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 is a Graymalkin?

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

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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

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

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Where is 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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What country does Donalbain go to?

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

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

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

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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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What is Macduff's title?

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What word means to stain red?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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What was the name of the ship?

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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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Where was the sailor headed?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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Where are new kings crowned?

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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 animals do witches hate?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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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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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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What is a Paddock?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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

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

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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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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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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 the name of Banquo's son?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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Where are deceased kings buried?

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What is a funeral bell?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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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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Which character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance