William Shakespeare’s
The Tempest
1. Who is the rightful Duke of Milan in The Tempest? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Antonio
B) b) Prospero
C) c) Alonso
D) d) Sebastian
Ans: Answer: b) Prospero
2. Who is Prospero’s daughter? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Claribel
B) b) Miranda
C) c) Ariel
D) d) Sycorax
Ans: Answer: b) Miranda
3. Who is the King of Naples in The Tempest? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Alonso
B) b) Sebastian
C) c) Ferdinand
D) d) Antonio
Ans: Answer: a) Alonso
4. Who is Alonso’s son? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Ferdinand
B) b) Sebastian
C) c) Gonzalo
D) d) Stephano
Ans: Answer: a) Ferdinand
5. Who is Prospero’s spirit servant? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Caliban
B) b) Ariel
C) c) Trinculo
D) d) Stephano
Ans: Answer: b) Ariel
6. Who is the son of the witch Sycorax? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Ariel
B) b) Caliban
C) c) Stephano
D) d) Ferdinand
Ans: Answer: b) Caliban
7. Who helped Prospero and Miranda escape from Milan? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Gonzalo
B) b) Antonio
C) c) Alonso
D) d) Sebastian
Ans: Answer: a) Gonzalo
8. Who usurped Prospero’s dukedom? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Sebastian
B) b) Antonio
C) c) Alonso
D) d) Stephano
Ans: Answer: b) Antonio
9. What is Ariel’s main desire? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) To kill Prospero
B) b) To become king
C) c) To gain freedom
D) d) To rule the island
Ans: Answer: c) To gain freedom
10. What is Caliban’s relationship to the island? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) He was born there
B) b) He was shipwrecked there
C) c) He conquered it
D) d) He came with Prospero
Ans: Answer: a) He was born there
11. What caused the shipwreck at the start of the play? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) A real storm
B) b) Prospero’s magic
C) c) Caliban’s curse
D) d) Ariel’s song
Ans: Answer: b) Prospero’s magic
12. Who plots to kill Alonso in The Tempest? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Antonio and Sebastian
B) b) Gonzalo and Ferdinand
C) c) Stephano and Trinculo
D) d) Caliban and Ariel
Ans: Answer: a) Antonio and Sebastian
13. Who is Trinculo? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) A jester
B) b) A sailor
C) c) A duke
D) d) A spirit
Ans: Answer: a) A jester
14. Who is Stephano? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) A king
B) b) A boatswain
C) c) A drunken butler
D) d) A fisherman
Ans: Answer: c) A drunken butler
15. Who tries to overthrow Prospero with Stephano and Trinculo? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Caliban
B) b) Gonzalo
C) c) Antonio
D) d) Ferdinand
Ans: Answer: a) Caliban
16. Who marries Miranda at the end of The Tempest? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Ferdinand
B) b) Sebastian
C) c) Alonso
D) d) Antonio
Ans: Answer: a) Ferdinand
17. Which character says “We are such stuff as dreams are made on”? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Prospero
B) b) Ariel
C) c) Gonzalo
D) d) Ferdinand
Ans: Answer: a) Prospero
18. Who is the Boatswain? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) The ship’s officer
B) b) A king
C) c) A fisherman
D) d) A soldier
Ans: Answer: a) The ship’s officer
19. What is the name of the witch who ruled the island before Prospero? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Sycorax
B) b) Claribel
C) c) Iris
D) d) Ceres
Ans: Answer: a) Sycorax
20. Where is Sycorax from? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Naples
B) b) Tunis
C) c) Algiers
D) d) Milan
Ans: Answer: c) Algiers
21. Who sends spirits to torment Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Prospero
B) b) Gonzalo
C) c) Ferdinand
D) d) Alonso
Ans: Answer: a) Prospero
22. What does Ariel use to lead Ferdinand to Prospero? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) A storm
B) b) Music
C) c) Fire
D) d) A feast
Ans: Answer: b) Music
23. Who says “O brave new world that has such people in’t”? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Ariel
B) b) Miranda
C) c) Caliban
D) d) Gonzalo
Ans: Answer: b) Miranda
24. Who is Claribel married to? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) The King of Tunis
B) b) The King of Naples
C) c) The Duke of Milan
D) d) Ferdinand
Ans: Answer: a) The King of Tunis
25. What does Prospero break at the end of the play? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) His staff
B) b) His sword
C) c) His crown
D) d) His ship
Ans: Answer: a) His staff
26. What does Prospero drown at the end of the play? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) His magic book
B) b) Ariel’s harp
C) c) Caliban’s chains
D) d) Antonio’s letters
Ans: Answer: a) His magic book
27. Who is Sebastian’s brother? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Alonso
B) b) Antonio
C) c) Ferdinand
D) d) Gonzalo
Ans: Answer: a) Alonso
28. Who speaks the epilogue in The Tempest? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Prospero
B) b) Ariel
C) c) Gonzalo
D) d) Ferdinand
Ans: Answer: a) Prospero
29. What is Gonzalo’s role? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Counsellor to Alonso
B) b) Duke of Milan
C) c) Prospero’s servant
D) d) Spirit of the island
Ans: Answer: a) Counsellor to Alonso
30. Who offers moral support to Alonso during the play? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Gonzalo
B) b) Antonio
C) c) Sebastian
D) d) Caliban
Ans: Answer: a) Gonzalo
31. Who provides comic relief with drunken antics? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Trinculo and Stephano
B) b) Antonio and Sebastian
C) c) Ariel and Gonzalo
D) d) Ferdinand and Miranda
Ans: Answer: a) Trinculo and Stephano
32. Who tries to kill Alonso while he sleeps? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Antonio and Sebastian
B) b) Caliban and Stephano
C) c) Trinculo and Ariel
D) d) Prospero and Gonzalo
Ans: Answer: a) Antonio and Sebastian
33. What does Caliban suggest as a way to kill Prospero? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Stab him while he sleeps
B) b) Burn his books
C) c) Throw him into the sea
D) d) Poison his food
Ans: Answer: b) Burn his books
34. Who carries logs for Prospero as punishment? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Ferdinand
B) b) Caliban
C) c) Stephano
D) d) Trinculo
Ans: Answer: a) Ferdinand
35. Who brings Alonso and Prospero together for reconciliation? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Ariel
B) b) Gonzalo
C) c) Miranda
D) d) Sebastian
Ans: Answer: a) Ariel
36. What is the setting of The Tempest? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) An island
B) b) A forest
C) c) A castle
D) d) A ship
Ans: Answer: a) An island
37. Which goddesses appear in the masque for Ferdinand and Miranda? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Iris, Ceres, and Juno
B) b) Venus, Diana, and Minerva
C) c) Hera, Demeter, and Aphrodite
D) d) Fortuna, Vesta, and Nemesis
Ans: Answer: a) Iris, Ceres, and Juno
38. Who is the goddess of the rainbow in the masque? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Iris
B) b) Juno
C) c) Ceres
D) d) Venus
Ans: Answer: a) Iris
39. Who is the goddess of agriculture in the masque? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Ceres
B) b) Juno
C) c) Venus
D) d) Diana
Ans: Answer: a) Ceres
40. Who is the goddess of marriage in the masque? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Juno
B) b) Venus
C) c) Iris
D) d) Ceres
Ans: Answer: a) Juno
41. What form does Ariel take to scare the conspirators? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) A harpy
B) b) A lion
C) c) A giant
D) d) A storm cloud
Ans: Answer: a) A harpy
42. What is the main theme of The Tempest? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Revenge and forgiveness
B) b) War and peace
C) c) Love and betrayal
D) d) Power and greed
Ans: Answer: a) Revenge and forgiveness
43. Who says “This thing of darkness I acknowledge mine”? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Prospero
B) b) Antonio
C) c) Alonso
D) d) Gonzalo
Ans: Answer: a) Prospero
44. What does Prospero promise to do at the end of the play? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Give up magic
B) b) Rule the island
C) c) Punish his enemies
D) d) Marry Miranda to Sebastian
Ans: Answer: a) Give up magic
45. What happens to Ariel at the end of the play? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) He is freed
B) b) He dies
C) c) He leaves with Alonso
D) d) He becomes human
Ans: Answer: a) He is freed
46. What is the genre of The Tempest? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)
A) a) Tragicomedy
B) b) Tragedy
C) c) History
D) d) Comedy
Ans: Answer: a) Tragicomedy
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