The Tempest (Test #1)

Question 1

Who is Miranda?

Answer 1

• daughter of Prospero (former Duke of Milan)

Question 2

Who is Ferdinand?

Answer 2

• son of the King of Naples, Alonso
• falls in love with Miranda

Question 3

Who is Prospero?

Answer 3

• exiled Duke of Milan
• uses magic to control events

Question 4

Who is Ariel?

Answer 4

• a spirit servant of Prospero
• carries out Prospero’s demands

Question 5

Who is Caliban?

Answer 5

• native islander
• son of Sycorax
• slave to Prospero

Question 6

Who is Alonso?

Answer 6

• King of Naples
• His ship is wrecked

Question 7

Who is Antonio?

Answer 7

• Prospero’s brother
• usurped the Dukedom of Milan

Question 8

Who is Sebastian?

Answer 8

• King Alonso’s brother
• plots against the King

Question 9

Who is Gonzalo?

Answer 9

• a kind counselor to King Alonso
• an ally to Prospero

Question 10

Who is Trinculo?

Answer 10

• a jester
• King Alonso’s servants
• comic relief

Question 11

Who is Stephano?

Answer 11

• a drunken butler
• conspires with Caliban to overthrow Prospero

Question 12

Where did Sycorax imprison Ariel?

Answer 12

In a cloven pine

Question 13

Who is Sycorax’s son?

Answer 13

Caliban

Question 14

How long have Prospero and Miranda been on the island?

Answer 14

12 years

Question 15

Where does Ariel put the mariners and Boatswain after the tempest?

Answer 15

Asleep in the ship in the harbor

Question 16

Who helped Prospero and Miranda flee Italy?

Answer 16

Gonzalo

Question 17

What is the name of Alonso’s daughter?

Answer 17

Claribel

Question 18

Where was she married? Where does she now reside?

Answer 18

Tunis

Question 19

From which country is Alonso’s ship returning from when it is caught in the tempest?

Answer 19

Tunis

Question 20

How does the play open?

Answer 20

The play opens during a violent storm

Question 21

Who is to blame for the storm?

Answer 21

Prospero and Ariel
* Prospero creates the storm
* Ariel ensures all people are washed upon the island

Question 22

Where is the play set?

Answer 22

An island

Question 23

What is Miranda’s reaction to the storm?

Answer 23

She pities those on board

Question 24

What is the importance of the setting in the play?

Answer 24

• confined space for the action of the play
• isolates the characters

Question 25

Describe the theme of power and control in The Tempest. What role does Prospero play in this theme?

Answer 25

He is power-hungry, manipulative, and takes control

Question 26

What tasks are both Caliban and Ferdinand forced to perform?

Answer 26

Carrying wood

Question 27

What is the story of the Duke of Milan?

Answer 27

* Prospero is distracted with his studies * Antonio begins to take over * Antonio completely takes over * Antonio sends Prospero and Miranda away

Question 28

Who persuades Sebastian to try to kill Alonso?

Answer 28

Antonio

Question 29

What does Prospero give as his reason for treating Caliban badly?

Answer 29

He tried to assault his daughter

Question 30

What does Caliban say is his "chief profit" from learning language?

Answer 30

He has learned how to curse them

Question 31

What does Caliban say must be done before Prospero can be killed?

Answer 31

His books have to be destroyed

Question 32

Does Ariel serve Prospero with no complaints?

Answer 32

No

Question 33

What shape does Ariel assume at the magical banquet in Act III, scene iii?

Answer 33

A harpy

Question 34

Whom does Caliban mistakes for one of Prospero's spirits sent to torment him?

Answer 34

Trinculo

Question 35

What does Trinculo call Caliban when first encountering him?

Answer 35

Man fish