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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miranda do in response to Ferdinand's declaration of his love for her?

2. Alonso is the king of

3. What does Trinculo want to do with Caliban in order to make money?

4. Prospero and Miranda were given provisions and books on the boat by

5. Caliban wanted to populate the island with

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Prospero similar to both Antonio and Gonzalo?

3. How does the audience learn about Caliban's past on the island?

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

5. How does Caliban parallel some of Prospero's characteristics in Act II, Scene II?

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

7. In Act III, Scene I, what contrasts are shown between Ferdinand and Miranda?

8. In Act II, Scene II, why does Caliban drop to the ground when Trinculo appears?

9. What is the tempest in Ariel's and Prospero's relationship?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The exposition of a story is the anchor that grounds all details of the plot. However, the placement of exposition within a story can vary. What is your understanding of the exposition in "The Tempest?" Where does it take place? Why does it take place at that point in the play? What is the significance of that placement?

Essay Topic 2

Although the metaphor of a tempest suggests an unnatural upheaval in nature that then returns the environment back to normal, is this the case in the play? Do things return to normal by the play's end? Is there more ambiguity than the idea of a tempest suggests? Why, or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Alonso's character is the only person to appear remorseful for his past misdeeds. Do you believe his remorse to be genuine, or is he as unrepentant as Antonio and Sebastian? Why, or why not? Cite evidence from the play.

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