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

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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 the ornament of life?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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

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Which animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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What is a Paddock?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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What is Macduff's title?

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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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What snack was the witch denied?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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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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Which character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance
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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 was the sailor headed?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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

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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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What castle is the most fortified?

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What is the number of the witch?

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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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Where are new kings crowned?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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

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What is a funeral bell?

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

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

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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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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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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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Where are deceased kings buried?

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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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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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Who is responsible for putting Macbeth's armour on him?

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What word means to stain red?

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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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For whom was Macbeth written?

Hint: 1 choice
Shakespeare's lover.
King James.
The black lady.
Queen Elizabeth I.
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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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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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Who is the goddess of witches, sorcerers, and ghosts?

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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