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

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Witches were said to control _ ?

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

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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What is Macduff's title?

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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What is the number of the witch?

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet 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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What country is Sweno the king of?

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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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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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Who is the leader of the English army?

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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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What castle is the most fortified?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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

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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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Where was the sailor headed?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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

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What was the name of the ship?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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What is a Paddock?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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What word means to stain red?

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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Where are new kings crowned?

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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 character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance
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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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"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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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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What is the ornament of life?

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Where are deceased kings buried?

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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 is a funeral bell?

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

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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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Which thane is related to Macduff?