The Tempest Act 1 Scene 1 Quiz

What tone does the Boatswain use when speaking to nobles?

Who is Antonio in relation to Prospero?

How does Gonzalo interpret the Boatswain’s courage?

What does the storm foreshadow in the play?

What does the end of Act 1 foreshadow?

Who is the first character to speak in the play?

Who is Sebastian in relation to Alonso?

What does Sebastian say the Boatswain deserves?

Which characters are related as brothers?

How do the sailors address the Boatswain?

What emotion dominates the Boatswain and sailors?

How does the Boatswain respond to the nobles’ interference?

How does the Boatswain react to Gonzalo’s remark about the king?

What do the sailors fear will happen to the ship?

What is the final impression left by the scene?

What is the Boatswain doing at the start of the scene?

How is class distinction portrayed in the scene?

What does Gonzalo do during the chaos?

What do the nobles demand from the Boatswain?

Who says, “What care these roarers for the name of king?”

What literary device is highlighted through the storm?

Where does Act 1 Scene 1 of The Tempest take place?

Who is Alonso in the scene?

Which theme is introduced in this scene?

What does the Boatswain mean by his remark about the king’s name?

What emotion dominates the nobles during the scene?

What natural event opens the play?

What does Gonzalo remind the Boatswain about the king?

What happens to the ship by the end of the scene?

Which noble tries to calm the situation between sailors and nobles?