Prospero mean when he said, "the strong-based promontory / Have I made shake"?
He made an earthquake.
He woke the dead.
He created a powerful storm.
He punished the wicked.
What is meant when Prospero says, "ye that on the sands with printless foot / Do chase the ebbing Neptune"?
He talks about hanging out with the little mermaid's grandpa.
He talks to creatures that chase the tides and leave no footprints behind.
He talks about creatures with no feet who walk with gods.
He is casting a spell on creatures in the ocean.
What is meant when Prospero states he will break his staff and "drown" his book?
He is giving up the tools that allow him to use magic.
He hates big sticks and reading.
He is showing off his powers.
He is taunting the elves.
