1. Tales From Shakespeare is written by ?
A. Henry Vivian Derozio
B. William duckworth
C. Charles Lamb
D. Johnathan Trott
2. The play ‘The Tempest’ was written between ?
A. 1610 and 1611
B. 1612 and 1613
C. 1614 and 1615
D. 1615 and 1616
3. Which play might be called as one of the last play’s of William Shakespeare ?
A. Hamlet
B. Romeo and Juliet
C. King lear
D. The Tempest
4. ‘The Tempest’ was based on an actual wreck of a ship called Sea Venture off Bermuda that was headed to which place ?
A. San Francisco
B. Antigua
C. Virginia
D. Barbados
5. The only inhabitants of an island in the sea were ?
A. Old man and his wife
B. Old man and his daughter
C. Old man and his friend
D. Old man and his son
6. The name of the old man living in the island is ?
A. Mirando
B. Sycorax
C. Ariel
D. Prospero
7. In the play tempest , who is Miranda ?
A. A very beautiful young lady
B. Wife of Prospero
C. A spirit
D. Leader of spirit
8. Why Miranda had no memory of having seen any other human face in the island ?
A. She is living alone in the island
B. She came to the island so young
C. She become blind during childhood
D. None of the above
9. They lived in a cave made out of a _________ ?
A. Limestone
B. Chalk
C. Rock
D. Wood
10. Prospero used one of the apartments to ?
A. Study
B. Play
C. Cook
D. Meditate
11. By virtue of his _________, he had released many good spirits.
A. Skill
B. Art
C. Apperance
D. None
12. The name of the witch is called as ?
A. Sycorax
B. Caliban
C. Ariel
D. Antonio
13. The gentle spirits were ever after obedient to the will of ?
A. Sycorax
B. Prospero
C. Ariel
D. Mirando
14. Who was the chief of the spirits ?
A. Sycorax
B. Ariel
C. Prospero
D. Antonio
15. Spirits were imprisoned in the bodies of large ______ ?
A. Rock
B. Ship
C. Trees
D. Sand
16. The ugly monster is the prose The Tempest is called as ?
A. Sycorax
B. Ariel
C. Antonio
D. Caliban
17. Caliban was the son of ?
A. Ariel
B. Prospero
C. Antonio
D. Sycorax
18. The old enemy of Ariel is ?
A. Prospero
B. Antonio
C. Mirando
D. Sycorax
19. Who was employed like a slave ?
A. Caliban
B. Ariel
C. Prospero
D. Sycorax
20. Who had the charge of compelling caliban to do the services.
A. Prospero
B. Sycorax
C. Antonio
D. Ariel
21. With the help of these spirits, Prospero could command the ________ ?
A. Wind and waves of the sea
B. All the fishes of the sea
C. All the witches
D. All the above
22. What prospero shower her daughter in the midst of violent storm ?
A. A whale
B. Witches
C. Large ship
D. Spirits
23. Why mirando said ” have pity on their sad distress ” ?
A. Dreadful Storm will make ship in to pieces
B. All the fishes will die due to storm
C. Both A and B are correct
D. None are correct
24. What I have done has been in care of you, my dear child. You are ignorant.
Who is represented as ” I ” here ?
A. Mirando
B. Ariel
C. Prospero
D. Antonio
25. Who was the Duke of Milan in the prose The Tempest ?
A. Prospero
B. Sycorax
C. Mirando
D. Ariel
26. _______________ years ago, I was the Duke of Milan ?
A. 11
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14
27. The younger brother of prospero is ?
A. Antonio
B. Mirando
C. Caliban
D. Sycorax
28. To whom prospero trusted everything ?
A. Sycorax
B. Mirando
C. Antonio
D. Caliban
29. Who began to think himself the duke ?
A. Prospero
B. Mirando
C. Sycorax
D. Antonio
30. Which king was the enemy of prospero ?
A. King of Milan
B. King of Naples
C. King of the sea
D. King of Unknown land
31. Who is Gonzalo in the prose The Tempest ?
A. Minister
B. Governor
C. Representative
D. Lord of the court
32. Who helped prospero and His daughter against Antonio ?
A. The King of Naples
B. The King of the sea
C. The Lord of the court
D. None of the above
33. In which among the following things did prospero prize above his dukedom ?
A. His art
B. His ability and skills
C. His books
D. His daughter
34. “what a trouble must I have been to you then!” – Who said these lines ?
A. Mirando
B. Prospero
C. Sycorax
D. Antonio
35. “you were a little angel that did preserve me. Your innocent smiles made me bear up against my misfortunes.
Who said these lines ?
A. Mirando
B. Prospero
C. Gonzalo
D. Ariel
36. Why prospero raise the sea storm occasionally ?
A. To cast ashore his enemies
B. Giving an alarm to his enemies
C. To protest her daughter
D. None of the above
37. When Prospero gently touched his daughter with his magic wand what happened to Her daughter ?
A. She started flying
B. Unconscious
C. She fell asleep
D. She started swimming
38. Who presented before the prospero to give the account of the tempest ?
A. Ariel
B. Sycorax
C. Caliban
D. Gonzalo
39. The spirits were always __________ to Miranda ?
A. Friends
B. Talkative
C. Invisible
D. Fight
40. Who gave a lively description of the storm, and of the terrors of the mariners ?
A. Gonzalo
B. Antonio
C. Sycorax
D. Ariel
41. Who was the son of King of Naples ?
A. Gonzalo
B. Ferdinand
C. Prospero
D. None
42. King Ferdinand is safe from the Storm and now he is in the corner of ________ ?
A. Bay
B. Isle
C. Gulf
D. Spit
43. “Bring him here: my daughter must see this young prince.
Who said these lines ?
A. Prospero
B. Ferdinand
C. King of Naples
D. Ariel
44. “O my young gentleman,” said Ariel.
Who is the young gentleman here ?
A. Ferdinand
B. King of Naples
C. Antonio
D. Gonzalo
45. Ferdinand followed in amazement the sound of __________ voice.
A. Ariel
B. Prospero
C. Mirando
D. Antonio
46. Prospero and Miranda were sitting under the shade of a __________
A. Large Ship
B. Large Boat
C. Large Tree
D. Steep Hills
47. Lord! How it looks about! Believe me, it is a beautiful creature. Is it not a spirit?”
Who said these lines ?
A. Ferdinand
B. Mirando
C. Prospero
D. Gonzalo
48. He is somewhat altered by grief, or you might call him a handsome person.
Who is the handsome person here ?
A. Ferdinand
B. Mirando
C. Prospero
D. Ariel
49. Who thought all men had grave faces and grey beards in the prose The Tempest ?
A. Ferdinand
B. Sycorax
C. Ariel
D. Mirando
50. “I will tie your neck and feet together. You shall drink sea-water; shell-fish, withered roots, and husks of acorns shall be your food.”
Who said these lines ?
A. Mirando
B. Ferdinand
C. Ariel
D. Prospero
51. “I will resist this” and drew his sword. Who is represented as ” I ” in the above lines ?
A. Prospero
B. Mirando
C. Ferdinand
D. Ariel
52. “Why are you so ungentle? Have pity, sir; I will be his surety.
Who said the above lines ?
A. Mirando
B. Ferdinand
C. Prospero
D. Gonzalo
53. This is the second man I ever saw, and to me he seems a true one.”
Who is the second man said in the above lines ?
A. King of Naples
B. Ferdinand
C. Prospero
D. Mirando
54. You think there are no more such fine men, having seen only him and ___________ ?
A. Ferdinand
B. Prospero
C. Antonio
D. Caliban
55. Prospero had commanded Ferdinand to pile up _______ ?
A. Heavy logs of wood
B. Peices of rock
C. Heavy stones
D. Huge trees
56. Who is not being much used to laborious work ?
A. Mirando
B. Ferdinand
C. Ariel
D. Prospero
57. How much time do her father study in his room ?
A. 2 hours
B. 3 hours
C. 4 hours
D. 1 hour
58. Prospero gave hard work to Ferdinand as a trail of his ?
A. Skills
B. Knowledge
C. Love
D. Leader
59. Who was standing by them invisible, to overhear what mirando and Ferdinand said ?
A. Prospero
B. Ariel
C. Caliban
D. Sycorax
60. All your vexations were but trials of your love, and you have nobly stood the test.
Here the synonym of Vexations is ?
A. Worry
B. Happiness
C. Effort
D. Habits
61. When fatigued with wandering about, and famished for want of food .
The meaning of Famished is ?
A. Eager
B. Hungry
C. Willingness
D. Wish
62. He appeared visible before them in the shape of a harpy, a voracious monster with wings .
Who is ” He ” represented in the above sentence ?
A. Sycorax
B. Caliban
C. Ariel
D. Ferdinand
63. Then, to their utter amazement, this seeming harpy spoke to them, reminding them of their cruelty in driving Prospero from his dukedom.
Who did the Cruelty ?
A. Ferdinand
B. Spirits
C. Ariel
D. King of Naples
64. Ariel soon returned with the king, Antonio, and _________ ?
A. Gonzalo
B. Ferdinand
C. Caliban
D. All the other soldiers
65. __________ with tears, and sad words of sorrow and true repentance, implored his brother’s forgiveness .
A. Antonio
B. Ferdinand
C. Prospero
D. Mirando
66. Who was playing chess with Mirando ?
A. Spirits
B. Ariel
C. Ferdinand
D. Prospero
67. Who was almost as much astonished at the beauty and excellent graces of the young Miranda ?
A. Ferdinand
B. King of Naples
C. Gonzalo
D. The people of Naples
68. He has made himself to me a second father, giving me this dear lady,”
Who said the above lines ?
A. Prospero
B. Ferdinand
C. Antonio
D. Gonzalo
69. “let us not remember our troubles past, since they so happily have ended.”
Who said the above lines ?
A. Prospero
B. Antonio
C. Ferdinand
D. Gonzalo
70.Before Prospero left the island, he dismissed _________from his service.
A. Sycorax
B. Caliban
C. Mirando
D. Ariel
71. The time period of William Shakespeare is ?
A. 1564 – 1616
B. 1582 – 1624
C. 1560 – 1632
D. 1562 – 1616
72. The nationaly of William Shakespeare is ?
A. America
B. England
C. Ireland
D. Canada
73. William Shakespeare wrote ________ plays and ________ sonnets ?
A. 37 and 154
B. 35 and 153
C. 37 and 164
D. 35 and 154
74. The majority of the plays and sonnets are penned by William Shakespeare Between ?
A. 1589 and 1613
B. 1590 and 1624
C. 1600 and 1616
D. 1604 and 1614
75. William Shakespeare was born in ?
A. Birmingham
B. Stratford-upon-Avon
C. Bristol
D. Canterbury