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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Which character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance
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Who defined the tragic hero?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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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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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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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 is parricide?

The murder of one's parrot.
The murder of one's brother.
The murder of one's father.
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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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

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

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What is a Paddock?

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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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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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Where are new kings crowned?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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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 Macduff's title?

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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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What was the name of the ship?

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

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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What word means to stain red?

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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

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

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What is a Graymalkin?

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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 snack was the witch denied?

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

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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

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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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Where are deceased kings buried?

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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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 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 ornament of life?

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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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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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Which animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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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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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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

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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 was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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Where was the sailor headed?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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What is a funeral bell?

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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000