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

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

3. What does Gonzalo contrast to the character of his present company during the banquet?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Trinculo, Caliban and Stephano.
(c) The dancing spirits Prospero conjures.
(d) Miranda and Ferdinand.

4. What does Prospero say about Caliban's distorted looks?
(a) That they are not his true visage.
(b) That they parallel the ugliness of the other men's actions.
(c) That his manners are equally as distorted.
(d) That they are not his fault.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Prospero distracts the three men from their plan of revenge; who distracts Prospero from his?

2. What does Caliban curse himself for foolishly believing?

3. What do Ariel and Prospero do to disguise themselves from Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano?

4. In speaking to Stephano, what does Caliban describe as very important?

5. How does Ariel appear to the men during the banquet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Prospero, in Act IV, Scene I, decide to torment Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban rather than continue his revenge on Antonio?

2. What is the significance of Stephano and Trinculo dressing up in the ostentatious clothing Prospero lays out for them?

3. Why does Prospero conjure the banquet for Antonio, Alonso, Sebastian and Gonzalo?

4. Describe the tempest and how it is developed metaphorically throughout the play and eventually ended.

5. How does Caliban reveal his humane side in Act III, Scene II?

6. In Prospero's soliloquy after the magical performance, what is the significance of his reference to the nature of being and the nature of life?

7. Who does Prospero refer to as "the rabble" prior to the magical performance with the dancing spirits?

8. How, or how not, is Prospero similar to Antonio in Act IV, Scene I?

9. What is the significance of Gonzalo's comment about the gentleness of the spirits at the banquet?

10. How does Gonzalo's understanding about Antonio's and Sebastian's plan reveal a similarity between himself and Ferdinand and Miranda?

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