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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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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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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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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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 title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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Where are new kings crowned?

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

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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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 was the sailor headed?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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Which animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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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 suspicious of Macbeth's actions following Duncan's murder?

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

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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What castle is the most fortified?

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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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Where were the mercenaries from?

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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 Macbeth's original title?

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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 number of the witch?

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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What is a funeral bell?

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

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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 a Paddock?

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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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What is Macduff's title?

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

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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Who is the goddess of witches, sorcerers, and ghosts?

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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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What word means to stain red?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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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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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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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 Bellona's bridegroom?

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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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What is the ornament of life?

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

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What country does Donalbain go to?