Macbeth Pretest

Shakespeare probably wrote Macbeth to impress which ruler

• James I

• Mary

• Elizabeth I

• Winston Churchill

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a tragic hero?

• The hero has a tragic flaw
• The hero is driven insane
• The hero is noble and important
• The hero recognizes their error and accepts responsibility

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

Where is Macbeth set?

• England

• Ireland

• Scotland

• Wales

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

One person speaking to a stage full of characters

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Dialect

• Language

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What is an aside?

• The adversary or hostile force opposing the protagonist

• When the audience knows more than the characters

• A character's remark that others on stage do not hear

• A speech given by a character alone

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

What happens in the denouement?

• The protagonist dies

• They tie up loose ends

• The conflict is presented

• Event begin to take a turn of the worst

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the term for a reoccurring object or concept in a story?

• Theme

• Symbol

• Motif

• repetition

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In a drama, a crisis is

• when something bad happens

• when the conflict starts

• the turning point for the protagonist

• when everything begins to unravel

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Macbeth is a true story.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is it called when the audience knows more than the characters in the play?

• motif

• verbal irony

• Denouement

• Dramatic irony

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3