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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Which character provides comic relief following the murder of Duncan?

Porter
Macduff
Macduff's son
Fleance
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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 Graymalkin?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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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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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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What was the name of the ship?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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

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What is the name of Banquo's son?

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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 country is Sweno the king of?

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Who lies and says he has no virtues?

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

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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 word means to stain red?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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Where are deceased kings buried?

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What is the ornament of life?

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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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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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

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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 Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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Which animals do witches hate?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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What is a funeral bell?

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What is Macbeth's original title?

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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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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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What is the number of the witch?

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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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 Paddock?

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

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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What is Macduff's title?

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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 the leader of the English army?

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

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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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What country does Donalbain go to?

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What castle is the most fortified?

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

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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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What country does Malcolm go to?

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