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What is Macbeth's tragic flaw?
Listening to his wife.
He is a coward.
Blind/unchecked ambition.
Belief in superstition.
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In addition to being a playwright, Shakespeare was also (choose all)
Poet
Glove maker
Actor
Theater owner
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Macbeth's antagonist & one he has most wronged is
Malcolm
King Duncan
Macduff
Lady Macbeth
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"Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade"
simile
personification
alliteration
metaphor
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How is Duncan killed?
a battlefield injury
Macbeth's dagger
Poison from Lady Macbeth
the guards' daggers
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People who paid a penny to stand at the front of the stage
the gentry
the witches
the groundlings
the Thanes
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What is a Shakespearean sonnet?
14 line poem written in iambic pentameter
The name of his best known poem
an unrhymed poem about love
A copy of his play
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Shakespeare’s lifespan
1776-1800
44-20 BC
1564-1616
1200-154
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Conflict over killing Duncan (more than one)
He is a kinsman.
He is a good king.
Their sons are friends.
He has rewarded Macbeth's loyalty.
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“Your face, my Thane, is as a book where men May read strange matters"
alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
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Signs of Lady Macbeth's insanity:
She thinks the witch's potion is wine.
Sleepwalking, she constantly washes her hands.
She joins the witches.
She sees a bloody Banquo at the banquet.
12
The first published collection of Shakespeare’s plays
Macbeth
Shall I compare thee?
The Sonnets of Shakespeare
First Folio
13
Which of the following is a theme of the play?
Death comes to the valiant.
Beware the Ides of March.
Women cannot be trusted.
Power corrupts.
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This invention changed the perceptions of the word and opened exploration.
the Globe
the compass
the printing press
the English Bible
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The character Shakespeare played in
Macbeth.
Macduff
King Duncan
Macbeth
Malcolm
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Macbeth will be Thane of Cowdor
A witches' prediction
Lady's Macbeth's demands
A false prophecy
Duncan's will
17
“Was the hope drunk Wherein you dressed yourself? Hath it slept since?”
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Alliteration
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This invention helped promote literacy in Europe.
The printing press
The compass
The Bible
The sail boat
19
Referred to as one “not of an age, but for all time.”
James I
Francis Bacon
Shakespeare
Benjamin Franklin
20
In Act 1, the bloody battlefield's comparison to Golgotha is a reference to
the symbolism of birds in the play
the crucifixion of Jesus
Grendel's attack on Herot
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Noble king of Scotland
Duncan
Macbeth
Malcolm
Balquo
22
Witch's Act V predictions for Macbeth (select all that apply)
He will wear the crown until the woods move.
No man born of a woman will harm him.
Lady Macbeth will die.
Beware Macduff.
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Tried to shut down English theaters because they thought they were immoral.
The Catholics
James I
Queen Elizabeth
The Puritans
24
James I ordered that this be done.
Write the Magna Carta.
English translation of the Bible.
Shakespeare beheaded.
The Globe Theater built.
25
Malcolm and Donalbain decision after their father's death
High their grief.
Avenge his murder.
Run to protect themselves.
Fight each other for the crown.
26
Primary setting for the play
Macbeth
Scotland
Wales
England
Ireland
27
What does the doctor mean when he says “More needs she the divine than the physician"
Lady Macbeth is innocent of all wrongdoing.
Lady Macbeth has cancer.
Lady Macbeth is on her deathbed.
Lady Macbeth's soul needs healing.
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What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?
14 unrhymed lines
Four quatrains; couplet
7 couplets
Five quatrains; couplet
29
Which of the following plays are tragedies? (all that apply)
Midsummer's Night Dream
King Lear
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
30
The most successful London playhouse.
The Carmike
Stratford-Upon-Avon
The Globe
The King's Theater
31
Believes he/she cannot be killed by a man “born of a woman”
Macduff
Macbeth
the witches
Lady Macbeth
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How does Lady Macbeth die?
Commits suicide.
Falls down stairs while sleepwalking.
Macduff avenges his wife's death.
Lady in waiting murders her.
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In England, Ross tells Macduff
His wife had a miscarriage.
His wife has left him for Lennox.
His household has been slain.
He has been pardoned for being a traitor.
34
A person with many talents or areas of knowledge
Renaissance Man
Mrs. Casolaro
Lady Macbeth
NBA Player
35
Kills Macbeth; considered his nemesis
Duncan
Macduff
Malcolm
Banquo
36
First thought a murderer but becomes king in the end
Macbeth
Malcolm
Donalbaine
Duncan
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What is the resolution of the play? (all that apply)
Malcolm is king.
Malcolm's son died valiantly.
The noblemen are named Earls of Scotland.
Macbeth is beheaded.
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Insults spouse; driven mad by remorse and kills self
Macduff
Lady Macduff
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
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When Macbeth says, “Is this a dagger I see before me?” it is clear that Macbeth
Has been drinking heavily.
Has made up his mind to kill Duncan
Is not sure whether he should kill Duncan
Does not believe the witches’ prophecies
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Person's death for whom Macbeth is not responsible.
Lady Macbeth
Duncan's body guards
Ross
Lady Macduff
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When the troops meet at Birnam Wood, what does Malcolm order each solider to do?
Allow him to kill Macbeth, if he is taken alive
Give a shout as they near Dunsinane.
Raise his sword in defiant battle.
Camouflage himself with branches from the trees
42
A character stands alone on stage expressing his or her thoughts to the audience
catastrophe
soliloquy
foreshadowing
aside
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Hallucinations...(more than 1)
blood on Lady Macbeth's hands
A floating dagger
a bloody Banquo
A baby wearing a crown
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“Look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under it"
Metaphor
Alliteration
Allusion
Simile
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Time period for the play Macbeth
44 B.C.
11th Century
. 1564-1616
1492
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Evildoers out to cause trouble; make predictions
The Weird Sisters
Duncan's sons
English soldiers
warlocks
47
Agent(s) of foreshadowing
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Duncan's sons
The weird sisters
48
“But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in To saucy doubts and fears.”
metaphor
alliteration
simile
personification
49
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
abc...gg
aabb...gg
abab....gg
aaaa..bb
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Duncan calling Lady Macbeth "noble hostess" is an example of
verbal irony
dramatic irony
foreshadowing
metaphor