WorksheetsThe Tempest
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 6mins
How many Acts does The Tempest have?
4
6
5
8
The ship lands on an island originally inhabited by which characters in Act 1?
Prospero and Miranda
Prospero, Miranda and Alonso
Alonso and Ferdinand
Miranda and Ferdinand
Who is responsible for conjuring up the tempest storm?
Caliban
Boatswain
Ariel
Miranda
Prospero tells Miranda a story about how his brother (a) betrayed him and misled people into thinking he was the Duke of Milan.
Ariel begs Prospero for what in return for doing his bidding?
Food
Power
Safety
Freedom
What technique contributes to dramatic irony (audience knows something that other characters may not know)
Metaphor
Aside
Repetition
Monologue
In Act 2, Gonzalo presents a speech about what topic?
His vision of a dystopian
His vision of a utopia
His vision of England
His vision of the Island
What is the function of Act 3?
To introduce the characters
To resolve the problems
To be the climax of the play
To be initial complication of the play
Who falls in love with Miranda?
Alonso
Antonio
Caliban
Ferdinand
Ferdinand offers to carry what object for Miranda?
Salt
Wood
Stones
Water
Ariel accuses which characters as being responsible for Prospero's exile from Milan?
Miranda, Alonso and Sebastian
Caliban, Miranda and Alonso
Alonso, Gonzalo and Sebastian
Alonso, Sebastian and Antonio
What social issues or concepts are discussed to be important to the reading of The Tempest?
Feminism
Marxism
Colonization and Slavery
New Historicism
By Act 5, which of these statements about the plot is true?
Prospero demands all the prisoners be released and brought to him
Prospero demands all the prisoners be killed
Prospero demands all the prisoners be held captive forever
Prospero demands all the prisoners be released and hunted
