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 country does Donalbain go to?

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

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What was the name of the ship?

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

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

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"Why do you dress me in borrow'd robes?" is an example of what motif?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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Which animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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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 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 the name of Banquo's son?

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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 word means to stain red?

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What is the number of the witch?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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What castle is the most fortified?

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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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"Make our face's vizards to our hearts, disguising what they are" is an example of what motif?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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Where are new kings crowned?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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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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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 country does Malcolm go to?

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Where was the sailor headed?

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What is the ornament of life?

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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 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 snack was the witch denied?

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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What is a Paddock?

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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

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

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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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What is Macduff's title?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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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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Where are deceased kings buried?

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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

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What is a funeral bell?

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

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?