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 a Paddock?

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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

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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 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 a funeral bell?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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What is the ornament of life?

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Where are new kings crowned?

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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 lies and says he has no virtues?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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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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Horses eating each other after Duncan's murder is an example of what dramatic device? (Hint: Not irony)

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

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

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

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What is the number of the witch?

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Which animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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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 title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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

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What was the name of the ship?

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

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What is Macduff's title?

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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What word means to stain red?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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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 defined the tragic hero?

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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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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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Who is the goddess of witches, sorcerers, and ghosts?

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

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Where are deceased kings buried?

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Where was the sailor headed?

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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 castle is the most fortified?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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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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Which character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance
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What is Macbeth's original title?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen