This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Tempest > The Tempest – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tempest Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ariel got Gonzalo up to A) Eat. B) Save the king. C) Hear music. D) Give food to the lion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Save the king. 2. "The strangeness of your story put// Heaviness in me." A) Ferdinand. B) Miranda. C) Caliban. D) Ariel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Miranda. 3. Ferdinand was ..... A) The son of Prospero's enemy. B) The man who loved Miranda. C) The slave of Prospero. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. What is a serious play with a sad ending? A) Tragedy. B) Scenes. C) Comedy. D) Acts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tragedy. 5. Where was the play first performed? A) The Opra house. B) Gems Founders. C) Theatre. D) The Globe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Globe. 6. Is a figure of speech that juxtaposes two opposite or contradictory words A) Paradox. B) Oxymoron. C) Iambic pentameter. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 7. I food my mom and dad. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 8. How did Ariel become Prospero's slave? A) Prospero saved him from a tree. B) Prospero used his magic to control him. C) Prospero tricked him. D) Prospero saved him from drowning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prospero saved him from a tree. 9. She drown when she was reading alone. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 10. Prospero was the original ..... A) Duke of Italy. B) Head Master of Sagemont. C) Duke of Milan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Duke of Milan. 11. Put more wood on the fire. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 12. ..... said to Ariel "Make a magic storm!" A) Prospero. B) Miranda. C) Sebastian. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prospero. 13. What is task Ferdinand doing at the beginning of this scene? A) He is carrying water. B) He is carrying logs. C) He is trying to repair the ship. D) He is hunting a rabbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is carrying logs. 14. A Shakespearean Sonnet has the following division: A) Eight Lines of problem followed by six lines of solution. B) Four quatrains with a problem in the first two and a solution in the second. C) Three quatrains and a couplet that offer a theme, a metaphor, a twist, and a summary. D) Fourteen lines that tell a story in chronological order. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three quatrains and a couplet that offer a theme, a metaphor, a twist, and a summary. 15. Discuss the theme of forgiveness and reconciliation in Act III. A) Prospero forgives his enemies and seeks reconciliation with them. B) Prospero seeks revenge and refuses to forgive anyone. C) The characters in Act III continue to hold grudges and do not reconcile with each other. D) The theme of forgiveness and reconciliation is not present in Act III. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prospero forgives his enemies and seeks reconciliation with them. 16. Who was the author of the book, "The Tempest" ? A) Vincent Van Gogh. B) Wiliam Shakespeare. C) William Shakespeare. D) Charles Dickens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William Shakespeare. 17. The Blind Boy feels the presence of Sun by his ..... A) Warmthness. B) Brightness. C) Happiness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warmthness. 18. Stoutest held his breath Stoutest means here A) Fattest. B) Bravest. C) Thinnest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bravest. 19. Why did Stephano punch Trinculo A) He said Caliban was lying. B) Ariel acted as Trinculo calling him (Caliban) a liar. C) He called him a drunkard. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ariel acted as Trinculo calling him (Caliban) a liar. 20. What does Ariel represent in Act III, scene iii? A) Nature. B) Revenge. C) Justice. D) Freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Justice. 21. How does Miranda react when Ferdinand confesses his love for her? A) She runs away. B) She laughs. C) She weeps. D) She screams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She weeps. 22. The Blind Boy cannot enjoy the blessings of A) Health. B) Wealth. C) Sight. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sight. 23. Spirits with this shape chased the evil men ..... A) Wolves. B) Wild hunting dogs. C) Black dogs. D) Lions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wild hunting dogs. 24. What character says, "All the charms of Sycorax-toads, beetles, bats-light on you!" A) Prospero. B) Alonso. C) Caliban. D) Ariel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caliban. 25. In the same passage Stephano compares A) Caliban to danger. B) His hand to a monster. C) The outdoors to mercy. D) Trinculo to a piece of dried cod. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trinculo to a piece of dried cod. 26. Shakespeare's theater company's playhouse. A) Queen Elizabeth. B) King James I. C) The Lord Chamberlains's Men. D) The Globe Theatre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Globe Theatre. 27. "I will tie your neck and feet together" -who said this? A) Ferdinand. B) Prospero. C) Antonio. D) Gonzalo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prospero. 28. Why does Stephano relish the idea of becoming ruler of the island kingdom? A) The music is free. B) It is beautiful. C) He likes islands. D) He will be rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The music is free. 29. What is the positive reading of Prospero and Ariel's relationship? A) That Ariel has great respect for Prospero and worships him. B) He fears him and so calls him 'master' and 'sir' to navigate himself to freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That Ariel has great respect for Prospero and worships him. 30. A Shakespearean romance typically features an unrealistic plot. Which of the following aspects of the plot that unfolds in Act I of The Tempest can best be described as unrealistic? A) Ferdinand suggests marriage the moment he sees Miranda. B) Prospero brings up Miranda on his own with love and care. C) Antonio betrays Prospero and drives him out of Milan. D) Ariel pleads with Prospero to give him his freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ferdinand suggests marriage the moment he sees Miranda. 31. What's the punishment The King, Antonio and Sebastian received? A) To be isolated near the island. B) To be chased by dogs. C) To be tormented by their memories. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be tormented by their memories. 32. Which of the following is the best example of treacherous behavior? A) Helping someone recover. B) Betraying someone's trust. C) Challenging someone's statement. D) Accepting punishment for someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Betraying someone's trust. 33. What does Ariel expect to get for all of his labors? 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: C) Ariel expects Prospero to give him his liberty in exchange for his services. 34. Which of the following would not be a theme seen throughout The Tempest? A) Forgiveness is possible even after great hurt and betrayal. B) A lack of forgiveness can cause a hardened heart to others around you. C) Revenge is not as satisfying as we imagine it will be. D) When forgiveness doesn't happen, bitterness grows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revenge is not as satisfying as we imagine it will be. 35. Who was 'Prospero'? A) The king. B) A wizard. C) The Duke of Milan. D) An evil wizard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Duke of Milan. 36. Who causes the tempest A) Alonso. B) Weather. C) Iceberg. D) Prospero magic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prospero magic. 37. Replace by unethical means A) Perfidious. B) Usurp. C) Succession. D) Supplant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supplant. 38. Prospero was fascinated by: A) His family. B) His subjects. C) Magic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magic. 39. Who is supposedly his 'father' A) A Goblin. B) He has no father. C) King Alanso. D) The Devil Himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Devil Himself. 40. Gonzalo, the King's advisor, says to the Boatswain "remember who thou hast aboard" . What does he mean? A) That he is scared. B) That the boatswain is doing a good job. C) That the boatswain should be more polite to the noblemen. D) That he should count the passenger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That the boatswain should be more polite to the noblemen. 41. Who was Caliban's mom? A) Ananias. B) Sycorax. C) Things. D) Miranda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sycorax. 42. What did the speaker say he will do with the staff? A) Give the staff to a friend. B) Break the staff and bury certain fathoms in the Earth. C) Write a book about it. D) Talk about it over tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break the staff and bury certain fathoms in the Earth. 43. Which important event was this play chosen for? A) England's win at the 1610 football world cup. B) Baptism of Elizabeth. C) Creation of parliament. D) Wedding celebration of Elizabeth and Frederick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wedding celebration of Elizabeth and Frederick. 44. What surprising or unlikely event occurs in this scene? A) Alonso days. B) Prospero forgives his usurpers. C) Ariel is set free. D) Ferdinand finds his father. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prospero forgives his usurpers. 45. What is the role of Prospero in The Tempest? A) To fall in love with Miranda. B) To control the island with magic. C) To seek revenge on Antonio. D) To escape from the island. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To control the island with magic. 46. Who is the current Duke of Milan? A) Prospero. B) Alonso. C) Antonio. D) Sebastian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antonio. 47. Prosper changed from his robe to the clothes he wore when he was the Duke, A) Because he was cold. B) Because he was tired. C) So Ariel would remember him. D) So the king and his men would remember him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So the king and his men would remember him. 48. What word does Ferdinand use to describe Miranda shares a Latin root word with her name? A) Miraculous. B) Mire. C) Admired. D) Miracle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Admired. 49. From The Tempest Act 5 Scene 1This part of the play is a ..... A) Soliloquy. B) Monologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soliloquy. 50. Who says the famous quote "O brave new world / that has such people in't" ?ARIELMIRANDAFERDINANDPROSPERO A) ARIEL. B) MIRANDA. C) FERDINAND. D) PROSPERO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MIRANDA. 51. Which word best describes Caliban's attitude at the end of the play? A) Angry. B) Resentful. C) Remorseful. D) Stubborn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remorseful. 52. What is the name of the spirit that Prospero promises to free? A) Ariel. B) Caliban. C) Ferdinand. D) Antonio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ariel. 53. My brother likes to ..... in the pool on hot nights. A) Hide. B) Swim. C) Yourself. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swim. 54. If you are a treacherous person you are not trustworthy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 55. Who challenged those above them in social rankings in Shakespeare's plays? A) Gentry. B) Commoners. C) Characters. D) Nobles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characters. 56. Blank Verse is a type of poetry used by Shakespeare that has ..... but does not use ..... A) Verbs/Nouns tagsL.9-10.6. B) Syntax/Diction. C) Rhythm/Rhyme. D) Words/Sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhythm/Rhyme. 57. True or False:The Tempest is believed to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. A) True. B) Not sure. C) False. D) Maybe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. What does "and by the spurs plucked up/the pine and cedar" A) He has uprooted trees. B) He has destroyed buildings. C) He cut branches from the trees. D) He has summoned horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He has uprooted trees. 59. Prospero's resolution regarding his magic is: A) To keep it as a secret. B) To teach Miranda and Ferdinand. C) To stop practicing it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To stop practicing it. 60. I will ..... you to Tim's house, so I don't get lost. A) Cut. B) Visit. C) Follow. D) World. 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