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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 tell the spirits to do?
(a) Distract Ferdinand from seeing Alonso.
(b) Distract Ferdinand while he speaks with Miranda.
(c) Lecture Ferdinand and Miranda about chastity.
(d) Teach Ferdinand and Miranda how to dance.

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

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

4. Which character says: "We are such stuff/As dreams are made on"?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Miranda.
(c) Prospero.
(d) Gonzalo.

5. What do Ariel and Prospero do to disguise themselves from Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano?
(a) They dress up in camouflage clothing.
(b) They float into the air.
(c) They hide in the tree tops.
(d) They become invisible.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act V, Scene I, who do Sebastian and Antonio make jokes about after Ariel brings everyone back?

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

3. What does Caliban curse himself for foolishly believing?

4. What does Prospero comment on in regard to Alonso and Antonio?

5. In Act IV, Scene I, how is Prospero feeling toward Caliban?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Ariel meddle with the Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban trio in Scene II of Act III?

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

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

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

8. In Prospero's final speech at the play's end, what is the significance of his contemplation of his death? How does it link to his now ended revenge?

9. 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?

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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