The Tempest

Question 1

So, who would have been on the island when Prospero arrived?

Accepted Answer

Caliban and Ariel

Question 2

Who says 'We are such stuff as dreams are made on,and our little life is rounded with a sleep'?

Accepted Answer

Prospero

Question 3

Who was monarch at the time?

Accepted Answer

King James

Question 4

Alonso is the king of...?

Accepted Answer

Naples

Question 5

Where was Ariel trapped when Prospero arrived on the island?

Accepted Answer

in a tree

Question 6

We soon learn that ___ , Prospero's brother, betrayed him

Accepted Answer

Antonio

Question 7

Ferdinand claims that Miranda is...

Accepted Answer

a combination of all the best traits of other women

Question 8

What do we see Miranda and Ferdinand doing in the play’s final scene?

Accepted Answer

Playing chess

Question 9

Who refers to Caliban as: '“abhorred slave, which any print of goodness wilt not take.' ?

Accepted Answer

Miranda

Question 10

What is a harpy?

Accepted Answer

half woman, half bird

Question 11

How long have Prospero and Miranda been on the island?

Accepted Answer

12 years

Question 12

Prospero assures her that...

Accepted Answer

no one was hurt

Question 13

Miranda sees the shipwreck and feels...

Accepted Answer

pity

Question 14

How do comedies in theatre usually end?

Accepted Answer

It all ends in marriage and all the characters are happy

Question 15

Caliban's promises to Stephano are ironic, because...

Accepted Answer

claims he is free, though he promises to serve Stephano

Question 16

When Trinculo first seems Caliban, he wonders if he is:

Accepted Answer

a man or a fish

Question 17

Who said 'The red plague rid you / For learning me your language'?

Accepted Answer

Caliban

Question 18

What is the name of Alonso’s daughter?

Accepted Answer

Claribel

Question 19

Caliban calls alcohol 'celestial liquor'. What does 'celestial' mean?

Accepted Answer

heavenly / angelic

Question 20

The shipwreck was based on a real life event in 1610. Where in the world did it happen?

Accepted Answer

Bermuda

Question 21

What is a 'boatswain'?

Accepted Answer

senior crewman on a boat

Question 22

As Duke of Milan, Prospero spent too much time...

Accepted Answer

studying

Question 23

Which other Shakespearean character is similar to Caliban as an outsider?

Accepted Answer

Othello

Question 24

Which other plays by Shakespeare feature ship wrecks? Choose 2.

Accepted Answer

The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night

Question 25

When was The Tempest (probably) written?

Accepted Answer

1611

Question 26

What do we see both Ferdinand and Caliban carrying on stage?

Accepted Answer

logs

Question 27

Who initiates a plot to kill Alonzo?

Accepted Answer

Antonio

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