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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what circumstances will Prospero curse Ferdinand's and Miranda's marriage?
(a) If they have premarital sex.
(b) If they try to elope.
(c) If Ferdinand thwarts Prospero's plan of revenge.
(d) If Miranda has any communication with Caliban.

2. What does Stephano admit to Prospero at the end of the play?
(a) That it was his idea to kill him.
(b) That he was not really going to kill him.
(c) That he still wants to be king.
(d) That he would have made a poor king.

3. Prospero distracts the three men from their plan of revenge; who distracts Prospero from his?
(a) Miranda.
(b) Ferdinand.
(c) Caliban.
(d) Ariel.

4. What does Prospero bury in the earth?
(a) His magical staff.
(b) A map of the island.
(c) His magic book.
(d) Letters he has written.

5. What subplot comes to an end at the completion of Act IV, Scene I?
(a) The deal between Prospero and Ariel.
(b) Ariel's dedication to Prospero.
(c) Prospero's use of his magical powers.
(d) The plan by Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano to kill Prospero.

6. Who does Ariel bring back at Prospero's request?
(a) The Boatswain.
(b) Stepahno.
(c) Trinculo.
(d) Caliban.

7. What does Alonso do when Prospero reveals Ferdinand and Miranda to him?
(a) He falls in love with Miranda.
(b) He tells Ferdinand that he will not wed Miranda.
(c) He blesses their marriage.
(d) He tries to kill Prospero for hiding him.

8. Who pretends to be Trinculo and interrupts Stephano's and Caliban's conversation?
(a) Prospero.
(b) Miranda.
(c) Ferdinand.
(d) Ariel.

9. What does Caliban curse himself for foolishly believing?
(a) That Prospero will release him from servitude.
(b) That Miranda would marry him.
(c) That he would own the island.
(d) That Stephano is a god.

10. What part of the scene in which Caliban plans the assassination is somewhat poetic and shows the depth of Caliban?
(a) His anger and spite against Prospero.
(b) His wish to marry Miranda.
(c) His request for Trinculo and Stephano to sing.
(d) His speech about the magic of the island.

11. What is the parallel to Trinculo and Stephano dressing up in borrowed clothes?
(a) Ariel borrowing Prospero's magical powers.
(b) Antonio's and Sebastian's borrowed power.
(c) Caliban borrowing the men's wine.
(d) Prospero's borrowing of Ferdinand.

12. What is the banquet supposed to elicit in the men?
(a) Lust.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Temptation.

13. At the end of Act IV, Scene I, what does Prospero promise to Ariel after asking him to pursue Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Imprisonment.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Love.

14. Why does Prospero conjure the spirits to dance for Ferdinand and Miranda?
(a) He wanted to display his power to Ferdinand.
(b) He saw Ferdinand getting too close to Miranda.
(c) He wanted to surprise them with an early wedding gift.
(d) He was bored and wanted the entertainment.

15. What does Prospero ask in his soliloquy at the play's end?
(a) For the audience's applause.
(b) To leave the island.
(c) For a moment of silence to reflect.
(d) To be left alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act V, Scene I, who do Sebastian and Antonio make jokes about after Ariel brings everyone back?

2. Why is Gonzalo's comments about the dancing nymphs important during the banquet scene?

3. What does Prospero tell the spirits to do?

4. What story does Prospero tell Alonso, Gonzalo, Sebastian and Antonio?

5. What motif does the scene between Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano and their assassination plan reflect?

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