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

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What castle is the most fortified?

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What is a Paddock?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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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 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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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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The reference to bearbaiting is an example of what?

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What is a funeral bell?

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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

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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 defined the tragic hero?

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What country does Malcolm go to?

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Who is the leader of the English army?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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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 was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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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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For whom was Macbeth written?

Hint: 1 choice
Shakespeare's lover.
King James.
The black lady.
Queen Elizabeth I.
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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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What is the ornament of life?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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

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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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Where are deceased kings buried?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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

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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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What is Macbeth's original title?

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What is the number of the witch?

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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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Where was the sailor headed?

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Where are new kings crowned?

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What is Macduff's title?

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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 is Macbeth's castle?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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

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

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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

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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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What country is Sweno the king of?

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What was the name of the ship?

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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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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 is the name of Banquo's son?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?