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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Ariel bring back at Prospero's request?
2. What does Ariel ask Prospero before going to fetch Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano?
3. What does the banquet scene reveal about Alonso, Sebastian and Antonio?
4. What distracts Trinculo and Stephano from their original plan?
5. What does Prospero throw into the ocean?
Short Essay Questions
1. How, or how not, is Prospero similar to Antonio in Act IV, Scene I?
2. In Act V, Scene I, what is a clue that Antonio and Sebastian are not as repentant of their past misdeeds as Alonso?
3. What is the significance of Stephano and Trinculo dressing up in the ostentatious clothing Prospero lays out for them?
4. After Ariel tells Prospero where Antonio, Alonso, and Sebastian are, what causes Prospero to realize that it is not revenge he wants, but penitence?
5. Describe the tempest and how it is developed metaphorically throughout the play and eventually ended.
6. How does a tempest begin with the Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban subplot?
7. What spirits does Prospero summon for the magical performance when he sees Ferdinand getting too close to Miranda?
8. 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?
9. Why does Prospero, in Act IV, Scene I, decide to torment Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban rather than continue his revenge on Antonio?
10. Describe Prospero's journey that leads to his transformation at the end of the play.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"We are such stuff/As dreams are made on." Who says this in a famous soliloquy in "The Tempest?" What is the meaning of this verse? What is its significance in regard to the rest of the play?
Essay Topic 2
Is Caliban a monster? Is he simply a product of his environment? Argue this question, citing specific examples from the play that either prove or disprove his humanity. What do you think Shakespeare intended?
Essay Topic 3
The exposition of a story is the anchor that grounds all details of the plot. However, the placement of exposition within a story can vary. What is your understanding of the exposition in "The Tempest?" Where does it take place? Why does it take place at that point in the play? What is the significance of that placement?
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