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An #APEnglishLit quiz reviewing #Shaespeares #Macbeth
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1
How many people with a title are killed in Act 1?
2
4
3
1
2
Why is that an example of dramatic irony?
the porter hates working for Macbeth
he's just acting extra.
he doesn't do his job, he just tells knock-knock jokes
the porter is unaware of the murdering and it's influences
3
There is symbolism in the second prophecy from the witches:
False
True
4
Which nation invades Scotland at the end of the play?
Norway
England
Canada
those feisty Geats
5
Lady Macbeth's fate is...
her ruthlessness leads to unhinging more than she planned
her insatiability for power controls her to death
her guilt feasts on her sanity
her reckless ambition bites back
6
Which of the following were concerns in Shakespeare's day and time:
wars
witches
all of the above
food shortages
7
The following picture is an example of what rhetorical device?
synecdoche
personification
simile
metaphor
8
Who does King Duncan profess to be his heir?
Macbeth
Macduff
Malcolm
Banquo
9
What kind of Shakespearean play is Macbeth?
tragedy
horror
fantasy
comedy
10
Lady Macbeth first appears to be...
calm
ruthless
guilty
"like the delicate flower"
11
Macbeth says after killing Duncan:
Macbeth doth murder Duncan
Macbeth doth murder prayer
Macbeth doth murder Grendel
Macbeth doth murder sleep
12
The bloody child stands for...
A child born by C-section
Malcolm, because his father was killed
Macbeth's future children
Banquo's son, Fleance
13
In SPOTTTS poetry analysis, which is NOT a focus?
rhetoric
speaker
theme
tone
14
"Look like the innocent flower..."
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
personification
15
Soliloquies are key moments, because they reveal...
they let the audience in on information no one else knows
the true thoughts, feelings, and/or motives of a character
they speed up the pace of a play
they reveal a truth by comparing something to its opposite
16
The armored head represents:
a nameless, faceless enemy
Macduff leading a rebellion.
King Duncan being killed
Macbeth's beheading at the end of the play
17
Who says, "...I fear thou played'st most foully for't" ?
Macbeth to Dunsinane hill
Macbeth to Lady Macbeth
Banquo to himself
Macduff to Malcolm
18
What is the purpose of Act 1, Scene 1?
establish an atmosphere of evil, disorder, and doom
frighten Macbeth and Banquo
create a humorous beginning to the play
establish the theme of good triumphing over evil
19
In Act 5, Birnam Wood does in a sense come to Dunsinane because
Hecate orders it to be so
Macbeth has the trees cut and the lumber taken to the castle
The soldiers cut the limbs to use as camouflage as they walk
The storm carries broken branches through the castle windows
20
Why was the original Thane of Cawdor executed?
He cheated on his wife.
He killed the Queen.
He committed treason against Duncan and Scotland.
He refused to go into battle, being a coward.
21
What happens to Fleance after Banquo is murdered?
He joins Malcolm's army.
We don't know; the play never mentions him again.
The murderers call him an egg.
He finds the King's sword and walks off into the sunset
22
How many men reign as King of Scotland during the play?
4
3
1
2
23
Who says, "A little water clears us of this deed..."
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
Banquo
Hecate
24
Who does the porter say he works for?
Macbeth
Malcolm
Duncan
Satan
25
"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts & frets on stage & is heard no more"
represents a brief moment in the spotlight
represents Macbeth feeling like a hollow ghost
metaphor
personification
26
"Quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee! Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold!"
Banquo's ghost speaking to Macbeth, and he. is. angry.
Lady Macbeth handwashing after she's lost it.
Hecate to the other witches.
Macbeth at a dinner party. It's casual.
27
Which is not an element of plot?
exposition: background information or incentive moment
resolution: concluding results or effects
climax: crisis or height of action
event: when Lady Macbeth sleep walks, trying to wash hands
28
"All hail Macbeth, that shalt be King Hereafter!"
the witches
shhh don't encourage him
Banquo
Hecate
