Macbeth Exam Review

Question 1

The meter (pattern of syllables) Shakespeare used mainly in the play is blank verse, also known as:

Accepted Answer

Unrhymed iambic pentameter

Question 2

Which of the following is true about Shakespearean comedies and tragedies?

Accepted Answer

Both of the above answers are true.

Question 3

Who was the monarch of England during Shakespeare's time?

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth I and then King James I

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the prophecies the witches give Macbeth in Act 4?

Accepted Answer

Macbeth will soon have an heir to carry on his bloodline on the throne

Question 5

What the witches say is a self-fulfilling prophecy b/c Macbeth then kills Duncan, which he wouldn't have done otherwise.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Shakespeare returned to the theatre in 1594, as a leading member of The Lord Chamberlin’s Men.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

In November of 1582, Shakespeare got married - what was his wife's name?

Accepted Answer

Anne Hathaway

Question 8

Pathos is the appeal to emotion. How does Lady Macbeth use pathos to convince Macbeth to kill Duncan?

Accepted Answer

She makes him question his masculinity.

Question 9

Who kills King Duncan?

Accepted Answer

Macbeth

Question 10

Fate is the development of events that lie beyond one's control

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

In this quote, Macbeth is describing Banquo and Fleance and the threats they pose. This quote is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 12

What imagery does Shakespeare use to show the guilt of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth over the murder of King Duncan?

Accepted Answer

Blood

Question 13

What are some key themes of Macbeth?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 14

The fact that both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have trouble sleeping later in the play shows that they feel guilty.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Who says the following quote & what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

Lady Macbeth - She wants the strength and masculinity to kill Duncan

Question 16

Shakespeare was an actor and a playwright

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Why did Shakespeare spend most of his working life in London?

Accepted Answer

It was the biggest & richest city in England with all the theatre patrons.

Question 18

At the end of the play, what happens to Lady Macbeth?

Accepted Answer

Macbeth is told that she is dead.

Question 19

At the end of the play, who becomes king of Scotland?

Accepted Answer

Malcolm

Question 20

Which of the following of Macbeth's lines is an example of a rhetorical question?

Accepted Answer

"Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?"

Question 21

Why does Macbeth stop fearing his own defeat after speaking to the witches in Act 4 and receiving three new prophecies?

Accepted Answer

Because the witches use specific wording to make it seem like he will win

Question 22

What does Duncan think of Macbeth at the beginning of the play?

Accepted Answer

Duncan thinks of Macbeth very fondly

Question 23

You are going to do great on tomorrow's exam!!!

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

In Act 1, scene 1, which following quotes from the witches is an example of a paradox?

Accepted Answer

Both

Question 25

How does the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth change after Act 3, Scene 2 (when he decides to kill Banquo)?

Accepted Answer

Macbeth takes charge while Lady Macbeth becomes more submissive

Question 26

Finish the line: "Double, double toil and trouble; / Fire burn, and cauldron ..."

Accepted Answer

Bubble

Question 27

In an aside where one character speaks, do the other characters hear what they say?

Accepted Answer

No - the character is essentially speaking to themselves (and the audience)

Question 28

Lady Macbeth is a very simple and flat character compared to the other women in Shakespeare's plays

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

True or False: Going to the Globe to see a play was very sophisticated, peaceful and nonviolent.

Accepted Answer

False - they walked past traitors' heads on sticks & watch bears fight dogs

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT an event in Macbeth's downfall?

Accepted Answer

Macbeth has no child to carry on his lineage

Question 31

Why did Lady Macbeth say she couldn't have killed Duncan herself?

Accepted Answer

He looked like her father

Question 32

Who kills Macbeth?

Accepted Answer

Macduff

Question 33

Who flees to England to find Malcolm?

Accepted Answer

Macduff

Question 34

William Shakespeare is commonly referred to as:

Accepted Answer

The Bard of Stratford-Upon-Avon

Question 35

If Lady Macbeth and Banquo represent two of Macbeth's emotions, which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

Banquo is his conscience, and Lady Macbeth is his ambition

Question 36

The theatre where Shakespeare's company acted the most was built in 1599 and was called:

Accepted Answer

The Globe

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT an accurate characterization of Macbeth & Lady Macbeth's relationship at the beginning?

Accepted Answer

Lady Macbeth worries that Macbeth is too ambitious

Question 38

In the play, shortly before the story begins, we learn that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth just lost a child.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 39

Which character says this famous line: "O, full of scorpions is my mind,"?

Accepted Answer

Macbeth

Question 40

It is believed that Shakespeare went to grammar school in Stratford. But where did Shakespeare attend university?

Accepted Answer

Trick question - he didn't go to university

Question 41

After Macbeth hears the witches' prophecy at the beginning of the play, what is the significance of the quote below?

Accepted Answer

This makes Macbeth anxious because, to be king, he must eliminate Malcolm

Question 42

Which of the following describes a soliloquy?

Accepted Answer

A character speaks their thoughts alone/while not talking to anyone else

Question 43

What does Macbeth do when Macduff flees to England?

Accepted Answer

He kills Macduff's family

Question 44

Explain why this following excerpt is an example of dramatic irony.

Accepted Answer

Only the audience knows that Macbeth is thinking of killing Banquo & son

Question 45

In 1593, theatres were shut down & Shakespeare shifted to poetry (154 sonnets!) Why did the theatres close down?

Accepted Answer

There was an outbreak of Bubonic Plague

Question 46

"Look like th' innocent flower, But be the serpent under 't" (Act 1, Scene 5). This quote is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 47

Who are Duncan's sons?

Accepted Answer

Malcolm and Donalbain

Question 48

Self-fulfilling prophecy = when one receives a prophecy & is led to make decisions that lead to the foretold outcome

Accepted Answer

True

Question 49

What does Macbeth see at the banquet and what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Banquo's ghost - he is guilty over killing his friend

Question 50

We learn that Macbeth is killed when:

Accepted Answer

the stage directions tell us that Macbeth is killed off-stage

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