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 was the sailor headed?

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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

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What do you call a soldier that kill themselves? (Historical allusion)

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

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

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Which animals do witches hate?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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Where are new kings crowned?

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What is Macduff's title?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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Which animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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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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How many predictions do the witches make for Macbeth when he visits them for the first time?

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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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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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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What country does Malcolm go to?

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What is a Paddock?

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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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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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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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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 is the number of the witch?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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What is the ornament of life?

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

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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Where will the rebels meet before they attack Macbeth's castle?

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What castle is the most fortified?

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What was the name of the ship?

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Where are deceased kings buried?

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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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 character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance
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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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Witches were said to control _ ?

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

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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What is a funeral bell?

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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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 the name of Banquo's son?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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Name the person who's son fights in the battle against Macbeth?

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What word means to stain red?

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What snack was the witch denied?