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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. Who pretends to be Trinculo and interrupts Stephano's and Caliban's conversation?
(a) Prospero.
(b) Miranda.
(c) Ferdinand.
(d) Ariel.

2. Why does Alonso believe, following the false banquet, that Ferdinand is dead?
(a) Because they would have found him by now.
(b) Because the dancing spirits showed him Ferdinand's dead body.
(c) Because he played a role in Prospero's and Miranda's banishment.
(d) Because he is a corrupt and evil king.

3. Why do Sebastian and Antonio vow to help Alonso find Ferdinand following the banquet?
(a) They wish to carry out their murderous plan.
(b) They want to make amends for past deeds.
(c) They feel guilty and now wish to help him.
(d) They do not want to separate from the group.

4. What is the parallel to Trinculo and Stephano dressing up in borrowed clothes?
(a) Antonio's and Sebastian's borrowed power.
(b) Prospero's borrowing of Ferdinand.
(c) Caliban borrowing the men's wine.
(d) Ariel borrowing Prospero's magical powers.

5. What motif does the scene between Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano and their assassination plan reflect?
(a) The conspiracy motif.
(b) The magic motif.
(c) The tempest motif.
(d) The Ariel motif.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Prospero conjure in order to derange Alonso, Gonzalo, Antonio and Sebastian while they are resting?

2. Why does Prospero want the men to see a banquet and then have it taken away?

3. What story does Prospero tell Alonso, Gonzalo, Sebastian and Antonio?

4. Why does Prospero conjure the spirits to dance for Ferdinand and Miranda?

5. What does Prospero realize about himself when Ariel tells him about the men in the cave?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act V, Scene I, what is a clue that Antonio and Sebastian are not as repentant of their past misdeeds as Alonso?

2. How does Gonzalo's understanding about Antonio's and Sebastian's plan reveal a similarity between himself and Ferdinand and Miranda?

3. How does a tempest begin with the Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban subplot?

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

5. What is the significance of Gonzalo's comment about the gentleness of the spirits at the banquet?

6. Do you think Prospero will actually give up his magic? He only talks of it, but does not actually do it. Why or why not?

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

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

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

10. What is the significance of Stephano and Trinculo dressing up in the ostentatious clothing Prospero lays out for them?

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