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 title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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

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

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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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Which character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance
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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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

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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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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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

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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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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 many predictions do the witches make for Macbeth when he visits them for the first time?

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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 word means to stain red?

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What is the ornament of life?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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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 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 Macduff's title?

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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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Where are deceased kings buried?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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What is the number of the witch?

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Where was the sailor headed?

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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 Duncan's younger son?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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Where are new kings crowned?

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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 king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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What is a Paddock?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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

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What snack was the witch denied?

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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

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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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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 a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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Where were the mercenaries from?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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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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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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What was the name of the ship?