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 thane was working with Norway?

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Where are new kings crowned?

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

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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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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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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Which animals do witches hate?

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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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What castle is the most fortified?

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

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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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 country does Donalbain go to?

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

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What is Macduff's title?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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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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For whom was Macbeth written?

Hint: 1 choice
Shakespeare's lover.
King James.
The black lady.
Queen Elizabeth I.
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What country does Malcolm go to?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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What is a funeral bell?

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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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Where are deceased kings buried?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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What is the ornament of life?

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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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Where was the sailor headed?

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

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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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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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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 is a Paddock?

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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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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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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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What is the number of the witch?

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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 character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance
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What word means to stain red?

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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?