This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Tempest > The Tempest – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tempest Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following characters would most likely speak in Blank Verse? A) Prospero, former Duke of Milan. B) Johan, a common soldier in a lord's army. C) The Boatswain, the first mate on a ship. D) The Court Jester, a comic relief character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prospero, former Duke of Milan. 2. "Your tale, Sir, would cure deafness" A) Metaphor. B) Paradox. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 3. We had to put a fence around the pool so my baby sister wouldn't ..... A) Carry. B) Drown. C) Wood. D) Teach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drown. 4. What did Ariel's song mean? A) Caliban's mother drowned. B) Ferdinand's father drowned. C) Miranda's father drowned. D) Ariel's father drowned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ferdinand's father drowned. 5. The fact that Prospero and Miranda survived the usurpation is due to: A) GONZALO'S HELP. B) ALONSO'S LENIENCY. C) THEIR FORTUNATE ESCAPE FROM THEIR CAPTORS. D) ANTONIO'S WISH THAT NO BLOOD BE SHED. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) GONZALO'S HELP. 6. The speaker is the duke of ..... A) London. B) Paris. C) Ireland. D) Milan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Milan. 7. Who is prospero daughter A) Miranda. B) Chloe. C) Manda. D) Wallet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miranda. 8. Her doll had little flowers around her ..... A) World. B) Follow. C) Neck. D) Visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neck. 9. How do these supernatural elements contribute to the overall plot of Act III? A) By introducing realism, creating predictability, and driving character indifference. B) By adding mystery, creating conflict, and driving character actions. C) By resolving conflicts, creating harmony, and driving character inaction. D) By adding humor, creating love stories, and driving character development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By adding mystery, creating conflict, and driving character actions. 10. Son of the king of Maples A) Narrator. B) Miranda. C) I'm ready. D) Ariel. E) Ferdinand. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Ferdinand. 11. Where is Prospero positioned at the start of the scene? A) Underneath the stage. B) In the audience. C) Above the stage. D) Hiding behind a rock. E) Standing centre stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Above the stage. 12. Who is on board the ship in Act I, scene 1? A) A royal party of nobles. B) Caliban and Ariel. C) Prospero and Miranda. D) Prospero, Miranda, and a royal part of nobles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A royal party of nobles. 13. Name the poet of the poem (the pied piper of hamelin) A) Oscar Wilde. B) Keki N Daruwalla. C) Rabindranath Tagore. D) Robert Browning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Robert Browning. 14. Who takes over Caliban's duties and carries wood for Prospero in Act III:Scene i? A) Caliban. B) Prospero. C) Miranda. D) Ferdinand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ferdinand. 15. She imprisioned the spirits in the bodies of large trees ..... find the character A) Miranda. B) Gonzalo. C) Sycorax, the witch. D) Antonio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sycorax, the witch. 16. I wanted to see Sue, but I was too ..... to play. A) Wild. B) Tired. C) Voice. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tired. 17. What is Ferdinand doing at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1? A) Plotting to escape. B) Carrying Wood. C) Crying. D) Cursing Prospero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carrying Wood. 18. Meaning of glut:He'll be hang'd yet, though every drop of water swear against it, and gape at wid'st to glut him. A) Drown. B) Gobble up/ swallow. C) Hit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gobble up/ swallow. 19. The only ..... my baby sister eats all day long is milk. A) Teach. B) Wood. C) Food. D) Drown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food. 20. What is the significance of the storm in The Tempest? A) The storm symbolizes chaos and disruption, and serves as a catalyst for the events of the play. B) The storm represents a peaceful and harmonious event in the play. C) The storm is a metaphor for love and romance in The Tempest. D) The storm has no significant meaning in the play and is merely a random occurrence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The storm symbolizes chaos and disruption, and serves as a catalyst for the events of the play. 21. What is the meaning of the phrase 'Brave new world' in The Tempest? A) Dystopian society. B) Utopian society. C) Futuristic technology. D) Ancient civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Utopian society. 22. What is the main character's name in The Tempest? A) Hamlet. B) Prospero. C) Romeo. D) Macbeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prospero. 23. (noun) a ship or boat A) Vessel. B) Garment. C) Carcass. D) Insolent. E) Barren. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vessel. 24. What does Gonzalo mean when he says at the end of Act I, Scene 1, "Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea / for an acre of barren ground" (lines 63-64)? A) He thinks land is more valuable than the sea. B) He will give the ship's captain a gift of land. C) He prefers owning land to captaining a ship. D) He would rather die on land than on sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He would rather die on land than on sea. 25. Shakespeare's wife was called ..... A) Judith Quiney. B) Hamnet Shakespeare. C) Anne Hathaway. D) Susanna Hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anne Hathaway. 26. Give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath) A) Barren. B) Insolent. C) Abjure. D) Garment. E) Vessel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abjure. 27. Who is the brother of Prospero in Act 1? A) Gonzalo. B) Antonio. C) Sebastian. D) Ferdinand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonio. 28. Explain the significance of Miranda and Ferdinand's love story in Act 1. A) It highlights the importance of revenge and betrayal. B) It represents the theme of young love and innocence. C) It foreshadows the tragic ending of the play. D) It symbolizes the power struggle between different characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It represents the theme of young love and innocence. 29. What is Caliban's main grievance against Prospero? A) Taking over the island. B) Enslaving him. C) Betraying him. D) Stealing his magic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enslaving him. 30. Which play is considered a Tragedy? A) Twelfth Night. B) The Life of King Henry the Eighth. C) The Tempest. D) Romeo and Juliet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Romeo and Juliet. 31. When Prospero and Miranda were first cast away, who helped them and how? A) Prospero's brother, Antonio, by protecting them from the king's wrath. B) The royal counselor, Gonzalo, by stowing food, water, garments, and books aboard their small boat. C) King Alonso, by allowing Prospero to go into exile rather than being hanged. D) Ariel, by teaching Prospero and Miranda survival skills that were useful on the island. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The royal counselor, Gonzalo, by stowing food, water, garments, and books aboard their small boat. 32. My ..... of mind destroy A) Cheer. B) Absence. C) Presence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheer. 33. Which line contains alliteration? A) Line 10. B) Line 6. C) Line 11. D) Line 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Line 7. 34. Prospero used his magic to make A) His brother a king. B) His brother a duke. C) The storm. D) A robe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The storm. 35. What was the location of the real-world tempest that Shakespeare drew upon when writing the play? A) Micronesia. B) Bermuda. C) Cypress. D) South India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bermuda. 36. What is the name of the spirit that Prospero controls to create the storm in The Tempest? A) Ariel. B) Caliban. C) Ferdinand. D) Antonio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ariel. 37. Antonio is the Duke in ..... A) Venice. B) Milan. C) Naples. D) Florence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Milan. 38. How is Prospero connected to the storm? A) He was on the ship that was destroyed. B) He created the storm to shipwreck his enemies. C) He made the storm to impress his daughter. D) He found out about the storm from his daughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He created the storm to shipwreck his enemies. 39. At the end of the play, Prospero buries his magical books and staff, vowing never to use magic again. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 40. Discuss the role of magic in Act 5 of The Tempest. A) Magic has no role in Act 5 of The Tempest. B) Magic is used to make the characters more confused and lost. C) Magic is used to resolve conflicts and bring about reconciliation among the characters. D) Magic is used to create more conflicts and chaos among the characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magic is used to resolve conflicts and bring about reconciliation among the characters. 41. Discuss the theme of power and control as portrayed in Act 2 of The Tempest. A) Caliban seeks to overthrow Prospero's power by forming alliances with other characters. B) Prospero uses his magical powers to control and manipulate the other characters on the island. C) Miranda gains power and control over Ferdinand through her love for him. D) Ariel uses his own magical abilities to challenge Prospero's control. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prospero uses his magical powers to control and manipulate the other characters on the island. 42. We were crowded in the cabin.Who does We refer to? A) Captain's daughters. B) Sailors. C) People. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sailors. 43. What does Prospero mean when he says, "But this rough magic / I here abjure." (lines 18-19)? A) He is no longer able to do magic. B) He is boasting of his magical powers. C) He is giving up the practice of magic. D) He plans to improve his magical abilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is giving up the practice of magic. 44. The speaker say he will do what with the book? A) Throw it in the air. B) Keep the book. C) Drown the book. D) Give the book away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drown the book. 45. True or False:Ariel is a spirit enslaved by Prospero. A) True. B) Maybe. C) Unknown. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 46. Gonzalo wants to give thanks because A) Claribel will marry a king. B) He will be king of the island. C) The men can find food and water. D) Of the pretty music he hears. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The men can find food and water. 47. Who is Trinculo? A) The captain of the ship. B) A ship hand. C) The king's jester. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The king's jester. 48. Which of the following is Iambic Pentameter? A) ./././././. B) /././././. C) //.// . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ./././././. 49. To take or make use of without right A) Heir. B) Succession. C) Valour. D) Usurp. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Usurp. 50. The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.13. Part A 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. 51. About how many lines does Caliban's character have? A) Over 1000. B) About 100. C) Fewer than 80. D) About 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About 100. 52. After practice I felt ..... from all the exercise. A) Voice. B) True. C) Tired. D) Listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tired. 53. Guilty of or involving betrayal or deception A) Perfidious. B) Treacherous. C) Usurp. D) Unmitigable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treacherous. 54. On the island, there were A) Animals. B) Spirits. C) Witches. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spirits. 55. "In virtue, than in vengeance" means A) It is better to be revengeful than forgiving. B) It is more noble to show forgiveness than revenge. C) It is best to forgive. D) Forgiveness is sign of weakness. E) Other. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is more noble to show forgiveness than revenge. 56. Who is the playwright of The Tempest? A) William Shakespeare. B) Charles Dickens. C) John Dryden. D) William Davenant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William Shakespeare. 57. 12 years ago, I was the ..... A) Duke of Cambridge. B) Duke of London. C) Duke of Milan. D) Duke of Oxford. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Duke of Milan. 58. What noise is made by the boys in the nearby school? A) They song loudly. B) They make the wonted or usual noise. C) They made clapping noices. D) Non of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They make the wonted or usual noise. 59. I used to be Duke until my brother took over, I have a young daughter with me on the Island and I am a magician. Who am I? A) Antonio. B) Alonso. C) Prospero. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prospero. 60. Prospero:It was ..... , // When I arrived and heard thee, that made gape// The pine and let thee out." (1:2) A) My magic. B) Mine art. C) My art. D) My power. 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