What if the greatest feats of magic, and the prospect of a wedding masque, are only a temporary distraction from a lingering threat? Prospero’s warning that our revels now are ended compels us to search deeper into the gossamer fabric of his conjured reality. Test your knowledge on vanity and vengeance in The Tempest Act 4 Quiz.
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The Tempest Act 4 Quiz Questions
- At the start of Act 4, what does Prospero tell Ferdinand?
- What warning does Prospero give Ferdinand about Miranda?
- Why does Prospero summon Ariel at the beginning of the scene?
- What is the purpose of the masque Prospero conjures?
- Which goddess opens the masque?
- Who does Iris summon to the masque?
- What does Ceres represent in the masque?
- What does Juno bless the couple with?
- Which goddess is notably absent from the masque?
- Why does Prospero suddenly end the masque?
- What emotion does Prospero feel when he recalls the plot?
- Who are involved in the plot against Prospero?
- What is the trio’s main plan?
- What object do the conspirators plan to take from Prospero?
- What does Ariel do to mislead the conspirators?
- How does Caliban encourage Stephano during their plot?
- What does Prospero command Ariel to do to the conspirators?
- How do Stephano and Trinculo react to the clothes?
- What happens when the trio takes the clothes?
- How does Prospero describe the masque after it ends?
- What theme is highlighted by the sudden end of the masque?
- What does Ferdinand say he has learned through the trials?
- How does Miranda react to the spirits’ display?
- What does Prospero ask Ariel to prepare after the masque?
- How does Ariel describe the state of the drunken trio?
- What imagery does Ariel use to describe the hounds?
- What does Prospero instruct Ariel to do after punishing them?
- What does Prospero tell Ferdinand after the masque’s end?
- What does Prospero’s treatment of Caliban and the others reveal about him?
- What central theme does Act 4 emphasize?