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The Tempest Recap

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is Miranda a stereotypical Elizabethan woman?

a)

She doesn't follow her dreams

b)

She knows that her destiny is to marry and become a mother

c)

She accepts living on the island as her fate

d)

She accepts patriarchy and knows that men are in charge.

2.

4. Why does Prospero cause the tempest (storm)?

a)

To bring his enemies to the island

b)

To destroy his enemies

c)

To show his enemies his power

d)

To scare his enemies

3.

How did Ariel become Prospero's slave?

a)

Prospero tricked him

b)

Prospero saved him from a tree

c)

Prospero used his magic to control him

d)

Prospero saved him from drowning

4.

According to Act I of The Tempest, why have Prospero and Miranda turned against Caliban?

a)

Because Caliban is a monster

b)

Because Caliban is the child of a magician

c)

Because Caliban tried to retake the island

d)

Because Caliban attacked Miranda

5.

Which of the following best characterises Miranda as Shakespeare presents her in Act I of The Tempest?

a)

Deceitful and sly

b)

Studious and bookish

c)

Frivolous and silly

d)

Kind and compassionate

6.

Miranda found out that her father Prospero was once the...

a)

Duke of the Tempest

b)

Duke of Milan

c)

King of Milan

d)

King of the Tempest

7.

How do you know that Ferdinand and Miranda fall in love at first sight?

a)

Prospero does not trust Ferdinand

b)

Miranda saves Ferdinand's life

c)

They are instantly attracted to each other

d)

Miranda forgets about Caliban

8.

What does Miranda mean when she says:


Why speaks my father so ungently? This

Is the third man that e'er I saw, the first

That e'er I sighed for. Pity move my father

To be inclined my way!

a)

Prospero needs to give Ferdinand a chance because she hasn't met many other men in her lifetime.

b)

That Ferdinand is an evil character who she doesn't like.

c)

That Prospero should attack Ferdinand

d)

That she didn't really care what Prospero thought of Ferdinand.

9.

Ferdinand proposes to Miranda

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What did Miranda mean by:


“I am your wife, if you will marry me; / If not, I'll die your maid”

a)

That she will be his wife and even if he doesn't accept she will still be devoted to him

b)

That she doesn't want to marry Ferdinand

c)

That she will die if she doesn't marry Ferdinand

d)

That she fell in love with Ferdinand at first sight