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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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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What is a Graymalkin?

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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 castle is the most fortified?

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

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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

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

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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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Which thane was working with Norway?

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What is a Paddock?

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What is the ornament of life?

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

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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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

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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 posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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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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Who is the goddess of witches, sorcerers, and ghosts?

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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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Which character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance
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What country is Sweno the king of?

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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 a funeral bell?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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Where are deceased kings buried?

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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What is Macduff's title?

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What was the name of the ship?

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What word means to stain red?

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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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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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"Brandish'd steel" is an example of what literary device?

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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Where are new kings crowned?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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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 word for lines of dialogues that create the impression of chaos and/or fast speaking?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

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

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Where was the sailor headed?

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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What is the number of the witch?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?