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 was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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

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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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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 is Macduff's title?

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Where was the sailor headed?

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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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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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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What word means to stain red?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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

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What castle is the most fortified?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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Which character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance
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Which thane was working with Norway?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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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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Horses eating each other after Duncan's murder is an example of what dramatic device? (Hint: Not irony)

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Where are new kings crowned?

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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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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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What country is Sweno the king of?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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

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What was the name of the ship?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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Which animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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

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

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What is a Paddock?

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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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

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What is the number of the witch?

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

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Where are deceased kings buried?

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What is a posset?

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

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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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 ornament of life?

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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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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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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Who is the goddess of witches, sorcerers, and ghosts?