This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Tempest – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tempest Quiz 16 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Prospero and Miranda have been exiled on the island for ..... years. A) 10. B) 12. C) 8. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 2. Who sat at the very top of the social hierarchy pyramid? A) Nobles. B) Gentry. C) King or queen. D) Commoners. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King or queen. 3. What literary device is used in the line 'Full fathom five thy father lies'? A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 4. Which of the following is NOT a major theme of The Tempest? A) FORGIVENESS VS. VENGEANCE. B) POLITICAL LEGITIMACY. C) REBIRTH THROUGH LOVE. D) NEW COLONIAL ISSUES. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) REBIRTH THROUGH LOVE. 5. If you can not do something, you are ..... A) Capable. B) Incapable. C) Solitude. D) Alliance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incapable. 6. What is a soliloquy? A) I was asleep when you explain this word. B) When one person on stage is speaking while other actors are on stage with him. C) An act. D) When the main character is on stage alone talking about their plans and thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the main character is on stage alone talking about their plans and thoughts. 7. What does Ariel do to lead the men (Act 3.2) astray and interrupt their plans? A) Brings Prospero to them. B) Becomes visible. C) Beats them. D) Plays music. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plays music. 8. We are lost ..... shouted A) Maiden. B) Sailors. C) Captain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Captain. 9. What does Ariel's appearance as a harpy represent in Act III, scene iii? A) The climax of Prospero's revenge. B) The end of the play. C) The beginning of a new conflict. D) The arrival of a new character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The climax of Prospero's revenge. 10. What does "tempest" mean? A) A tsunami. B) A violent and windy storm. C) A desert. D) A destructive earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A violent and windy storm. 11. Who is Stephano? A) A Nobleman. B) Alonso's drunken butler. C) And yes. D) A sailor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alonso's drunken butler. 12. What is Caliban's relationship to Prospero? A) Caliban is a servant. B) Caliban is the boss. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caliban is a servant. 13. Why did Prospero lose his throne? A) He ignored state affairs and studied. B) He was busy traveling. C) He fell in love with the wrong woman. D) He was sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He ignored state affairs and studied. 14. Why does Stephano relish the idea of becoming the rule of the island kingdom? A) It is beautiful. B) The music is free. C) He likes islands. D) He will be rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The music is free. 15. Bonus! How many different words does Shakespeare use in his 37 plays? A) More than 10, 000. B) About 17, 000. C) 4, 500. D) Less than 3, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More than 10, 000. 16. What was the name of Caliban's mother? A) Miranda. B) Ariel. C) Sycorax. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sycorax. 17. '' I wish myself were mudded in that oozy bed where my son lies"What type of figurative language is this? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 18. Which lines from Act I, Scene 2 describe Prospero? A) "the prime duke, being so reputed / In dignity" (lines 72-73). B) "set all hearts i' th' state / To what tune pleased his ear" (lines84-85). C) "he did believe / He was indeed the Duke" (line 102-103). D) "he needs will be / Absolute Milan" (lines 109-110). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "the prime duke, being so reputed / In dignity" (lines 72-73). 19. What is the reason for the shipwreck? A) A pirate attack. B) A mechanical failure. C) A violent tempest. D) A navigation error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A violent tempest. 20. SHAKESPEARE TRIVIA!:The scientific community has honored The Tempest in what fashion? A) The moons of Uranus are named after Tempest characters. B) A species of frogs discovered in Africa are named after Prospero and Miranda. C) A series of rivers in South America are named after the magical characters:Ariel, Caliban, and Sycorax. D) Many of the periodic elements are named after the spirits mentioned in the play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The moons of Uranus are named after Tempest characters. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesThe Tempest Quiz 1The Tempest Quiz 2The Tempest Quiz 3The Tempest Quiz 4The Tempest Quiz 5The Tempest Quiz 6The Tempest Quiz 7The Tempest Quiz 8The Tempest Quiz 9The Tempest Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books