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Shakespeare, JC, Macbeth
Shakespeare, JC, Macbeth
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Assessment for Shakespeare unit
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1
King Duncan names Malcom as his successor
True
False
2
During the banquet, Macbeth's chair is occuied by the ghost of
Banqo
Macduff
Duncan
Lady Macbeth
3
Duncan's son who flees to Ireland
Macduff
Donalbain
Fleance
Malcom
4
The number one challenge Shakespeare faced as a playwright was...
writing interesting plots and well-devleoped characters
pleasing royalty
overcoming writer's block
entertaining a varied audience without giving offense
5
Lady Macbeth thinks Macbeth should prove himself a man by
Refusing to use violence
Remaining loyal to Duncan
Defeating Duncan's heirs in combat
Doing whatever he must to become king
6
Which of the following was NOT predicted by the three witches?
Macbeth will be king
Fleance will die
Banqo will be the father of kings
Macbeth will be the Thane of Cawdor
7
Which appeal did Brutus not include in his speech?
ethos
pathos
logos
kairos
8
Has more need for a priest than a doctor
Hecate
Lady Macbeth
Lady Macduff
The Witches
9
Which is NOT evidence that Antony presented in his speech?
Caesar always ensured the general coffers were full
Caesar signed a contract with the Senate to never disband them
Caesar refused the crown three times
Caesar left all citizens an inheritance in his will
10
Lady Macbeth tries to discourage Macbeth from killing Ducan
True
False
11
To be the father of kings but not a king
Banqo
Macbeth
Hecate
Fleance
12
Donalbain accuses Malcom of murdering Duncan
False
True
13
Lady Macbeth confesses her crimes when she
Speaks with her priest
Writes Macduff a letter
Meets with Malcom
Walks in her sleep
14
term that means having two meanings, with one being risque
double antendre
ambivalent
ambiguity
double entendre
15
What was Shakespeare's nickname?
Funny Man
Father of Tragicomedy
The Bard
King of Drama
16
Duncan's sons flee because they
Know Macbeth killed Duncan
Helped murder the king
Are accused of spying for England
Feared for their lives
17
Lady Macbeth takes part in Banqo's murder
False
True
18
Which of the following does Macbeth NOT learn on his second visit to the Witches?
That Lady Macbeth will betray him
That no man born of a women can kill him
To beware of Macduff
That he will not be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane
19
Macbeth hires murderers to kill
Banqo and Fleance
Malcom and Donalbain
Macduff and Lennox
Ross and Siward
20
Order is restored to Scotland when
Malcom is declared king
Banqo's ghost is laid to rest
The witches are burned
Macduff declares that he seeks no further vengeance
21
Which word means that one's possessions will pass to the first born, usually male?
primogeniture
permamalion
permagenation
primomalion
22
term for a lengthy set of lines that expresses the characters inward thoughts
soliloquy
solileque
monolog
monologue
23
Man not born of a woman
Banqo
Malcom
Macbeth
Macduff
24
Banqo says that he is not interested in the witches' prophecies
False
True
25
Thane of Glamis and Thane of Cawdor
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
Macduff
Banqo
26
Which one was NOT a great influence when writing
Macbeth
?
the religion of Christianity
classical Greek tragedies
the philosophy of the Great Chain of Being
classical Roman farce
27
The character of the Porter
Explains the moral of the play
Provides comic relief
speaks the prologue
announces Duncan's death
28
The former Thane of Cawdor is
Cursed by the weird sisters
Executed by Duncan
Killed by Macbeth in battle
Taken captive by the king of Norway
29
Malcom's army is reinforced by deserters from Macbeth's castle
True
False
30
Malcom kills Macbeth
True
False
31
What best describes the opening scene of
Julius Caesar
?
Cassius persuading Brutus to join the assassination attempt
the common people praising Caesar and some senators harasssing them for it
the soothsayer warning Julius Caesar to beware the ides of March
Julius Caesar refusing the crown as king three times
32
Lady Macbeth is believed to have died
In her sleep
Of greif for Macbeth
By the sword of an assassin
By her own hand
33
Lady Macbeth accuses Macbeth of being a coward when he hesitates about murdering Duncan
False
True
34
The form of poetry Shakespeare used in his plays was...
iambic pentameter
sonnet
limerick
haiku
35
Select the TWO purposes Shakespeare had in writing
Macbeth
.
to show that females are just as likely as men to have an evil side
to warn the English to not plot against the king
to find favor with the new king, James I
to keep himself from being banished from England
36
What was Caesar's
hamartia
?
too trusting
conceit
anger
ignorance
37
The Witches' superior
Donalbain
Hecate
Fleance
Lady Macduff
38
Malcom encourages Macduff to
Turn his greif to anger and seek revenge
Maintain loyalty to Macbeth
Remain in England
Surrender alligence to Scotland
39
Remorse ruins Lady Macbeth's enjoyment of success
True
False
40
Macbeth believes the witches have prophesized his success
True
False
