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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Prospero state in an aside about Ferdinand?
(a) He will have him duel with Caliban.
(b) He is everything he had hoped he would be.
(c) He will force Ferdinand into servitude.
(d) He is too old for his daughter.

2. Antonio is the brother of
(a) Ferdinand.
(b) Alonso.
(c) Sebastian.
(d) Prospero.

3. Prospero and Miranda were given provisions and books on the boat by
(a) Gonzalo.
(b) Sebastian.
(c) Stephano.
(d) Trinculo.

4. The beginning of The Tempest takes place
(a) In Tunis.
(b) At sea.
(c) At a wedding ceremony.
(d) In Milan.

5. Who wants to take over the throne of Naples?
(a) Sebastian.
(b) Prospero.
(c) Adrian.
(d) Antonio.

6. Who is watching Ferdinand and Miranda from a distance in Act III, Scene I?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Alonso.
(c) Caliban.
(d) Prospero.

7. Antonio's treatment of Prospero when they were in Milan mirrors
(a) Prospero's treatment of Caliban.
(b) Prospero's treatment of Miranda.
(c) Stephano's treatment of Caliban.
(d) Prospero's treatment of Ferdinand.

8. Who ties to calm down Caliban in Act II, Scene II?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Prospero.
(c) Trinculo.
(d) Stephano.

9. Prospero gained his power from his books and
(a) The boat.
(b) The island.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Miranda.

10. How long ago was Antonio's usurpation of Prospero's throne in Milan?
(a) Seventeen years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Twenty years.

11. Antonio castigates the Boatswain during the storm, because he believes the sailors are
(a) Incompetent.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Sluggish.
(d) Disrespectful.

12. What does Ferdinand say about Miranda in comparison to all of the women he has encountered?
(a) That she is much nicer than the other women.
(b) That she is simple-minded and not as exotic.
(c) That she would not understand royal life.
(d) That he has never met one as beautiful as she.

13. Prospero tells Miranda that in order to usurp his power, Antonio allied himself with
(a) Caliban.
(b) Miranda.
(c) Ferdinand.
(d) Alonso.

14. When Ferdinand sees Miranda for the first time, he believes she is a
(a) Mirage.
(b) Nymph.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Witch.

15. Prospero promises to free Ariel in
(a) In one day.
(b) In three days.
(c) Two days.
(d) In a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his soliloquy, what does Ferdinand say makes his job easier?

2. Prospero's magical power comes from

3. What does Miranda do when Ferdinand confesses his love for her?

4. As Caliban becomes drunk, what is one of the things he promises to Trinculo and Stephano?

5. What does Prospero say in his soliloquy about Miranda and Ferdinand?

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