Renaissance & Macbeth Review

How many plays and sonnets did Shakespeare write?

• A few plays; 1 sonnet

• 154 plays; 43 sonnets

• 40 plays; 15 sonnets

• 38 plays; 154 sonnets

Which of the following is NOT a major difference between the Medieval Period and the English Renaissance?

• Religion

• Knowledge

• Sexual Freedom

• Economic Fairness

Which of the following is NOT a major development of the Renaissance?

• Music

• Art

• Poetry

• None of the Above

Which of the following best describes a major theme of the play?

• Indecisivenness can lead you down a road you don't want to go down.

• Ambition and the devastation which follows

• Appearance and reality

• The Natural World and Its Disruption

Which of the following was NOT a major writer of the Renaissance?

• William Shakespeare

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• Ian McKellen

• Christopher Marlowe

Which of the following is the best definition of a "Renaissance Man"?

• A man who is brilliant at everything

• A man who loves music and art

• A man who has many talents and interests

• None of the above

"Knock, knock, knock! Who's there?" is an example of...

• hyperbole

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• paradox

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair" is an example of...

• simile

• paradox

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

"The Heavens are troubled with men's acts" is an example of...

• personification

• allusion

• paradox

• alliteration

This person hired murders to kill Banquo and Fleance.

• Duncan

• Macbeth

• Macduff

• Hecate