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 responsible for putting Macbeth's armour on him?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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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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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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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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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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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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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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

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What castle is the most fortified?

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What is the ornament of life?

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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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Where are new kings crowned?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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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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Where are deceased kings buried?

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

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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What is the number of the witch?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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What was the name of the ship?

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

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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 Macduff's title?

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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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 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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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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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 is a Paddock?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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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 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 ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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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 word means to stain red?

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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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Which animals do witches hate?

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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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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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Where were the mercenaries from?