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 was the name of the ship?

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

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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Where was the sailor headed?

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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 funeral bell?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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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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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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How does Lady Macbeth die?

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

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Witches were said to control _ ?

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

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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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Who defined the tragic hero?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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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 title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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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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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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Who is suspicious of Macbeth's actions following Duncan's murder?

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What is a Paddock?

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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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Which animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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What word means to stain red?

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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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Where are deceased kings buried?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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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 Graymalkin?

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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What castle is the most fortified?

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

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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Which character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance
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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 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 name of Duncan's younger son?

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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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What is the ornament of life?

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How many predictions do the witches make for Macbeth when he visits them for the first time?