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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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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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 country does Donalbain go to?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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What country is Sweno the king of?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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What is Macduff's title?

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What is a Paddock?

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What is the number of the witch?

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

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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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Where were the mercenaries from?

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

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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What is a funeral bell?

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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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 is Macbeth's castle?

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Which character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance
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What word means to stain red?

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

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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What was the name of the ship?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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

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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 Duncan's younger son?

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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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Which thane was working with Norway?

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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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

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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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Where are deceased kings buried?

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

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Where are new kings crowned?

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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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What country does Malcolm go to?

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What is the ornament of life?

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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 castle is the most fortified?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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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 defined the tragic hero?

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Which animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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"Why do you dress me in borrow'd robes?" is an example of what motif?

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Where was the sailor headed?

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What snack was the witch denied?