The Tempest Vocabulary Quiz investigates the dynamic, growing tool of early seventeenth-century English that enabled the coining of such unique words as moon-calf and ebbing. The modern reader has to deal with the specialised maritime jargon and the archaic courtly insults of the island. See how much you know about the actual prose and poetry that constitutes this masterpiece.
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The Tempest Vocabulary Quiz Questions
- In The Tempest, what does “tempest” mean?
- What does “usurp” mean as used about Antonio’s actions?
- What does “bosom” signify when Gonzalo speaks of his loyalty?
- What does “abhorred” mean when Caliban speaks of Prospero?
- When Prospero calls his magic “art,” what does “art” mean?
- What does “servant-monster” mean when Trinculo describes Caliban?
- What does “chide” mean in Miranda’s speech to her father?
- What does “invulnerable” mean when describing spirits?
- What does “ignoble” mean when Prospero condemns his brother?
- What does “prosperous” mean in the context of the royal ship?
- What does “beseech” mean when Miranda pleads with Prospero?
- What does “dread” convey in Alonso’s tone?
- What does “banished” mean when Prospero tells his story?
- What does “nimble” mean when describing Ariel’s movements?
- What does “vexation” mean when Prospero speaks to Ariel?
- What does “solemn” mean when used in the wedding masque scene?
- What does “repent” mean in Alonso’s confession?
- What does “confined” mean when Ariel describes his imprisonment by Sycorax?
- What does “treacherous” mean in reference to Antonio’s behavior?
- What does “sovereign” mean when describing Prospero’s rule?
- What does “thy” mean in Shakespearean English?
- What does “thee” mean in Prospero’s speech?
- What does “hence” mean in Ariel’s command?
- What does “ere” mean in the dialogue?
- What does “aught” mean in Miranda’s lines?
- What does “wherefore” mean when used by Miranda?
- What does “dwell” mean when Caliban speaks of the island?
- What does “vanish” mean when the banquet disappears?
- What does “mortal coil” refer to when Prospero speaks of human life?
- What does “fathom” mean in Ariel’s song “Full Fathom Five”?