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The Tempest (Reading Activity)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a tempest?

a)

An argument

b)

A storm

c)

A spirit

d)

Magic

2.

The ship lands on an island originally inhabited by which characters?

a)

Prospero and Miranda

b)

Prospero, Miranda and Alonso

c)

Alonso and Ferdinand

d)

Miranda and Ferdinand

3.

Who is responsible for conjuring up the tempest?

a)

Caliban

b)

Boatswain

c)

Ariel

d)

Miranda

4.

Prospero tells Miranda how his brother ________ betrayed him and misled people into thinking that he was the Duke of Milan.

a)

Sebastian

b)

Gonzalo

c)

Antonio

d)

Ferdinand

5.

Ariel does Prospero's bidding. What does he beg for in return?

a)

Food

b)

Power

c)

Safety

d)

Freedom

6.

Who was Ariel?

a)

A girl that the witch trapped in a tree.

b)

A male spirit that the witch trapped in a tree.

c)

A woman that was saved by Prospero.

d)

A mermaid in the ocean.

7.

Ferdinand was ________ .

a)

the son of Prospero's enemy

b)

the man who loved Miranda

c)

the slave of Prospero

d)

All of the above

8.

How did Prospero end up on the island?

a)

They were put on an old boat.

b)

They were sent away by Prospero's enemies.

c)

Alonso and Antonio wanted to rule instead and wanted to get rid of them.

d)

All of the above.

9.
Prospero is 
a)
Miranda'a brother.
b)
Antonio's brother.
c)
the king's brother.
d)
a sailor.
10.
Who helped Prospero and Miranda to live on the boat?
a)
a sailor
b)
Gonzalo
c)
Antonio
d)
Alonso
11.

Who is the king's brother?

a)

Antonio

b)

Sebastian

c)

Prospero

d)

Alonso

12.

Who is the King of Naples?

a)

Antonio

b)

Sebastian

c)

Prospero

d)

Alonso

13.
Why is Prospero manipulating the men on the island?
a)
To get Miranda and Ferdinand to fall in  love and be married
b)

To take revenge on his brother

c)
To restore his power and authority
d)
All of these
14.
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
15.

Which are major themes in the play? (more than one answer)

a)

Betrayal and forgiveness

b)

Starvation

c)

Love and friendship

d)

Freedom and confinement

e)

Disguise