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Quiz by Lisa Cochrane, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Lisa Cochrane
almost 10 years ago
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Question 1
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What is the name of Macbeth's castle?
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Glamis
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Dunsinane
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Cawdor
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Fife
Question 2
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What is the dagger symbolic of?
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Macbeth becoming King
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The supernatural
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The struggle between good and evil in Macbeth's mind
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The death of Macduff's wife and children
Question 3
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Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing?
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"Blood will have blood"
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"Hie thee hither, that I may pour my spirits in thine ear."
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"Out, damned spot!"
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"Macbeth hath murthered sleep!"
Question 4
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Sleep and blood are both motifs throughout the play. Name another.
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The weather
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The dagger
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Banquo's ghost
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Cruelty and masculinity
Question 5
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Why is Act 3, Scene 4 a turning point?
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The lords start to become suspicious of him
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It signals the start of Macbeth's downfall - his mind breaking down
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We never see him with Lady Macbeth again after this scene
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It is the half-way point of the play
Question 6
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What is an allusion?
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A technique where one thing represents another thing
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When we are given clues about events that have not taken place yet
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A play on words
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A reference to something outwith the text
Question 7
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Banquet scene
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Battle with Norway
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Macbeth being crowned
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The witches' prophecies
Question 8
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Banquet scene
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Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane
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Sleepwalking scene
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Lady Macbeth reads the letter from her husband
Question 9
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What is Macbeth's fatal flaw?
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Indecision
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Ambition
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Jealousy
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Pride
Question 10
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What does the second apparition tell Macbeth?
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That he has nothing to fear until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane
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Beware Macduff
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No man born of woman can harm him
Question 11
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What is an anachronism?
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Where a character makes a small comment that only the audience can hear
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Where a character refers to something/someone that is not onstage
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When action takes place offstage
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Where a writer refers to something from a later or earlier period - either deliberately or accidentally
Question 12
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What does Lady Macbeth NOT mention while sleepwalking?
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Lady Macduff
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Duncan
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The witches
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Macbeth's behaviour at the banquet
Question 13
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Why does Shakespeare have Lady Macbeth talk in rhyme during the sleepwaling scene?
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To make it sound nice
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To make it easier to read
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To have her words flow more smoothly
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To reflect her insanity
Question 14
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Which word best describes Macduff in relation to Macbeth?
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Foil
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Friend
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Antagonist
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Minor character
Question 15
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Who becomes king upon Macbeth's death?
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Macduff
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Ross
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Donalbain
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Malcolm
Question 16
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What are Macbeth's last words?
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"Hold, enough!"
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"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow."
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"I will be satisfied."
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"Turn, Hell-hound, turn!"
Question 17
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What does the knocking at the gate mean in Act 2, Scene 3?
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Someone is at the door
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It is morning
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Macbeth cannot outrun his fate
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Birnam Wood has come to Dunsinane
Question 18
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Which quotation conveys the theme of appearance versus reality?
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"Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck."
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"Look like th'innocent flower, but be the serpent under't."
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"A little water clears us of this deed."
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"Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here."
Question 19
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How do the witches answer the question, "Will Banquo's issue ever reign in this kingdom?"
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They show him an apparition of a helmeted head
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They warn him to beware of Macduff
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They tell him to leave
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They show him a procession of eight kings
Question 20
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What must happen at the end of a tragedy?
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The hero must die (due to his own fatal flaw)
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Innocent people must be killed
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There must be a battle
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Good will always triumph over evil
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