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WorksheetsThe Tempest
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 47mins
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
What does "tempest" mean?
A tsunami
A violent and windy storm
A desert
A destructive earthquake
Who was the author of the book, "The Tempest"?
Vincent Van Gogh
Wiliam Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Who was Prospero's borther?
Antonio
Ferdinand
Atonio
Naple
What did Antonio do to his brother?
He killed him
He robbed him
He beat him
He exiled him
Who was the spirit that helped Prospero?
Arial
Alonso
Caliban
Ariel
What was the name of the son of the witch that cursed the island?
Ariel
Sicorax
Sycorax
Caliban
Choose all the characters that were in the book.
Macbeth
Ariel
Miranda
Romeo
(a) was the Duke of Milan.
Miranda was (a) years old when she and her father were exiled out of Milan.
Caliban and Prospero's relationship could be described as (a)
Prospero's relationship with Ariel is considered as a (a) .
Caliban was described as half man half (a) .
Trinculo was a (a) .
Alonso was almost assinated by ____________and _______________
(a)
What is the word for when a person or author shortens words by combining them together? (Examples: Can't, Shouldn't, Know'st)
(a)
(a) is when two or more characters are talking to each other on stage. A (b) is when one character gives a long speech. If that character is alone on stage and sharing their thoughts and feelings with the audience, it is called a (c) . When a character delivers a line that only one or two characters are supposed to hear, it is called an (d) . Shakespeare uses all of these in his (e) .
Shakespeare's The Tempest is a fully fictional story with a light-hearted mood and a happy ending. Because of this, we know it must be a...
Play
Tragedy
Comedy
History
Reorder the following from biggest/broadest/longest to smallest/narrowest/shortest.
The Entire Play
An Act of a Play
A Scene in a Play
A Line in a Play
Which of the following are aspects of life that faced significant changes in Elizabethan England during Shakespeare's Life? (Hint: More than one answer might be correct.)
Philosophy
Science
Religion
Fashion
How does Prospero feel about his treatment of Caliban?
He feels justified in how he treats him.
He feels saddened that Caliban does not respect him.
He doesn't care about how Caliban feels.
He feels happy that he has power over someone as strong and powerful as Caliban.
“Your tale, Sir, would cure deafness”
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Paradox
1. Alonso is king of what Italian realm?
TUSCANY
VENICE
NAPLES
LOMBARDY
3. Which of the following mythological figures does NOT appear in the play?
DIANA
CERES
JUNO
IRIS
6. In Act I, the mariners decide to abandon ship because:
THE BOAT WAS SINKING
THE STORM WAS SWEEPING THEM OVERBOARD
THEY WERE UNDER A SPELL
THEY HAD RUN AGROUND ON ROCKS
7. Prospero's kingdom was:
TAKEN BY ALONSO TO ADD TO HIS KINGDOM
USURPED BY HIS BROTHER SEBASTIAN
CONQUERED AND TAKEN IN WAR
USURPED BY HIS BROTHER ANTONIO
8. Ferdinand initially falls in love with Miranda due to:
HER INTELLIGENCE AND WIT
ARIEL'S ENCHANTMENT
DIRECT PRESSURE FROM PROSPERO
HER GREAT BEAUTY
9. Prospero tests Ferdinand's love for his daughter by:
MAKING HIM PERFORM MAGIC
ASKING HIM TO TRACK DOWN CALIBAN
MAKING HIM A SERVANT
ASSIGNING HIM FEATS OF PHYSICAL STRENGTH
10. Throughout the play, Alonso is grieved by:
HIS DAUGHTER'S UNFAVORABLE MARRIAGE
THOUGHTS OF HIS SON'S DEATH
THE KNOWLEDGE THAT PROSPERO IS STILL ALIVE
EMEMBERING HIS BAD DEEDS AGAINST PROSPERO
14. Much of Prospero's hope for power depends upon:
SEBASTIAN AND ANTONIO'S ADMISSION OF GUILT
ALONSO'S REPENTANCE FOR THE USURPATION
MIRANDA'S HOPES FOR MARRIAGE
ARIEL'S ALLEGIANCE
16. In Act V, Prospero primarily blames whom for the crimes against him?
ANTONIO
SEBASTIAN
ALONSO
GONZALO
17. According to Prospero, where did the King's ship land after the tempest?
A NEIGHBORING ISLAND
BERMUDA
NAPLES
MALTA
18. Who says the famous quote "O brave new world / that has such people in't"?
ARIEL
MIRANDA
FERDINAND
PROSPERO
ARIEL
MIRANDA
FERDINAND
PROSPERO
19. Which of these things does Caliban NOT promise to Stephano?
MAGICAL POWERS, VIA ARIEL
RULE OF THE ISLAND
MIRANDA'S FAVOR
FAITHFUL SERVICE
20. In Act I, Miranda is upset with her father because:
CALIBAN STILL PRESENTS A DANGER TO HER
MARINERS MIGHT HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE STORM
SHE CANNOT REMEMBER HER PAST
SHE DOES NOT WANT TO MARRY FERDINAND
21. In Act I, Prospero ascribes the loss of his dukedom to:
HIS NEGLIGENCE AS A RULER
ANTONIO'S GREEDY NATURE
HIS IGNORANCE ABOUT POLITICS
ALONSO'S DOUBLE DEALING
22. The fact that Prospero and Miranda survived the usurpation is due to:
ANTONIO'S WISH THAT NO BLOOD BE SHED
THEIR FORTUNATE ESCAPE FROM THEIR CAPTORS
ALONSO'S LENIENCY
GONZALO'S HELP
24. Who is the speaker of the epilogue, and to whom is it addressed?
ARIEL, THE AUDIENCE
ALONSO, THE ENTIRE PARTY
PROSPERO, MIRANDA
PROSPERO, THE AUDIENCE
25. Which of the following is NOT a major theme of The Tempest?
FORGIVENESS VS. VENGEANCE
POLITICAL LEGITIMACY
REBIRTH THROUGH LOVE
NEW COLONIAL ISSUES
the act of talking to oneself
monologue
aside
solo speech
soliloquy
to set right
rectify
usurp
absolve
pardon
to inherit sovereignty, rank, or title
supplant
succeed
heir
usurp
a person who repents of sin
penitent
merciful
treacherous
opportune
alertly watchful especially to avoid danger
cautious
vigilant
valiant
merciful
incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
immune
disdainful
invulnerable
perfidious
Who delivers the famous soliloquy in Act V, scene i, giving up magic?
Alonso
Ariel
Prospero
Antonio
What does Prospero command Ariel to do before setting him free?
Put on the garments of a Duke
Fetch the Boatswain and mariners
Drown his magic book
Release Alonso and his companions
Who does Prospero forgive but demand the return of his dukedom?
Alonso
Gonzalo
Antonio
Sebastian
What does Prospero invite Alonso and his company to do after the wedding?
Return to Milan
Set out for Naples
Stay the night
Go to the grove
What does Prospero's final request for applause in the epilogue symbolize?
Request for forgiveness
Request for revenge
Request for power
Request for freedom
What does Prospero do with his magic staff in the end?
He breaks it
He gives it to Ariel
He keeps it for future use
He gives it to Alonso
2. My cunning (a) put us in a rotten boat, without oars and sails, and pushed us out to sea.
4. The mistake that changed Prospero's was trusting (a)
5.' Merrily, merrily shall I live now'. Whose words are these?
(a)
7.Prospero turned to (a) and gave him his freedom.
8. Miranda saw (a) first and could not believe her eyes.
9. Who was the first to jump into the sea?
(a)
