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 thane is related to Macduff?

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What is Macduff's title?

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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 the ornament of life?

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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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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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What was the name of the ship?

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

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What snack was the witch denied?

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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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Who is the leader of the English army?

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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

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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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Where are deceased kings buried?

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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 Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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

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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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Who defined the tragic hero?

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What is a funeral bell?

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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 word means to stain red?

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Where was the sailor headed?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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What castle is the most fortified?

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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 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 does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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

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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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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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Where are new kings crowned?

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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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What is a Paddock?

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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

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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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What is the name of Banquo's 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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What is the number of the witch?

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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 is the goddess of witches, sorcerers, and ghosts?

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

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

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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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 lies and says he has no virtues?

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Where were the mercenaries from?