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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Prospero seeks revenge against
(a) Antonio and Sebastian.
(b) Antonio, Alonso and Sebastian.
(c) Antonio and Gonzalo.
(d) Alonso and Ferdinand.

2. Prior to Prospero's arrival on the island, Ariel was imprisoned by
(a) Iris.
(b) Nymphs.
(c) Sycorax.
(d) Juno.

3. Caliban is the offspring of
(a) Juno.
(b) Iris.
(c) Ceres.
(d) Sycorax.

4. When Miranda first meets Ferdinand, she believes he is
(a) A king.
(b) A spirit.
(c) A thief.
(d) A peasant.

5. Prospero's magical power comes from
(a) His books.
(b) His staff.
(c) Ariel.
(d) The trees.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What sets Alonso apart from Antonio in Prospero's eyes?

4. What keeps Ferdinand going as he does Prospero's work?

5. How does one character finally get Caliban to calm down in Act II, Scene II?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ferdinand's and Miranda's positive qualities function in terms of the other characters?

2. What is Trinculo's plan for Caliban when he sees that he is actually a man?

3. During the storm, what can the audience already infer about Antonio's character and why?

4. What is the basic understanding of Antonio's and Prospero's history?

5. How are Miranda and Ferdinand different, but also the same?

6. Why does Prospero render Ferdinand immobile during Act I, Scene II?

7. What are the characteristics of Ferdinand and Miranda that come off as potentially negative, but are overshadowed by their positive qualities?

8. In Act II, Scene I, Ariel lulls Gonzalo, Adrian and Alonso to sleep. Why not Antonio and Sebastian?

9. What is the metaphorical significance of the play's title, "The Tempest"?

10. How do you think Miranda's and Ferdinand's union can positively affect Prospero?

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