This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Tempest > The Tempest – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tempest Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Prospero's magic robe is a symbol of A) Revenge. B) Dukedom. C) Power. D) Dignity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Power. 2. ..... is a spirit of the island. A) Ariel. B) Caliban. C) Gonzalo. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ariel. 3. Why were the king and Antonio upset with Prospero in the first place? A) Because he wasn't doing his job as the duke. B) Because he lied on his tax forms. C) Because he stole money from his kingom. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because he wasn't doing his job as the duke. 4. Who do Sebastian and Antonio curse? A) The sea. B) The ship. C) The Boatswain. D) Prospero. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Boatswain. 5. What was the Age of Discovery? A) A period in which people believed that all knowledge came from experience. B) A period in which European ships traveled around the world to search for new trading routes and partners. C) An artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that was originated in Europe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A period in which European ships traveled around the world to search for new trading routes and partners. 6. Which is the odd one out of the HCC houses? A) Apollo. B) Zeus. C) Thor. D) Poseidon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thor. 7. How long have Prospero and Miranda been shipwrecked on the island? A) 5 years. B) 15 years. C) 10 years. D) 12 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12 years. 8. Whom is Prospero addressing at the beginning of the Soliloquy? A) Animals. B) Enemies. C) Elves. D) Gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elves. 9. My mom says it is not nice to ..... people. A) Strange. B) Angry. C) Crawled. D) Frighten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frighten. 10. The storm was on the deep. What do you mean by deep A) Dangerous. B) Heavy. C) Continuous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangerous. 11. Who Was The Powerful Duke Of Milan 12 Years Back A) Miranda. B) Prospero. C) Antonio. D) None Of The Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prospero. 12. (adj.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss, especially through death A) Insolent. B) Bereft. C) Vessel. D) Garment. E) Barren. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bereft. 13. To look at with care. A) Hide. B) Watch. C) Swim. D) Yourself'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watch. 14. How does their relationship develop throughout Act III? A) Their relationship develops from initial conflict to a tragic end. B) Their relationship develops from initial conflict and misunderstanding to a growing understanding and reconciliation. C) Their relationship develops from initial understanding to a bitter rivalry. D) Their relationship develops from initial reconciliation to complete indifference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their relationship develops from initial conflict and misunderstanding to a growing understanding and reconciliation. 15. What is the significance of the reunion between Prospero and his brother Antonio in Act 5 of The Tempest? A) It signifies the continuation of their rivalry and hatred. B) It signifies Prospero's desire to seek revenge on Antonio. C) It signifies the reconciliation and forgiveness between the two brothers. D) It signifies Antonio's refusal to accept Prospero's authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It signifies the reconciliation and forgiveness between the two brothers. 16. (adj) boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude A) Insolent. B) Garment. C) Vessel. D) Carcass. E) Barren. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insolent. 17. 'So we shuddered there in silence' Why were they in silence? A) They were caught by pirates. B) They were caught by the storm. C) They were caught by the whales. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were caught by the storm. 18. Who was the former Duke of Milan A) Antony. B) Prospero. C) The king of Naples. D) Antonio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prospero. 19. Each sailor was busy in cabin What were they doing? A) Drinking. B) Praying God. C) Eating. D) Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Praying God. 20. Where does the sailor tell the Alonso and Gonzalo to go? A) At the deck. B) In their cabins. C) In the instructions room. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In their cabins. 21. Who caused the tempest? A) Caliban orders Ariel to cause it. B) Prospero orders Ariel to cause it. C) Miranda orders Ariel to cause it. D) No one caused it as it was an act of nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prospero orders Ariel to cause it. 22. "My true preserver, and loyal friend" A) Ariel says to Prospero. B) Prospero says to Alonso. C) Prospero says to Gonzalo. D) Ferdinand says to Prospero. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prospero says to Gonzalo. 23. In what ways does Prospero exert his control over the characters in Act 2? A) Through the use of magical powers and orchestrating events. B) By manipulating their emotions and thoughts. C) By bribing them with riches and power. D) By threatening them with physical harm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through the use of magical powers and orchestrating events. 24. To wrench violently; to cause great emotional pain A) Succession. B) Rend. C) Abhorred. D) Heir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rend. 25. What do Master and Boatswain try to do? A) Save the ship. B) Save themselves only. C) Save everyone on board. D) Save just the king. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Save everyone on board. 26. By his order is there raised ..... A) A building. B) Violent storm. C) Fearful fight. D) A great commotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Violent storm. 27. What is the literal meaning of a tempest? A) A shipwreck. B) A magical illusion. C) A storm. D) A flurry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A storm. 28. What does Miranda propose to Ferdinand in Act III:Scene i? A) Separation. B) Marriage. C) Partnership. D) Friendship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marriage. 29. What is the meaning of the word destiny? A) The fate or future of oneself. B) Freedom. C) Will of someone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The fate or future of oneself. 30. After our fight, my friend said, "I'm ..... I hurt your feelings." A) Safe. B) Sorry. C) Feel. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sorry. 31. Who did Prospero want to come to the island? A) Ariel. B) Miranda. C) The sailors. D) The king and his men. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The king and his men. 32. Shape of the Globe Theatre A) Hexagon. B) Triangular. C) Octagonal. D) Square. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Octagonal. 33. Meaning of would in:This wide-chop'd rascal, would thou mightst lie drowning. A) Future tense of will. B) I wish. C) Wood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I wish. 34. Throughout the play, Alonso is grieved by: A) THOUGHTS OF HIS SON'S DEATH. B) THE KNOWLEDGE THAT PROSPERO IS STILL ALIVE. C) REMEMBERING HIS BAD DEEDS AGAINST PROSPERO. D) HIS DAUGHTER'S UNFAVORABLE MARRIAGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) THOUGHTS OF HIS SON'S DEATH. 35. What did gonzalo place in the boat A) The book of magic. B) Water. C) Nothing. D) Gonzalo placed water, food, clothes and Prospero 's book of magic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gonzalo placed water, food, clothes and Prospero 's book of magic. 36. How does Prospero demonstrate control over Ariel in Act 1 Scene 2? A) By using physical force to subdue Ariel. B) By reminding Ariel of the past when he saved him from Sycorax and Caliban. C) By offering Ariel freedom in exchange for servitude. D) By threatening to imprison Ariel in a tree . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By reminding Ariel of the past when he saved him from Sycorax and Caliban. 37. How many years have Miranda and Prospero lived on the island? A) Ten. B) Eleven. C) Nine. D) Twelve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Twelve. 38. The son of the King of Naples who falls in love with Miranda A) Ferdinand. B) Alonso. C) Antonio. D) Sebastian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ferdinand. 39. The Tempest was written by ..... A) Tom Stoppard. B) William Shakespeare. C) Samuel Beckett. D) Edward Albee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) William Shakespeare. 40. The children were ..... and crazy as they ran through the house. A) True. B) Voice. C) Tired. D) Wild. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wild. 41. The spot where something is. A) Feel. B) Place. C) Safe. D) Wise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place. 42. He has a loud ..... when he speaks. A) Wild. B) Tired. C) Voice. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Voice. 43. Prospero decided to forgive The king, Antonio and Sebastian because: A) He understood their ambitions. B) He did not want to allow his anger to rule his head. C) Miranda asked him to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He did not want to allow his anger to rule his head. 44. Who was Sycorax? A) A young lady. B) A witch. C) Miranda's friend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A witch. 45. Where was the Globe Theater located? A) Stratford-upon-Avon. B) Oxford. C) Inside London. D) Outside London. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outside London. 46. The father of Ferdinand who thinks Ferdinand is dead. A) Prospero. B) Sebastian. C) Alonso. D) Antonio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alonso. 47. Why did Prospero let Antonio manage the state of Milan? A) So he could find a husband for Miranda. B) He was bored of being the Duke. C) He wanted to take over Naples. D) So he could spend more time studying magic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So he could spend more time studying magic. 48. How do you know that trees were uprooted in the tempest? A) He has uprooted trees. B) He has summoned horses. C) He has destroyed buildings. D) PURPLE AND GOLD. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He has uprooted trees. 49. How long were Prospero and Miranda stuck on the island for? A) 12 years. B) 2 years. C) 15 years. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12 years. 50. All of the following is true about Prospero EXCEPT A) He is a former duke. B) He is a magician. C) He is a father and brother. D) He is a close friend of the King of Naples. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is a close friend of the King of Naples. 51. "Heaven thank you my dear father" -who said this? A) Prospero. B) Ferdinand. C) Miranda. D) Caliban. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miranda. 52. How did Prospero end up on the island? A) They were put on an old boat. B) They were sent away by Prospero's enemies. C) Alonso and Antonio wanted to rule instead and wanted to get rid of them. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 53. True or False:Alonso embraced Prospero as soon as he saw him. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. Prospero was the Duke of ..... A) Verona. B) Athens. C) Milan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Milan. 55. Why does Prospero treat Caliban the way he does? A) Because he attacked Miranda. B) Because he lied to Prospero about who really owns the island. C) Because he owes him a lot of money. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because he attacked Miranda. 56. Which of the following is NOT true about Caliban? A) He taught Prospero about the island. B) Prospero taught him English. C) His mother died and he's now forced into slavery. D) He and Miranda continue to be friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He and Miranda continue to be friends. 57. A metrical foot consisting of two syllables, the first of which is stressed and the second unstressed. A) Iamb. B) Trochee. C) Anapest. D) Dactyl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iamb. 58. "How many godly creatures are there here?" Who says this line? A) Miranda. B) Ferdinand. C) Alonso. D) Gonzalo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miranda. 59. My mom told my sister, "You can't go out by ..... at night." A) Hide. B) Air. C) Swim. D) Yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yourself. 60. Who were at the very bottom of the social hierarchy? A) Nobles. B) Gentry. C) Commoners. D) Servants and laborers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Servants and laborers. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books