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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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 castle is the most fortified?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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Which animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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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 ornament of life?

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What word means to stain red?

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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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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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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

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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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Where are deceased kings buried?

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

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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

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

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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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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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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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What was the name of the ship?

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

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Where are new kings crowned?

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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 Graymalkin?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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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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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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Who is the leader of the English army?

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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 traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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Where was the sailor headed?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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What is Macduff's title?

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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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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 the number of the witch?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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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 is a funeral bell?

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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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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What is Macbeth's original title?

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