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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. Why does Ariel leave Antonio and Sebastian awake?

2. Although coming from different worlds, Miranda and Ferdinand are similar because of their

3. What does Prospero think about Ferdinand's and Miranda's attraction to each other?

4. What is Caliban happiest about after he meets Trinculo and Stephano?

5. The ship passengers' increasing fear and anxiety are the result of

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Ferdinand's and Miranda's positive qualities function in terms of the other characters?

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

4. How does Act II, Scene I further character development for the audience?

5. In Act II, Scene I, Ariel lulls Gonzalo, Adrian and Alonso to sleep. Why not Antonio and Sebastian?

6. During the storm, what can the audience already infer about Gonzalo's character and why?

7. How are Miranda and Ferdinand different, but also the same?

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

9. How does Antonio persuade Sebastian to go along with the plan to assassinate Alonso and take over Naples?

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

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

Symbolically, what does the scene involving Caliban, Trinculo, Stephano and the gaudy clothing mean? When Trinculo and Stephano put the clothes on, what and who do they represent?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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