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 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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"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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Where was the sailor headed?

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What castle is the most fortified?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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What word means to stain red?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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

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What is Macduff's title?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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Who defined the tragic hero?

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Which animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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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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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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What is the ornament of life?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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

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

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

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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 new kings crowned?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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What is a funeral bell?

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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What is the name of Banquo's 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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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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

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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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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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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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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 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 country does Malcolm go to?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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Where are deceased kings buried?

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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 was the name of the ship?

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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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 is a Paddock?

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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?