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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are "the rabble"?
(a) Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban.
(b) Alonso, Antonio and Sebastian.
(c) Ariel, Prospero and Miranda.
(d) Gonzalo, Miranda and Ferdinand.

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

3. In Act V, Scene I, who do Sebastian and Antonio make jokes about after Ariel brings everyone back?
(a) Caliban.
(b) Ariel.
(c) Stephano.
(d) Trinculo.

4. What does Prospero comment on in regard to Alonso and Antonio?
(a) Their stupidity.
(b) Their penitence.
(c) Their cruelty.
(d) Their kindness.

5. Why does Prospero want the men to see a banquet and then have it taken away?
(a) To exert his own power over them.
(b) To allow Ariel to feel what power is like.
(c) So that they will starve.
(d) To show them that their power is fleeting.

6. When Trinculo and Stephano wonder where the music is coming from, what is Caliban's reasoning?
(a) Singing causes nymphs to play their instruments.
(b) They are simply imagining it.
(c) It is coming from a nearby island.
(d) That the island is magical.

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

8. What does Prospero say to Antonio and Sebastian on the side?
(a) That they are evil people.
(b) That he will kill them if they kill Alonso.
(c) That he knows about their assassination plan.
(d) That he does not really forgive them.

9. How does Prospero's speech differ from his normal speech?
(a) It is forthcoming.
(b) It is deluded and illogical.
(c) It is more poetic.
(d) It does not differ from his normal speech.

10. Who does Prospero feel betrayed by in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Alonso.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Caliban.
(d) Sebastian.

11. What is Prospero surprised at when Ariel tells him that Antonio, Alonso, Sebastian and Gonzalo are upset and remorseful?
(a) That Ariel, a spirit, feels compassion for them.
(b) That Ariel does not care about them.
(c) That Ariel has not enjoyed inflicting pain on them.
(d) That Ariel did not follow his orders.

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

13. What does Prospero realize about himself when Ariel tells him about the men in the cave?
(a) That he is delighted the men are so miserable.
(b) That he does not want to leave the island.
(c) That he is mad with power.
(d) That all he desired was their apology.

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

15. What does Prospero comment on in regard to Antonio and Sebastian?
(a) Their kindness.
(b) Their sincerity.
(c) Their ambition.
(d) Their ingenuity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who provides music and sings along with Stephano and Trinculo?

2. What does Prospero ask in his soliloquy at the play's end?

3. What does Caliban curse himself for foolishly believing?

4. What does Prospero comment on in regard to Gonzalo?

5. In his soliloquy in Act IV, Scene I, what does Prospero insinuate a personal connection to?

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