The Tempest Act 5 Quiz (Act V)

The Tempest Act 5 questions

The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.

1. Where are Ferdinand and Miranda discovered when Prospero draws back a curtain?
   Asleep beneath a lime tree · Kneeling before the shrine of Juno · Rowing back toward the ship · Playing chess together in his cell
2. What prompts Prospero to choose forgiveness over revenge?
   Gonzalo begs him on his knees to forgive · Miranda threatens to leave him for ever · Ariel says he would pity them, were he human · Alonso offers him the crown of Naples
3. What does Prospero vow to do with his magic before he leaves the island?
   Pass it on to Miranda and Ferdinand · Break his staff and drown his book · Use it to rule Milan once again · Give it to Ariel as his reward
4. Miranda calls the shipwrecked court a 'brave new world'. Why does Prospero answer, 'Tis new to thee'?
   He knows how flawed these men really are · He is ashamed she has never left home · He fears she will prefer Naples to Milan · He does not recognise the visitors at all
5. In the Epilogue, what does Prospero ask the audience to do?
   Forgive Caliban for his crimes · Return next day for a new play · Keep his magic a secret · Set him free with their applause

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Original questions written for Pagine. Quotations are from the public-domain text.