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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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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What castle is the most fortified?

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

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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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 a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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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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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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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 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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Who is the goddess of witches, sorcerers, and ghosts?

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Where are deceased kings buried?

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What snack was the witch denied?

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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 was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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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 country does Malcolm go to?

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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 country is Sweno the king of?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger 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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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet 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 Macbeth's original title?

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What is Macduff's title?

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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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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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Where was the sailor headed?

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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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What is a funeral bell?

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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

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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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What is a Paddock?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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

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Which animals are associated with evil? (3)

Hint: 3 choices
Owls
Swallows
Martlets
Ravens
Crickets
Toads
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Who is responsible for putting Macbeth's armour on him?

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What was the name of the ship?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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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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Where are new kings crowned?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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What word means to stain red?

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

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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

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What is a Graymalkin?

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

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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What is the number of the witch?