About Shakespeare
The Tempest
knowledge questions
Characters in the tempest
terms
100

What was Shakespeare’s wife’s name?

Anne Hathaway

100

Who banished prospero

Antonio

100

how did the ship sink 

prospro made a storm that sunk the boat

100

t or f: Prospero dies at the end

false

100

what is a boatswain

an officer on the boat

200

In his will, what did Shakespeare leave to his wife?

His “second-best bed”

200

How long was prospero and miranda on the island

12 years

200

t or f: people were hurt on the boat

false

200

who got married

miranda and fernando
200

what is mischance

unpredicted outcome

300

Where was Shakespeare born?

Stratford-upon-Avon

300

who was the original ruler of the island

sycorax

300

is prospero a girl or a guy

guy

300

who is claribel

kings daughter
300

what is destiny

a course of events that will inevitably happen

400

When was Shakespeare’s first play written?


Around 1590


400

what country was prospero duke of

milan

400

is ariel a mermaid

no

400

where did sycorax put ariel

in a tree

400
what is a cur

a cowardly person

500

What is the name of Shakespeare’s mother?

Mary Arden

500

who is the Queen of Tunis 

Claribel

500

how long were the noble men on the island

3 hours

500

 who taught caliban how to speak

miranda

500

what is insolent

to be marked by casual disrespect

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