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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 Ariel ask Prospero before going to fetch Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano?
2. What does Gonzalo contrast to the character of his present company during the banquet?
3. What does Prospero tease Stephano about at the end of the play?
4. Who else does Prospero ask Ariel to bring back in Act V, Scene I?
5. Why do Trinculo and Stephano threaten to beat Caliban?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How, or how not, is Prospero similar to Antonio in Act IV, Scene I?
3. In Act V, Scene I, what is a clue that Antonio and Sebastian are not as repentant of their past misdeeds as Alonso?
4. What is Stephano's ulterior motive in the plan to murder Prospero?
5. How does Ariel instill remorse in some of the characters when he appears following the banquet?
6. Describe the tempest and how it is developed metaphorically throughout the play and eventually ended.
7. What spirits does Prospero summon for the magical performance when he sees Ferdinand getting too close to Miranda?
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. Following the magical performance with dancing spirits, Prospero recites one of two famous soliloquies. What does he speak of in the soliloquy and who does he parallel with this soliloquy?
10. Who does Prospero refer to as "the rabble" prior to the magical performance with the dancing spirits?
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
Shakespearean plays tend to have comic relief characters to lighten the drama that is taking place. Describe the characters involved in the Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano trio. What are the comical elements of their scenes? How do they make light of the more serious subplots in the play? What do their scenes do for the play's plot?
Essay Topic 3
"We are such stuff/As dreams are made on." Who says this in a famous soliloquy in "The Tempest?" What is the meaning of this verse? What is its significance in regard to the rest of the play?
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