This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Tempest > The Tempest – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tempest Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When was the play probably written A) 1609-1610. B) 1611-1612. C) 1612-163. D) 1610-1611. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1610-1611. 2. An heir is something that you brush and wash on top of your head. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 3. The ship lands on an island originally inhabited by which characters in Act 1? A) Prospero and Miranda. B) Prospero, Miranda and Alonso. C) Alonso and Ferdinand. D) Miranda and Ferdinand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prospero and Miranda. 4. Who fixed the ship? A) Ariel. B) The sailors. C) It's a mystery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ariel. 5. Who was the spirit that helped Prospero? A) Caliban. B) Ariel. C) Alonso. D) Arial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ariel. 6. To make an opening, incision, or wound. A) Follow. B) Cut. C) Lion. D) Neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cut. 7. What does it mean to usurp a leadership position? A) To seize it illegally or by force. B) To inherit it by right of birth. C) To pass it on to another person. D) To win it fairly in a free election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To seize it illegally or by force. 8. Explain how Prospero's attitude towards forgiveness changes in Act 5. A) He completely forgets about forgiveness and focuses only on seeking revenge. B) He decides to forgive his enemies and show mercy instead of seeking revenge. C) He becomes even more vengeful and refuses to forgive anyone. D) He decides to forgive only some of his enemies and seeks revenge on the rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He decides to forgive his enemies and show mercy instead of seeking revenge. 9. True or False:The Tempest is a comedy. A) Maybe. B) Not sure. C) False. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False. 10. "I must finish my task before I take my rest" -who said this? A) Antonio. B) Miranda. C) Prospero. D) Ferdinand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ferdinand. 11. In this scene Caliban is best presented as A) A traitor. B) A scorned slave. C) A foolish monster. D) A parody of himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A traitor. 12. Why was theatre important in sociaty? A) It was the only way to participate in social life. B) Because plays were in latin. C) The queen liked it. D) Because there was free food for poor people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was the only way to participate in social life. 13. Who spoke the words of faithful? A) Captain. B) Sailors. C) Captain's daughter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Captain's daughter. 14. How do the characters demonstrate forgiveness and reconciliation in Act III? A) By seeking revenge and holding grudges against each other. B) By ignoring each other and refusing to communicate. C) By escalating their conflicts and refusing to show any compassion. D) By resolving their conflicts and showing compassion towards each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By resolving their conflicts and showing compassion towards each other. 15. Who were placed in a small boat and put out to sea A) Miranda and Prospero. B) Duke and The King. C) Miranda And Her Daughter. D) Prospero And His Daughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prospero And His Daughter. 16. What do we see Miranda and Ferdinand doing in the play's final scene? A) Playing cards. B) Playing tag. C) Playing chess. D) Carrying wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing chess. 17. Was the answer ..... or false? A) Tired. B) True. C) Voice. D) Listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 18. What role does Ariel play in Act III of The Tempest? A) Ariel is a monster who terrorizes the inhabitants of the island. B) Ariel is a spirit who carries out Prospero's commands and helps him in his plans for revenge. C) Ariel is a ship captain who leads a mutiny against Prospero. D) Ariel is a nobleman who seeks to marry Miranda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ariel is a spirit who carries out Prospero's commands and helps him in his plans for revenge. 19. What is a ballad? A) A lyrical elegy. B) A simple narrative poem of folk origin. C) A simple narrative poem of city. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A simple narrative poem of folk origin. 20. At the end of the play, Ariel was given freedom by Prospero. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 21. "Mercy on us-We split, we split" means what? A) Couples are splitting up. B) The King is splitting away. C) The people are jumping overboard. D) The ship is splitting apart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The ship is splitting apart. 22. An literary allusion: A) Creates a mental picture in the reader's mind. B) Is a trick played on the mind. C) Adds a deeper layer of understanding by referring to something in the past. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adds a deeper layer of understanding by referring to something in the past. 23. Which character from The Tempest is an invisible, enslaved air spirit? A) Prospero. B) Miranda. C) Ariel. D) Sycorax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ariel. 24. In what ways does Ariel assist Prospero throughout the play? A) Ariel assists Prospero by carrying out tasks such as creating storms, spying on other characters, and helping to manipulate the events on the island. B) Ariel assists Prospero by challenging him to a duel and trying to overthrow him. C) Ariel assists Prospero by cooking his meals and doing his laundry. D) Ariel assists Prospero by teaching him magic and sorcery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ariel assists Prospero by carrying out tasks such as creating storms, spying on other characters, and helping to manipulate the events on the island. 25. The ..... looks like a big blue ball from far away. A) Cut. B) Follow. C) Visit. D) World. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) World. 26. Died, usually in a violent manner A) Insolent. B) Garment. C) Perished. D) Barren. E) Vessel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perished. 27. ..... must land alone in a different part of the island A) Prospero. B) Ferdinand. C) Sebastian. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ferdinand. 28. Before the arrival of the magical banquet, the noblemen hear something. What do they hear? A) Thunder and lightning. B) A scream. C) Music. D) Laughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Music. 29. Who's birthday is it today? A) Omar Elmadani. B) Omar A. C) Abdullah Al Haj. D) Rami al Assi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Omar Elmadani. 30. Who helped Antonio raise an army and usurp Prospero? A) Duke of Rome. B) King of Naples. C) Caliban. D) King of Algiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) King of Naples. 31. Who is Prospero's daughter in Act 1? A) Juliet. B) Desdemona. C) Ophelia. D) Miranda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Miranda. 32. What is Caliban called. A) Fish and Demon. B) Nice and Tameable. C) Fish and monster. D) Devil and a curse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fish and monster. 33. Who were the rich folks who had a lot of influence in local areas? A) Servants. B) Nobles. C) Gentry. D) Commoners. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gentry. 34. Why do Gonzalo, Antonio, and Sebastian eventually go below deck? A) They are tired and need sleep. B) They do not want to disobey orders. C) The king commands it. D) They go there to pray for safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They go there to pray for safety. 35. Miranda found out that her father Prospero was once the ..... A) King of the Tempest. B) Duke of Milan. C) Duke of the Tempest. D) King of Milan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Duke of Milan. 36. What did most commoners do for a living? A) Had noble titles. B) Advised the king or queen. C) Traded. D) Owned land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traded. 37. What do all the humans do at the end of the story? A) They return to Naples. B) They stay on the island. C) They go on a Caribbean cruse. D) They die. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They return to Naples. 38. What is the name of Prospero's daughter in The Tempest? A) Miranda. B) Claribel. C) Alonso. D) Sycorax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miranda. 39. Choose the box which has only main characters A) Ariel, Ferdinand, Prospero, Caliban, Antonio. B) Gonzalo, Sebastian, Antonio, Merinda, Alonso. C) Caliban, Gonzalo, Antonio, Prospero, Merinda. D) Merinda, Prospero, Ariel, Merinda, Caliban. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Merinda, Prospero, Ariel, Merinda, Caliban. 40. Who is the poet of the poem rain in summer? A) William Shakespeare. B) James Joyce. C) Leo Tolstoy. D) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 41. Alonso was Prospero's big A) Enemy. B) Friend. C) Classmate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enemy. 42. (adj.) favorable; fortunate, promising success; propitious A) Vessel. B) Garment. C) Insolent. D) Barren. E) Auspicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Auspicious. 43. According to Prospero, where did the King's ship land after the tempest? A) A NEIGHBORING ISLAND. B) BERMUDA. C) NAPLES. D) MALTA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BERMUDA. 44. Which character is known for his drunkenness and foolishness? A) Stefano. B) Gonzalo. C) Caliban. D) With a trill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stefano. 45. Who are the passengers on the ship? A) Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio, and Ferdinand. B) Miranda and Prospero. C) Caliban and Ariel. D) Sycorax and the King of Naples. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio, and Ferdinand. 46. Who desires to overthrow Prospero and take control of the island? A) Alonso. B) Caliban. C) Antonio. D) Sebastian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caliban. 47. What was Sir Walter Raleigh the first man to do? A) Sail a ship. B) Circumnavigate the globe. C) Discover America. D) Pirate other ships for their gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circumnavigate the globe. 48. Why did Prospero want to get back at (revenge) King Alonso and Antonio? A) Because they didn't pay their taxes. B) Because they chose a new king without his permission. C) Because they tried to have Prospero and Miranda killed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because they tried to have Prospero and Miranda killed. 49. Who is the king Alonso's councillor? A) Gonzalo. B) Antonio. C) Ferdinand. D) Sebastian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gonzalo. 50. Where are Alonso and Ferdinand at the end of the scene? What are they doing there? A) In their cabin. Praying. B) On the deck. Praying. C) In their cabin. Crying. D) On the deck. Arguing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In their cabin. Praying. 51. What is a Goetia? A) A magus who uses their power for evil. B) A magus who uses their power for good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A magus who uses their power for evil. 52. Who is the poet of this poem? A) James T Fields. B) James Fields. C) James I Field. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James T Fields. 53. Who took Milan from Prospero? A) Sebastian. B) Antonio. C) King Alonzo. D) Gonzalo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonio. 54. Who is the king's brother? A) Sebastian. B) Antonio. C) Alonso. D) Prospero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sebastian. 55. The act of someone taking over an area and settling there. A) Colonize. B) Exploration. C) Religious freedom. D) Settlement. E) Colony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colonize. 56. Of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being; subject to death. A) Barren. B) Vessel. C) Insolent. D) Garment. E) Mortal. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Mortal. 57. Naples and Milan will be joined when A) Prosper becomes Duke again. B) Prospero frees Ariel. C) The king returns to Naples. D) Miranda and Ferdinand marry each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Miranda and Ferdinand marry each other. 58. How does the character of Ariel contribute to the resolution of the play in Act 5? A) Ariel creates more conflicts and chaos, preventing the resolution of the play. B) Ariel plays a crucial role in bringing about reconciliation and resolution by following Prospero's orders. C) Ariel has no significant role in the resolution of the play. D) Ariel opposes Prospero's plans, hindering the resolution of the play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ariel plays a crucial role in bringing about reconciliation and resolution by following Prospero's orders. 59. Which is the name of the magician? A) Antonio. B) Ferdinand. C) Merlin. D) Prospero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prospero. 60. What does Prospero promise to Ariel as a reward for the spirit's service? A) Gold. B) A return to Milan. C) Freedom. D) A portion of the island. 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