This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Tempest > The Tempest – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tempest Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The son of the witch Sycorax, who ruled the island before Prospero's exile. A) Sebastian. B) Caliban. C) Antonio. D) With a trill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caliban. 2. Caliban thought Trinculo was A) A strange thing. B) One of the king's men. C) A monkey. D) A spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A spirit. 3. Prospero's union of Miranda and Ferdinand can best be described as A) Political maneuvering. B) A gesture of love. C) A gift. D) Deception. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political maneuvering. 4. What was the main character of The Tempest frequently identified with? A) Queen Elizabeth I. B) King James I. C) William Shakespeare. D) Flight johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William Shakespeare. 5. Who is Sebastian? A) The brother of Gonzalo. B) The brother of the King. C) The cousin of the King. D) The brother of Prospero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The brother of the King. 6. What might Goetia's use their magic for? A) Healing. B) Manipulation, greed and personal gain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manipulation, greed and personal gain. 7. All of the following are considered inspirations and sources for The Tempest except ..... A) Virgil's Aeneid. B) The Bible. C) Hamlet. D) The voyages to the New World. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamlet. 8. ..... had provided Prospero formerly with books and provisions. A) Antonio. B) Ferdinand. C) Gonzalo. D) Ariel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gonzalo. 9. Caliban told ..... to take the island from Prospero. A) Stephano. B) With a trill. C) Ariel. D) Miranda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stephano. 10. Where did Ferdinand and Miranda get married? A) Naples. B) The island. C) Milan. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Naples. 11. What is Ferdinand doing at the beginning of this scene? A) Cursing Prospero. B) Carrying wood. C) Plotting to escape. D) Crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carrying wood. 12. How do Antonio and Sebastian find time to discuss their conspiracy? A) Alonso and company search for food. B) Ariel enchants the group to put most of them to sleep. C) Antonio and Sebastian offer to explore the island. D) Alonso and company start searching for Ferdinand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ariel enchants the group to put most of them to sleep. 13. My mother took us to see the ..... at the zoo. A) Follow. B) Cut. C) World. D) Lion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lion. 14. The impact of the Age of Discovery persists to this day. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. This story is mainly about Ariel A) Sleeping on a boat. B) Being free. C) Doing work for Prospero. D) Flying faster than a bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doing work for Prospero. 16. "I will soon move you" -who said this? A) Prospero. B) Miranda. C) Ferdinand. D) Ariel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ariel. 17. Which are the main themes of this play? A) Magic and fortune. B) War and art. C) Freedom and research of power. D) Friendship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Freedom and research of power. 18. Where did prospero rule A) Florence. B) Palermo. C) Milier. D) Milan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Milan. 19. .... repented and implored his brother's forgiveness. A) Ariel. B) Alonso. C) Antonio. D) Prospero. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antonio. 20. Miranda was brought to the island ..... years ago. A) Fourteen. B) Twelve. C) Five. D) Ten. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twelve. 21. Shakespeare's birthplace A) Italy. B) Stratford. C) Brazil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratford. 22. Who becomes exhausted and gives up all hope of finding his son in Act III, scene iii? A) Sebastian. B) Alonso. C) Gonzalo. D) Antonio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alonso. 23. My dad had to carry my brother to bed. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 24. Who is the real King of the Island? A) Ariel. B) Caliban. C) Sebastian. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caliban. 25. Who is Miranda's father in The Tempest? A) Antonio. B) Prospero. C) Gonzalo. D) Caliban. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prospero. 26. How was Prospero's trust in his brother Antonio "ill-rewarded" at the beginning of the story? A) Antonio doesn't respect Prospero because he is too studious. B) Prospero is betrayed by Antonio and stranded on an island. C) Antonio does a bad job running the dukedom and Prospero is disappointed. D) Prospero doesn't suffer for his misplaced trust in his brother Antonio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prospero is betrayed by Antonio and stranded on an island. 27. The ..... boys got in trouble for making too much noise. A) Voice. B) Wild. C) Tired. D) Hit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wild. 28. In the end, Trinculo and Stephano A) Are not afraid of Caliban. B) Are afraid of Caliban. C) Become spirits. D) Become monsters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Become monsters. 29. What is the main theme introduced in Act 1 of The Tempest? A) Power and control. B) Love and romance. C) War and conflict. D) Nature and environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power and control. 30. What form had the spirits taken when they were chasing everyone away from the island? A) Grim Reaper. B) Horse. C) Dog. D) Dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dog. 31. Which one is a feature of a soliloquy in our excerpt of The Tempest? A) Written in verse. B) Vivid imagery. C) Act and scene numbers are written. D) Prospero is speaking alone onstage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prospero is speaking alone onstage. 32. SHAKESPEARE TRIVIA!:Which of the following words was not originally invented by Shakespeare for use in "The Tempest" ? A) Eyeball. B) Watchdog. C) Leaky. D) Headache. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Headache. 33. What trait usually marks a Shakespearean comedy? A) There are many puns and jokes. B) It ends with a marriage. C) There is a clown other comic-relief character. D) Characters confront the darkness of human nature, but overcome it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It ends with a marriage. 34. What magical being does Prospero use to carry out his plans? A) Caliban. B) Miranda. C) Ariel. D) Antonio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ariel. 35. Based on her reaction to the sinking of the ship, what can we tell about Miranda as a character? A) Miranda is likely to be indifferent and callous. B) Miranda is likely to be selfish and uncaring. C) Miranda is likely to be emotional and unstable. D) Miranda is likely to be empathetic and compassionate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Miranda is likely to be empathetic and compassionate. 36. What has Prospero "lost" his daughter to? A) Death, as he knows she is sick. B) The tempest, as he has foreseen her drowning in a storm. C) The temptation of magic, since she takes his books and wand. D) Marriage, as she will leave him to be with Ferdinand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marriage, as she will leave him to be with Ferdinand. 37. Why does Ariel work for Prospero? A) Because Prospero freed him from a tree. B) Because he is married to Miranda. C) Because he is a wonderful employer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because Prospero freed him from a tree. 38. Why did Prospero raise a fearful storm? A) To test his skill. B) To terrorize. C) To teach a lesson to Antonio. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To teach a lesson to Antonio. 39. To make someone think something may hurt him. A) Strange. B) Angry. C) Legs. D) Frighten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frighten. 40. What did pied piper do when mayor did not pay the due? A) He threatened the mayor about their ingratitude. B) He was sad. C) He was happy. D) He told them to pay his due next year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He threatened the mayor about their ingratitude. 41. What does Ariel's song and music do? A) Protect the ship under a charm. B) Create chaos among the sailors and passengers. C) Summon a storm. D) Lure Ferdinand near to Prospero and Miranda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lure Ferdinand near to Prospero and Miranda. 42. What does Prospero's staff and book symbolize? A) Wisdom and learning. B) Magical powers. C) Heavenly music. D) Political authorithy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magical powers. 43. The main objective of Prospero's Epilogue is A) Revenge. B) Forgiveness. C) Power. D) Freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forgiveness. 44. To go and see and spend some time someone. A) Lion. B) Visit. C) World. D) Neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visit. 45. At the beginning of the play, Alonso is returning home from: A) BATTLE IN AFRICA. B) HIS DAUGHTER'S WEDDING. C) HIS WIFE'S FUNERAL. D) A DIPLOMATIC MISSION. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HIS DAUGHTER'S WEDDING. 46. But his little daughter whispered. Whose little daughter was it? A) The captain's. B) The strongest man's. C) The sailor's. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The captain's. 47. What is the one magical power Prospero lacks? A) The power to make people love each other. B) The power to control the weather. C) The power to control his own anger. D) The power to make his enemies die. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The power to make people love each other. 48. Which one of these is NOT a theme of The Tempest? A) Slavery. B) Colonisation. C) Magic. D) Animal cruelty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Animal cruelty. 49. What had not inspired Shakespeare? A) Italian Commedia dell'arte. B) A play written by Christopher Marlowe. C) Exploration of the "New World". D) Stories about magic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A play written by Christopher Marlowe. 50. In Act I, the mariners decide to abandon ship because: A) THE STORM WAS SWEEPING THEM OVERBOARD. B) THEY HAD RUN AGROUND ON ROCKS. C) THEY WERE UNDER A SPELL. D) THE BOAT WAS SINKING. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) THEY WERE UNDER A SPELL. 51. Who is the spirit of the air in Act 1? A) Ariel. B) Miranda. C) Prospero. D) Caliban. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ariel. 52. Trinculo and Stephano are A) Spirits. B) Monsters. C) Monkeys. D) Friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Friends. 53. The Duke who is skilled in the magical arts. A) Gonzalo. B) Ariel. C) Alonso. D) Prospero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prospero. 54. Who called the spirits to celebrate the engagement? A) Prospero. B) Ariel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ariel. 55. Who did Prospero leave in charge of Milan while he was still the Duke? A) Prospero's wife, the Queen. B) Prospero's daughter, Miranda. C) Prospero's brother, Antonio. D) Prospero's cousin, Sebastien. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prospero's brother, Antonio. 56. The spirits on the island became Prospero's A) Masters. B) Servants. C) Teachers. D) Friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Servants. 57. Who is Alonso's son? A) Sailor. B) Sebastian. C) The King. D) Duke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sebastian. 58. ..... had the charge of compelling Caliban to do services. A) Ariel. B) Prospero. C) Ferdinand. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ariel. 59. Aristocrats and commoners mix freely in Act I of The Tempest, both on the island and on board ship. Which best describes the relations between the high-ranking aristocrats and the lower-ranking commoners? A) Commoners address aristocrats politely and respectfully. B) Aristocrats and commoners avoid contact with one another. C) Aristocrats express only contempt and scorn for commoners. D) Commoners speak their minds freely to aristocrats as if equals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commoners speak their minds freely to aristocrats as if equals. 60. Who is he:Alonso's butler? A) Stefano. B) Ariel. C) With a trill. D) Caliban. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stefano. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClassics QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThe Tempest Quiz 1The Tempest Quiz 2The Tempest Quiz 3The Tempest Quiz 4The Tempest Quiz 5The Tempest Quiz 6The Tempest Quiz 7The Tempest Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books