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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who provides music and sings along with Stephano and Trinculo?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Miranda.
(c) Prospero.
(d) Nymphs.
2. Who are "the rabble"?
(a) Ariel, Prospero and Miranda.
(b) Alonso, Antonio and Sebastian.
(c) Gonzalo, Miranda and Ferdinand.
(d) Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban.
3. Why does Prospero abruptly stop the marriage ceremony and change his mood?
(a) He is angered by the spirits.
(b) He remembers his plan for Antonio, Alonso and Sebastian.
(c) The spirits' message has no affect on Miranda and Ferdinand.
(d) He remembers his plan for Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban.
4. What does Prospero realize about himself when Ariel tells him about the men in the cave?
(a) That he is delighted the men are so miserable.
(b) That all he desired was their apology.
(c) That he is mad with power.
(d) That he does not want to leave the island.
5. What does Ariel ask Prospero before going to fetch Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano?
(a) If Prospero will teach Ariel magic.
(b) What should Ariel dress up as this time.
(c) Why Prospero is doing all of this.
(d) If Prospero loves Ariel.
6. What does Prospero comment on in regard to Alonso and Antonio?
(a) Their stupidity.
(b) Their kindness.
(c) Their cruelty.
(d) Their penitence.
7. Prospero distracts the three men from their plan of revenge; who distracts Prospero from his?
(a) Ferdinand.
(b) Miranda.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Caliban.
8. What do Antonio, Alonso, Sebastian and Gonzalo learn about the ship in Act V, Scene I?
(a) That the ship and crew set sail without them.
(b) That all of the crew are dead.
(c) That the ship and crew are safe.
(d) That the ship has been destroyed.
9. Who does Alonso recognize Trinculo and Stephano as?
(a) His butler and servant.
(b) Servants of Prospero's.
(c) Other spirits on the island.
(d) His enemies.
10. What does Prospero bury in the earth?
(a) His magical staff.
(b) A map of the island.
(c) His magic book.
(d) Letters he has written.
11. At the end of Act IV, Scene I, what does Prospero promise to Ariel after asking him to pursue Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Love.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) Freedom.
12. What distracts Trinculo and Stephano from their original plan?
(a) Caliban's distorted visage.
(b) The clothes Prospero set out, which they try on.
(c) Their fear of the island spirit Caliban spoke of.
(d) The mysterious sounds in the forest.
13. Who pretends to be Trinculo and interrupts Stephano's and Caliban's conversation?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Prospero.
(c) Ferdinand.
(d) Miranda.
14. At the beginning of Act III, Scene II, who does Caliban vow to serve?
(a) Stephano.
(b) Miranda
(c) Trinculo.
(d) Prospero..
15. What does Prospero order Ariel to fetch when he is ready to reveal his identity to the men?
(a) His magic book.
(b) His old clothes from Milan.
(c) Miranda and Ferdnand.
(d) His magical staff.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why do Trinculo and Stephano threaten to beat Caliban?
2. What does Prospero say about Caliban's distorted looks?
3. How does Prospero's speech differ from his normal speech?
4. What does the banquet scene reveal about Alonso, Sebastian and Antonio?
5. Why does Alonso believe, following the false banquet, that Ferdinand is dead?
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