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

3. What spirits does Prospero conjure after blessing Ferdinand and Miranda's marriage?
(a) Juno, Iris and Ceres.
(b) Sycoraz, Ceres and Iris.
(c) Ariel, Iris and Ceres.
(d) Sycorax, Juno and Iris.

4. Why does Alonso believe, following the false banquet, that Ferdinand is dead?
(a) Because the dancing spirits showed him Ferdinand's dead body.
(b) Because he played a role in Prospero's and Miranda's banishment.
(c) Because they would have found him by now.
(d) Because he is a corrupt and evil king.

5. What does Ariel ask Prospero before going to fetch Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano?
(a) What should Ariel dress up as this time.
(b) If Prospero will teach Ariel magic.
(c) Why Prospero is doing all of this.
(d) If Prospero loves Ariel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accuses Alonso, Antonio and Sebastian of being the men of sin?

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

3. Who pretends to be Trinculo and interrupts Stephano's and Caliban's conversation?

4. What does Prospero say about Caliban's distorted looks?

5. What does Stephano admit to Prospero at the end of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act V, Scene I, what is a clue that Antonio and Sebastian are not as repentant of their past misdeeds as Alonso?

2. After Ariel tells Prospero where Antonio, Alonso, and Sebastian are, what causes Prospero to realize that it is not revenge he wants, but penitence?

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

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

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

6. In Act V, Scene I, why does Prospero whisper to Antonio and Sebastian that he knows of their plans to kill Alonso?

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

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. How does the tempest created by Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano come to an end after they put on the gaudy clothes?

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

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