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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Prospero comment on in regard to Antonio and Sebastian?
(a) Their ambition.
(b) Their sincerity.
(c) Their kindness.
(d) Their ingenuity.

3. What distracts Trinculo and Stephano from their original plan?
(a) The clothes Prospero set out, which they try on.
(b) Caliban's distorted visage.
(c) The mysterious sounds in the forest.
(d) Their fear of the island spirit Caliban spoke of.

4. By the beginning of Act III, Scene II, what is the state of Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano?
(a) Mad.
(b) Elated.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Sick.

5. What does Prospero ask in his soliloquy at the play's end?
(a) For the audience's applause.
(b) For a moment of silence to reflect.
(c) To be left alone.
(d) To leave the island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the banquet supposed to elicit in the men?

2. What does Prospero comment on in regard to Gonzalo?

3. What does Prospero tell the spirits to do?

4. What are Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban arguing about in their drunken stupor?

5. Who does Ariel bring back at Prospero's request?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Stephano's ulterior motive in the plan to murder Prospero?

2. 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?

3. Describe Prospero's journey that leads to his transformation at the end of the play.

4. How does Ariel instill remorse in some of the characters when he appears following the banquet?

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. Describe the tempest and how it is developed metaphorically throughout the play and eventually ended.

7. Why does Prospero conjure the banquet for Antonio, Alonso, Sebastian and Gonzalo?

8. Why does Prospero, in Act IV, Scene I, decide to torment Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban rather than continue his revenge on Antonio?

9. What does Prospero do following his revelation about the futility of revenge and his self realization?

10. Who does Prospero refer to as "the rabble" prior to the magical performance with the dancing spirits?

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