Macbeth Practice Test

Macbeth Practice Test

Mr. Flaim's Gr. 11 English Class. This is a practice test featuring information from both Macbeth and Mr. Flaim's notes.

published on November 08, 2012
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Where are deceased kings buried?

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Horses eating each other after Duncan's murder is an example of what dramatic device? (Hint: Not irony)

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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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What word means to stain red?

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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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What was the name of the ship?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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What are the three significant questions Macbeth asks Banquo before he has him killed?

Hint: 3 choices
Goes Fleance with you?
What good could they pretend?
Ride you this afternoon?
Is't far you ride?
That you can let this go?
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What do you call a soldier that kill themselves? (Historical allusion)

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"Brandish'd steel" is an example of what literary device?

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Which character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance
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Where will the rebels meet before they attack Macbeth's castle?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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What is Macduff's title?

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Which animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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What castle is the most fortified?

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What is the number of the witch?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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What is a funeral bell?

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Where are new kings crowned?

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For whom was Macbeth written?

Hint: 1 choice
Shakespeare's lover.
King James.
The black lady.
Queen Elizabeth I.
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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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Name the person who's son fights in the battle against Macbeth?

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How many predictions do the witches make for Macbeth when he visits them for the first time?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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An officer of the king's household who goes ahead to prepare for the king's reception and accommodation

Sewer
Thane
Harbinger
Equivocator
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What country is Sweno the king of?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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What are the four humors?

Blood, Red Bile, Black Bile, Yellow Bile
Blue Bile, Yellow Bile, Black Bile, White Bile
Blood, Black Bile, Yellow Bile, Phlegm
Blood, Phlegm, Black Bile, White Bile
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Which thane was working with Norway?

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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Who is the goddess of witches, sorcerers, and ghosts?

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What is the word for lines of dialogues that create the impression of chaos and/or fast speaking?

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What is parricide?

The murder of one's parrot.
The murder of one's brother.
The murder of one's father.
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"I have begun to plant thee, and will labour to make thee full of growing." is an example of what motif?

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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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What is a Paddock?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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Who is responsible for putting Macbeth's armour on him?

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"Make our face's vizards to our hearts, disguising what they are" is an example of what motif?

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"Why do you dress me in borrow'd robes?" is an example of what motif?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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What is the ornament of life?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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Who is suspicious of Macbeth's actions following Duncan's murder?

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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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Where was the sailor headed?