| Caliban warns Stefano that he must possess what before killing Prospero? | His books |
| Ferdinand is the son of | Alonso |
| How does Prospero punish Stefano, Caliban, and Trinculo for plotting to kill him? | He makes them run through a briar patch and swim in a scummy pond. |
| Miranda is the daughter of | Prospero |
| Shakespeare used the three unities extensively in this play because | he needed the unities to counter the abundance of magic in the play |
| What disappears before the eyes of Antonio, Sebastien, and Alonso and frightens them? | A banquet |
| What does Alonso believe has happened to his son? | He drowned in the shipwreck. |
| What does Prospero stage in order to celebrate the betrothal of Miranda and Ferdinand? | A Masque |
| When Stefano and Trinculo first see Caliban, they think | he will make them rich if they can get him back to civilization |
| Which best describes Prospero? | Godlike, manipulative, forgiving, loving |
| Who are Ariel and Caliban? | Ariel is a spirit of the air; Caliban is Prospero’s slave. |
| Who does Prospero claim he was before his brother seized his property and title? | Duke of Milan |
| Who says the following: “O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world that that has such people in’t!” | Miranda |
| Who says the following:”A devil, a born devil, on whose nature,Nurture can never stick: on whom my pains;Humanely taken, all, all lost, quite lost! And as with age his body uglier grows,So his mind cankers. I will plague them all,Even to roaring.” | Prospero |
| Who speaks these last lines of the play: “Unless I be relieved by prayer, which pierces so that it assaults mercy itself and frees all faults, as you from crimes would pardoned be, let your indulgence set me free.” | Prospero |
| Whom does Caliban mistake for one of Prospero’s spirits sent to torment him? | Trinculo |
| What was Prospero’s title before his position was usurped and he was forced to flee Italy? | Duke of Milan |
| From which country is Alonso’s ship returning when it is caught in the tempest? | Tunis |
| How long have Prospero and Miranda been on their island? | 12 years |
| What was the name of Caliban’s mother? | Sycorax |
| Over how many days does the action of The Tempest take place? | One |
| Which mythical figures appear in the wedding masque Prospero stages for Miranda and Ferdinand? | Ceres, Iris, and Juno |
| Which character is Prospero’s brother? | Antonio |
| Which character is Sebastian’s brother? | Alonso |
| What do we see Miranda and Ferdinand doing in the play’s final scene? | Playing chess |
| What shape does Ariel assume at the magical banquet in Act III, scene iii? | Harpy |
| What do Prospero and Ariel set out as bait for Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano? | “glistening apparel” |
| What does Caliban say must be done before Prospero can be killed? | His books must be seized |
| What is the name of Alonso’s daughter? | Claribel |
| What does Prospero give as his reason for treating Caliban badly? | Caliban attempted to rape Miranda |
| Who helped Prospero and Miranda to flee Italy? | Gonzalo |
| Where does Ariel put the mariners and Boatswain after the tempest? | Asleep in the ship in the harbor |
| Where did Sycorax imprison Ariel? | In a cloven pine |
| What task are both Caliban and Ferdinand forced to perform? | Carrying wood |
| Who persuades Sebastian to try to kill Alonso? | Antonio |
| What does Prospero intend to “drown” after he has reconciled with his enemies? | His book |
| What does Caliban say is his “chief profit” from learning language? | He knows how to curse |
| Which characters do Stephano and Trinculo most clearly parody? | Antonio and Sebastian |
| What is the final task Prospero orders Ariel to perform? | To give the fleet calm seas on its return to Italy |
| We are told that one of the following characters has visited | Trinculo |
The Tempest
July 3, 2019