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Y8 The Tempest Quiz 2

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Question 1

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1) Which of these statements are true about Prospero? (2)

a) He is from Milan.
b) He is from Naples.
c) He studied magic.
d) He planned to usurp the King of Naples.
e) He is Alonso’s brother.

a

b

c

d

e

Question 2

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2) Which of these statements are true about Miranda? (3)
a) She is Antonio’s sister.
b) She is Prospero’s daughter.
c) She is caring and worried for the safety of others, like the people that were on the ship.
d) She was three years old when she was sent away from Milan.
e) She is the only person that likes Caliban.

a

b

c

d

e

Question 3

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3) Here is a metaphor Prospero uses to describe the boat he and Miranda were sent away in:

they prepared
A rotten carcass of a boat

Which statements about this metaphor are correct? (2)

a) ‘They’ (the people preparing the boat) are the tenor.
b) ‘A rotten carcass’ is the tenor.
c) The ‘boat’ is the tenor.
d) ‘A rotten carcass’ is the vehicle.
e) The metaphor shows that Prospero thinks that the people that prepared the boat deserve to die. That is why he uses the word ‘carcass’.

a

b

c

d

e

Question 4

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4)Here is a metaphor Prospero uses to describe how Miranda helped him when they first came to the island:

O, a cherubin
Thou wast that did preserve me.

Which statements about this metaphorare correct? (2)
a) Prospero is the tenor.
b) Miranda is the tenor.
c) This metaphor shows that Miranda relied on Prospero’s love.
d) This metaphor shows that Prospero relied on Miranda’s love.
e) Cherubin is the tenor.

a

b

c

d

e

Question 5

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5) Which of these statements about Ariel are correct? (2)

a) He was kept as a prisoner by the witch Sycorax.
b) He is related to Caliban.
c) He is rude and disobedient towards Miranda.
d) Prospero stole the island from Ariel.
e) He has magical powers.

a

b

c

d

e

Question 6

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6) Why does Prospero hate Caliban? (2)

a) Caliban is rude and ungrateful.
b) Caliban worked with Antonio to get rid of Prospero from Milan.
c) Caliban tried to assault Miranda.
d) Caliban tortures Prospero with aches and pains.
e) Caliban keeps all the best fruits and crops on the island to himself.

a

b

c

d

e

Question 7

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7) Why does Caliban hate Prospero? (3)

a) Prospero won’t teach Caliban his magic.
b) Prospero uses his magic to torment and hurt Caliban.
c) Prospero keeps Caliban locked up on the island.
d) Prospero didn’t cure Caliban when Caliban had the plague.
e) Caliban thinks that Prospero stole the island from him.

a

b

c

d

e

Question 8

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8) Which of these characters are an enemy to Prospero? (3)

a) Alonso
b) Antonio
c) Gonzalo
d) Ariel
e) Caliban

a

b

c

d

e

Question 9

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9) Which characters have been usurped so far in ‘The Tempest’? (2)

a) Antonio usurped Prospero in Milan.
b) Alonso usurped Antonio in Naples.
c) Prospero usurped Miranda on the island.
d) Prospero usurped Caliban when Prospero arrived on the island.
e) Caliban usurped Prospero when Prospero arrived on the island.

a

b

c

d

e

Question 10

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10)Which characters are from Naples? (2)

a) Prospero
b) Antonio
c) Alonso
d) Sebastian
e) Ariel

a

b

c

d

e