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

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What is a Graymalkin?

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What was the name of the ship?

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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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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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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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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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

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

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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 is parricide?

The murder of one's parrot.
The murder of one's brother.
The murder of one's father.
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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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Where are deceased kings buried?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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What is a Paddock?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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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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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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What is Macduff's title?

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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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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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Which animals do witches hate?

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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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What word means to stain red?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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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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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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What is the ornament of life?

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What is a funeral bell?

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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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Where are new kings crowned?

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

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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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What is the number of the witch?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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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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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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

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What castle is the most fortified?

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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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 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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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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