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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Where were the mercenaries from?

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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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 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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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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Which animals do witches hate?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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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?
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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 thane is related to Macduff?

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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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What is a Paddock?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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What is the number of the witch?

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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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"Why do you dress me in borrow'd robes?" 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
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Who is suspicious of Macbeth's actions following Duncan's murder?

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

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

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What is the ornament of life?

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

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Where are new kings crowned?

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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

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Where are deceased kings buried?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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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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What is a Graymalkin?

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What is a funeral bell?

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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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 castle is the most fortified?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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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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What snack was the witch denied?

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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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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 many predictions do the witches make for Macbeth when he visits them for the first time?

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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 is Macduff's title?

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

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Where is Macbeth's castle?