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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gonzalo contrast to the character of his present company during the banquet?
(a) Miranda and Ferdinand.
(b) The dancing spirits Prospero conjures.
(c) Trinculo, Caliban and Stephano.
(d) Ariel.

2. In the false banquet scene, what characteristic of Gonzalo is revealed that he shares with Miranda and Ferdinand?
(a) Naivety.
(b) Purity.
(c) Selflessness.
(d) Intelligence.

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

4. What does Caliban ask Stephano to do?
(a) Kill Trinculo.
(b) Kill Prospero.
(c) Help kidnap Miranda.
(d) Take him with him off of the island.

5. What does Prospero tease Stephano about at the end of the play?
(a) How easy it was to fool him.
(b) His partnership with Caliban.
(c) The gaudy apparel he has on.
(d) Wanting to be king.

6. What does Prospero realize about himself when Ariel tells him about the men in the cave?
(a) That all he desired was their apology.
(b) That he is delighted the men are so miserable.
(c) That he does not want to leave the island.
(d) That he is mad with power.

7. What story does Prospero tell Alonso, Gonzalo, Sebastian and Antonio?
(a) The story about how he learned magic.
(b) The story of Caliban's witch mother, Sycorax.
(c) The story of how Ferdinand and Miranda met.
(d) The story about the island.

8. In Act IV, Scene I, how is Prospero feeling toward Caliban?
(a) Prospero feels betrayed by Caliban.
(b) Prospero is disgusted with Caliban.
(c) Prospero feels sorry for Caliban.
(d) Prospero wants to befriend Caliban.

9. Why do Trinculo and Stephano threaten to beat Caliban?
(a) They think he is leading them in circles.
(b) They think he will back out of their plan to murder Prospero.
(c) They believe he is lying to them about the island spirit.
(d) They believe he lost their bottles of wine.

10. Who are "the rabble"?
(a) Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban.
(b) Ariel, Prospero and Miranda.
(c) Alonso, Antonio and Sebastian.
(d) Gonzalo, Miranda and Ferdinand.

11. What does Prospero order Ariel to do when Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban run off?
(a) To make a deal with them so that they do not kill Prospero.
(b) To follow them with the imagined hunting dogs.
(c) To run them off a cliff.
(d) To kill the three when he catches them.

12. What does Alonso do when Prospero reveals Ferdinand and Miranda to him?
(a) He blesses their marriage.
(b) He tries to kill Prospero for hiding him.
(c) He tells Ferdinand that he will not wed Miranda.
(d) He falls in love with Miranda.

13. In his soliloquy in Act IV, Scene I, what does Prospero insinuate a personal connection to?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Spirits.
(c) Miranda.
(d) Nature.

14. What does Prospero conjure in order to derange Alonso, Gonzalo, Antonio and Sebastian while they are resting?
(a) Ferdinand.
(b) The rest of the men.
(c) A banquet table of food.
(d) Their ship.

15. In Act IV, Scene I, Prospero's speech mirrors that of which other character?
(a) Miranda.
(b) Ariel.
(c) Caliban.
(d) Alonso.

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 Caliban curse himself for foolishly believing?

3. Who else does Prospero ask Ariel to bring back in Act V, Scene I?

4. What spirits does Prospero conjure after blessing Ferdinand and Miranda's marriage?

5. What does Alonso wonder about when he sees that Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban are intoxicated?

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