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 king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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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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Which animals do witches hate?

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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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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Where were the mercenaries from?

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

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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What castle is the most fortified?

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What was the name of the ship?

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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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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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What is a funeral bell?

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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 character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance
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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 do you call a soldier that kill themselves? (Historical allusion)

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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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What is the number of the witch?

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What is the ornament of life?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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

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Where was the sailor headed?

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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 country does Donalbain go to?

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Where are new kings crowned?

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

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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What is Macduff's title?

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Which animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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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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"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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What word means to stain red?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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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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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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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 a Paddock?

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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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