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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Who is the leader of the English army?

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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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Where are deceased kings buried?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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Where are new kings crowned?

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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What was the name of the ship?

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What castle is the most fortified?

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What is the ornament of life?

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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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 is the word for lines of dialogues that create the impression of chaos and/or fast speaking?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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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 country does Malcolm go to?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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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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Where was the sailor headed?

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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 title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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What is Macduff's title?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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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 a Graymalkin?

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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 a funeral bell?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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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 was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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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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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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What is a Paddock?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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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 Macbeth's original title?

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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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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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What do you call a soldier that kill themselves? (Historical allusion)

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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What country does Donalbain go to?

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Which character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance
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Which thane was working with Norway?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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What word means to stain red?

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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 animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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Who is the goddess of witches, sorcerers, and ghosts?

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

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

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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