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 ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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

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Which animals do witches hate?

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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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Who defined the tragic hero?

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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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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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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

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What is Macduff's title?

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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 are deceased kings buried?

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

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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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Who is the leader of the English army?

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What castle is the most fortified?

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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 are new kings crowned?

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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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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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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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What is a funeral bell?

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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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Which thane was working with Norway?

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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 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 rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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What country does Donalbain go to?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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What is a Paddock?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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What is the number of the witch?

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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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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 posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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"Why do you dress me in borrow'd robes?" is an example of what motif?

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Where was the sailor headed?

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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 does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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

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What is the ornament of life?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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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 is Macbeth's castle?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?