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Review of Shakespeare's Macbeth
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1
What was the name of the theater in which Shakespeare's plays were originally performed?
Inverness
The Round House
The Globe Theater
The Queen's Gate
2
Duncan's heir is
Malcom
Donalbain
Macbeth
Macduff
3
All of the following adjectives describe the witches EXCEPT
Deceiving
Mystical
Kind
Masculine
4
Macbeth murdered or ordered the murder of each of the following characters EXCEPT
Banquo
Duncan
Macduff's son
Malcolm
5
Malcolm confesses to each of the following sins EXCEPT
Lust
Greed
Murder
He confesses to all of these
6
Macbeth orders Banquo's murder because
Banquo suspects Macbeth has played foully for the throne
Banquo killed Duncan
Both Blue and Yellow
Banquo received a prophecy that he will be the father of Kings.
7
Which of the following is NOT a theme of Macbeth?
the power of love and devotion
blind ambition
superstition can affect human behavior
things are not what they seem
8
Which character escapes the murderers?
Banquo
Fleance
Duncan
Lady Macduff
9
Lady Macduff compares her son to
a bird
an egg
a chick
a duck
10
Banquo's son is
Fleance
Donalbain
Ross
Hecate
11
Macbeth belongs to what genre?
drama
novels
short stories
poetry
12
Which of the following is NOT one of the main characteristics of Shakespeare's style?
new vocabulary
omission
biblical references
inverted sentence structure
13
Which of the following is an example of an
aside
?
Lady Macbeth's words while sleep walking
Malcom addressing the troops in Birnham wood
Macbeth contemplating the witches first prophecy
Banquo's ghost appearing at the banquet
14
All of the following are ingredients for the witches' brew EXCEPT
scale of dragon
liver of blaspheming jew
eye of newt
nutmeg
15
Who says, "a little water clears us of this deed?"
Lady Macbeth
the doctor
Macbeth
the ghost
16
What is a motif?
a theme about humans
a long speech delivered alone on stage
an object that has a larger meaning
a recurring structure in a work of literature
17
Who rules the Weird Sisters?
God
Hecate
the apparitions
Macbeth
18
Which of the following is NOT an element of Shakespearean Tragedy?
supernatural elements
a romantic love
inner conflict/torment
a tragic hero
19
Who discovers Duncan's body?
Malcom
the Guards
Macbeth
Macduff
20
In what country does this play take place?
an Imaginary Country
England
Ireland
Scotland
21
The King of England reportedly has a super power: he can
predict the future
live forever
heal the diseased
fly
22
The original Thane of Cawdor was executed for what crime?
Losing a Battle
Treason
Lechery
Murder
23
which of the following is NOT a motif in Macbeth?
blood/death imagery
mental instability
sun/sky references
sexual inversion
24
Lady Macduff is angry with her husband because
He killed the king
He cheated on her
He left her and her son unprotected
He lost a battle
25
Who kills Macbeth?
Macduff
the Witches
Young Siward
His Wife
26
In the opening act of the play, Duncan praises Macbeth as a
Thane of Glamis
Thane of Cawdor
War Hero
Good Husband
27
Why does Malcolm say he'd make a terrible king?
because he has no confidence in himself
because he does not want to be king
to test Macduff
because he is a sinful person
28
Which of the following was NOT true of Shakespeare's London?
most people were educated and literate
the plague killed thousands and closed the playhouses
streets were filled with filth & feces
prisoners/criminals were chained by the shore
29
According to the murder plan, who will be blamed for the king's death?
Malcom
the Captain
Macbeth
the Guards
30
The witches gave Macbeth 3 new prophecies in Act 4. Which of the following is NOT one of the prophecies?
None shall vanquish him 'til the Wood shall march
Macbeth shall sleep no more
Beware Macduff
No man of woman born shall harm Macbeth
31
The witches predict that Macbeth will possess each of the following titles EXCEPT
Thane of Cawdor
Thane of Fife
King of Scotland
Thane of Glamis
32
Which of the following is NOT one of the parts of the 5-Act play structure?
chaos
evil
good
climax
33
Macbeth is unnerved at his dinner party because
Banquo's ghost speaks to him
Lady Macbeth is upset with him
Banquo's ghost sits in his chair
The guests think he is crazy
34
Malcolm and Donalbain flee the country because
They are afraid of being murdered
They are accused of murder
Macbeth banished them
The King of England offered them money
35
All of the following characters are thanes EXCEPT
Lennox
Banquo
Ross
Donalbain
36
How many kings will come of Banquo's lineage?
5
7
2
8
37
Lady Macbeth would have killed Duncan herself, but
he looked like her father.
she was afraid of getting caught.
she hates the sight of blood.
she didn't have a knife.
38
Macduff is thane of
Cawdor
Scone
Fife
Glamis
39
Iambic pentameter includes
5 feet, 10 syllables
10 feet, 2 syllables
none of the above
2 feet, 5 syllables
40
Who commands the 10 thousand soldiers that Malcolm has borrowed from the English King?
Macduff
Malcolm
Chuck Norris
Siward
