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

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What word means to stain red?

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

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What is the name of Duncan's younger son?

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What is the number of the witch?

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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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Witches were said to control _ ?

Wind
Water
Fire
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What Scottish territory did the Norwegians conquer?

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How does Lady Macbeth die?

Stabbed
Suicide
Poisoned
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Where are new kings crowned?

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What title is Malcolm given by Duncan?

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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 is a funeral bell?

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If the thanes are pearls; who is the crown?

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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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What is Macbeth's original title?

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What is the ornament of life?

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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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Who defined the tragic hero?

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

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

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What is a posset?

Night-cap
Monetary deposit
Bird of ill-omen
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Which thane is related to Macduff?

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What is a Paddock?

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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 snack was the witch denied?

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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 are deceased kings buried?

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Which king does Malcolm go to for help in England?

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What was the name of the ship?

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

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Which animals do witches hate?

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What is Macduff's title?

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What is a Graymalkin?

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What ghost does Macbeth see in his seat?

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Where does Hecate tell the witches to meet Macbeth?

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Where were the mercenaries from?

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Which thane was working with Norway?

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

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Where was the sailor headed?

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What castle is the most fortified?

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Who is Bellona's bridegroom?

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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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How many rebels are there?

5,000
20,000
10,000
15,000
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Where is Macbeth's castle?

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What country is Sweno the king of?

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What country does Donalbain go to?

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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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"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 is the name of Banquo's son?

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What was the name of the traitor Macbeth beheaded?

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

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

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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.