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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 Prospero ask in his soliloquy at the play's end?
2. Why is Gonzalo's comments about the dancing nymphs important during the banquet scene?
3. What do Antonio, Alonso, Sebastian and Gonzalo learn about the ship in Act V, Scene I?
4. In the false banquet scene, Gonzalo catches on to Antonio's and Sebastian's plan but identifies the wrong motivation for it. What does he believe their motivation to be?
5. What does Prospero conjure in order to derange Alonso, Gonzalo, Antonio and Sebastian while they are resting?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ariel instill remorse in some of the characters when he appears following the banquet?
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. How does Caliban reveal his humane side in Act III, Scene II?
4. What spirits does Prospero summon for the magical performance when he sees Ferdinand getting too close to Miranda?
5. After Ariel tells Prospero where Antonio, Alonso, and Sebastian are, what causes Prospero to realize that it is not revenge he wants, but penitence?
6. How does a tempest begin with the Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban subplot?
7. Why does Prospero conjure the banquet for Antonio, Alonso, Sebastian and Gonzalo?
8. How, or how not, is Prospero similar to Antonio in Act IV, Scene I?
9. What is the significance of Gonzalo's comment about the gentleness of the spirits at the banquet?
10. What is the significance of Stephano and Trinculo dressing up in the ostentatious clothing Prospero lays out for them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the importance of the exposition within a story? What does it do? Where in The Tempest is the exposition? Think about character development, plot and foreshadowing of events to come. Cite examples from the play's exposition that accomplish these objectives.
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance of the title "The Tempest"? What does it symbolize? Cite specific examples of how this symbolism is used in the play.
Essay Topic 3
Ferdinand, Miranda and Gonzalo are considered moral beacons throughout the play. Compare them to other characters in the play, citing examples where their moral and pure characteristics directly contrast with the play's more treacherous characters.
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