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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For whom was Macbeth written?

Hint: 1 choice
Shakespeare's lover.
King James.
The black lady.
Queen Elizabeth I.
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Name the person who's son fights in the battle against Macbeth?

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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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 a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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Who defined the tragic hero?

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

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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

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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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What is Macduff's title?

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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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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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

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What is the number of the witch?

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

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

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Which animals do witches hate?

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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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 title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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Which animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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What is a Paddock?

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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 are new kings crowned?

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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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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 do you call a soldier that kill themselves? (Historical allusion)

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

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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 deceased kings buried?

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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 were the mercenaries from?

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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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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 was the name of the ship?

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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What is a funeral bell?

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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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 the name of Duncan's younger son?

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What castle is the most fortified?

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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 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?