1. Whom does Caliban mistake for one of Prospero’s spirits sent to torment him?

2. What was Prospero’s title before his position was usurped and he was forced to flee Italy?

3. From which country is Alonso’s ship returning when it is caught in the tempest?

4. How long have Prospero and Miranda been on their island?

5. What was the name of Caliban’s mother?

6. Over how many days does the action of The Tempest take place?

7. Which mythical figures appear in the wedding masque Prospero stages for Miranda and Ferdinand?

8. Which character is Prospero’s brother?

9. Which character is Sebastian’s brother?

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

11. What shape does Ariel assume at the magical banquet in Act III, scene iii?

12. What do Prospero and Ariel set out as bait for Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano?

13. What does Caliban say must be done before Prospero can be killed?

14. What is the name of Alonso’s daughter?

15. What does Prospero give as his reason for treating Caliban badly?

16. Who helped Prospero and Miranda to flee Italy?

17. Where does Ariel put the mariners and Boatswain after the tempest?

18. Where did Sycorax imprison Ariel?

19. What task are both Caliban and Ferdinand forced to perform?

20. Who persuades Sebastian to try to kill Alonso?

21. What does Prospero intend to “drown” after he has reconciled with his enemies?

22. What does Caliban say is his “chief profit” from learning language?

23. Which characters do Stephano and Trinculo most clearly parody?

24. What is the final task Prospero orders Ariel to perform?

25. We are told that one of the following characters has visited England. Which one?