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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. What do Antonio, Alonso, Sebastian and Gonzalo learn about the ship in Act V, Scene I?
(a) That the ship and crew are safe.
(b) That all of the crew are dead.
(c) That the ship has been destroyed.
(d) That the ship and crew set sail without them.

2. Why is Gonzalo's comments about the dancing nymphs important during the banquet scene?
(a) They help introduce new characters.
(b) They illuminate characteristics about the dancing nymphs.
(c) They illuminate the contrasting characteristics of Antonio and Sebastian.
(d) They show that Gonzalo is capable of lust.

3. At the beginning of Act III, Scene II, who does Caliban vow to serve?
(a) Stephano.
(b) Prospero..
(c) Miranda
(d) Trinculo.

4. What sound does Prospero conjure to frighten Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban?
(a) The sound of cracking thunder.
(b) Screams of the other men.
(c) The sound of hunting dogs.
(d) Whispers in the forest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Prospero abruptly stop the marriage ceremony and change his mood?

2. Which character says: "We are such stuff/As dreams are made on"?

3. What does Prospero tease Stephano about at the end of the play?

4. What does Prospero bury in the earth?

5. What does the banquet scene reveal about Alonso, Sebastian and Antonio?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act V, Scene I, why does Prospero whisper to Antonio and Sebastian that he knows of their plans to kill Alonso?

2. Following the magical performance with dancing spirits, Prospero recites one of two famous soliloquies. What does he speak of in the soliloquy and who does he parallel with this soliloquy?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. How does the tempest created by Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano come to an end after they put on the gaudy clothes?

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

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

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