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

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

3. What does Prospero throw into the ocean?
(a) His old crown.
(b) His magic book.
(c) His king's robe.
(d) His magical staff.

4. While discussing the plan with Caliban, what is Stephano's main objective?
(a) To find his shipmates.
(b) To kill Caliban.
(c) To escape back to the ship.
(d) To marry Miranda.

5. In Act IV, Scene I, how is Prospero feeling toward Caliban?
(a) Prospero wants to befriend Caliban.
(b) Prospero feels sorry for Caliban.
(c) Prospero feels betrayed by Caliban.
(d) Prospero is disgusted with Caliban.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alonso recognize Trinculo and Stephano as?

2. Who does Prospero feel betrayed by in Act IV, Scene I?

3. Why do Sebastian and Antonio vow to help Alonso find Ferdinand following the banquet?

4. At the beginning of Act IV, Scene I, what does Prospero tell Ferdinand?

5. What is the banquet supposed to elicit in the men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Prospero do following his revelation about the futility of revenge and his self realization?

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

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

4. Describe Prospero's journey that leads to his transformation at the end of the play.

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

6. How does Ariel instill remorse in some of the characters when he appears following the banquet?

7. Do you think Prospero will actually give up his magic? He only talks of it, but does not actually do it. Why or why not?

8. 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?

9. What is Stephano's ulterior motive in the plan to murder Prospero?

10. What spirits does Prospero summon for the magical performance when he sees Ferdinand getting too close to Miranda?

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