1. what causes antonio and the other passengers to leave their ship in act i of the tempest?

a the boatswain refuses to correct the course of the ship, and it runs aground on the island.

b prospero uses magic to create a storm and make the passengers believe the ship is breaking up.

c ariel calls on poseidon to sink the ship, causing all the passengers to swim for their lives.

d ariel sets the ship on fire, and the passengers must jump off it to save their lives.

2. according to act i of the tempest, why does ariel willingly serve prospero and carry out his commands?

a because he knows prospero's history and pities him

b because prospero uses magic to force his obedience

c because he mistakenly believes prospero is his father

d because prospero rescued him from imprisonment

3. when prospero and miranda were first exiled, who them and how?

a ariel, by teaching prospero and miranda survival skills that were useful on the island

b the royal counselor, gonzalo, by stowing food, water, garments, and books aboard their small boat

c king alonso, by allowing prospero to go into exile rather than be hanged

d prospero's brother, antonio, by protecting them from the king's wrath

4. according to act i of the tempest, why have prospero and miranda turned against caliban?

a because caliban attacked miranda

b because caliban is the child of a sorceress

c because caliban is malformed

d because caliban tried to retake the island

5. by the end of act i, which of the following events does prospero bring about or plan to bring about?

select the three correct answers.

a to achieve revenge against his brother antonio

b to free ariel permanently from his service

c to arrange a marriage between ferdinand and miranda

d to drown antonio, sebastian, and the other passengers

e to kill ferdinand and make himself the new king of naples

f to turn over his rule of the island to ferdinand

6. part a. aristocrats and commoners mix freely in act i, both on the island and on board the ship. which best describes the relations between the high-ranking aristocrats and the lower-ranking commoners?

a aristocrats and commoners avoid contact with one another.

b commoners speak their minds freely to aristocrats as if equals.

c aristocrats express only contempt and scorn for commoners.

d commoners address aristocrats politely and respectfully.

7. part b. which of the following lines of dialogue from the play best supports the answer to part a?

a boatswain. what cares these roarers for the name of king? to cabin! silence! trouble us not!

b prospero. ariel, thy charge / exactly is performed; but there's more work.

c gonzalo. now would i give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground—long heath, brown furze,

d miranda. i might call him / a thing divine; for nothing natural / i ever saw so noble.

8. a shakespearean romance typically features dark themes with hints of violence. which of the following best describes a dark and violent theme shakespeare introduces in act i?

a the danger of uncontrolled passions

b the permanence of familial loyalty

c the sweetness of love at first sight

d the wisdom acquired with experience

9. a shakespearean romance typically features an unrealistic plot. which of the following aspects of the plot that unfolds in act i can best be described as unrealistic?

a antonio betrays prospero and drives him out of milan.

b prospero brings up miranda on his own with love and care.

c ferdinand suggests marriage the moment he sees miranda.

d ariel pleads with prospero to give him his freedom.