This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Tempest > The Tempest – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tempest Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. (n.) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil; (v.) to annoy or bother A) Plague. B) Insolent. C) Barren. D) Vessel. E) Garment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plague. 2. Who is required to do Prospero's bidding? A) Caliban. B) Sycorax. C) Ferdinand. D) Ariel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ariel. 3. Who is the prince of Naples? A) Aragog. B) Alister. C) Ferdinand. D) Alonso. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ferdinand. 4. Which characters can we describe as disrespectful? A) Boatswain. B) The king and his noblemen. C) Gonzalo. D) Captain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boatswain. 5. What was the name of the son of the witch that cursed the island? A) Ariel. B) Sicorax. C) Sycorax. D) Caliban. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caliban. 6. Which best explains why Caliban obeys Prospero's orders in Act I of The Tempest? A) Because Caliban still hopes to win Miranda's love. B) Because Caliban wants Prospero to leave the island. C) Because Caliban and Ariel have a secret plot against Prospero. D) Because Caliban knows that Prospero can use magic to force obedience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because Caliban knows that Prospero can use magic to force obedience. 7. Which of the following features is typically found in a Shakespearean 'Romance' play? A) A tragic ending for the main characters. B) A focus on political intrigue and power struggles. C) Elements of magic, supernatural occurrences, or divine intervention. D) Central themes revolving around comedic misunderstandings and mistaken identities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elements of magic, supernatural occurrences, or divine intervention. 8. Which of the following do Ariel and Caliban have in common? A) They are both the children of Sycorax. B) They are both in love with Miranda. C) They are both angry with Prospero for stealing the island. D) They are both servants of Prospero and have been imprisoned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are both servants of Prospero and have been imprisoned. 9. In Elizabethan society, people believed that the King was God's representative on earth. What is the term given to this idea? A) The Divine Right of Kings. B) The Chain of Being. C) Colonialism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Divine Right of Kings. 10. Who falls in love with Miranda? A) Alonso. B) Antonio. C) Caliban. D) Ferdinand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ferdinand. 11. Who is the speaker of the epilogue, and to whom is it addressed? A) ARIEL, THE AUDIENCE. B) ALONSO, THE ENTIRE PARTY. C) PROSPERO, MIRANDA. D) PROSPERO, THE AUDIENCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PROSPERO, THE AUDIENCE. 12. According to Act I of The Tempest, why does Ariel willingly serve Prospero and carry out his commands? A) Because he mistakenly believes Prospero is his father. B) Because Prospero uses magic to steal his willpower and force his obedience. C) Because he knows Prospero's history and pities him. D) Because Prospero rescued him from imprisonment and could trap him again. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because Prospero rescued him from imprisonment and could trap him again. 13. When was the book written A) 1819. B) 1818. C) 1800. D) 1799. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1818. 14. What causes the shipwreck at the beginning of the play? A) A pirate attack. B) A storm created by Prospero's magic. C) A mechanical failure. D) An attack by sea monsters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A storm created by Prospero's magic. 15. What was Prospero's title before his position was usurped and he was forced to flee? A) Duke of Milan. B) King of Naples. C) Duke of Naples. D) Pope of Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Duke of Milan. 16. Unable to lessen the severity of A) Perfidious. B) Usurp. C) Treacherous. D) Unmitigable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unmitigable. 17. What is the name of the spirit that Prospero releases from the cloven pine? A) Ariel. B) Caliban. C) Ferdinand. D) Antonio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ariel. 18. Why is Prospero angry at Ariel for requesting his freedom? A) Ariel put them to sleep and left them in the ship. B) Ariel left the ship in a deep inlet of the island. The ship was undamaged from the storm. C) Ariel expects Prospero to give him his liberty in exchange for his services. D) Prospero reminds Ariel of the time he saved him from the curse of Sycorax, and now he feels that Ariel owes him his services. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prospero reminds Ariel of the time he saved him from the curse of Sycorax, and now he feels that Ariel owes him his services. 19. To move in the water using arms and legs. A) Hide. B) Air. C) Swim. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swim. 20. When was "The Tempest" written? A) 1610-1612. B) 1610-1611. C) 1605-1606. D) 1510-1511. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1610-1611. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClassics QuizzesThe Tempest Quiz 1The 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