WorksheetsMacbeth Test Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A thane who delivers many messages, one to Macbeth at the beginning and then another to Lady Macduff near the end
a)
Duncan
b)
Ross
c)
Siward
d)
Banquo
2.
Man who will be “lesser than Macbeth”
a)
Banquo
b)
Ross
c)
Lennox
d)
Hecate
3.
When a character speaks only to himself alone on the stage
a)
Aside
b)
Sleep talking
c)
Soliloquy
d)
Speech
4.
When the audience knows something the character does not know.
a)
Secrets
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Metaphor
5.
When a character speaks to himself only when others are on stage
a)
Aside
b)
Sleep talking
c)
Soliloquy
d)
Speech
6.
The opposite of what should be
a)
simile
b)
characterization
c)
foreshadowing
d)
irony
7.
The poetic method that Shakespeare employs in his dramas is which of the following
a)
trochaic octameter
b)
iambic pentameter
c)
rhyming couplets
d)
inverted prose
8.
The fact that Scotland is involved in a war is an example of which function of tragedy’s plot structure
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
prologue
9.
Before we actually see Macbeth, we learn that is a/an
a)
traitor
b)
king
c)
brave warrior
d)
all of these
10.
Lady Macbeth asks the spirits to unsex her because
a)
she was unable to conceive a child
b)
she wanted to embody the male-oriented tendencies toward cruelty and violence
c)
traditional women’s roles required her to refrain from ordering her husband around
d)
she needed to be free from lustful thoughts in order to carry out her plan.
11.
“Valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman” is the ironic acknowledgment of Duncan for
a)
Malcom
b)
Macbeth
c)
Macduff
d)
Lennox
12.
The Porter scene serves the purpose of
a)
providing comic relief for the audience
b)
providing a reasonable length of time for Macbeth and his wife to get into bed
c)
providing a first view of Macduff as a foil for Macbeth
d)
wait, who's the Porter?
13.
We know that the ghost of Banquo is not “real” because
a)
he does not say anything to anyone
b)
nobody but Macbeth can see him
c)
he does not look like Banquo
d)
he is not serving an actual purpose
14.
Now that Macbeth has become “wicked” the next prophecies by the witches serve to
a)
anger Macbeth
b)
make Macbeth confused as to his actions
c)
undo all the harm they have done
d)
give Macbeth false hope
15.
Siward is proud when he finds out his son was stabbed in the front.
a)
True
b)
False
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