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Macbeth: Lectures, Notes, & Characters

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Shakespeare wrote all his plays in blank verse called...

a)

blank poetry.

b)

I am but a pentagon.

c)

iambic pentameter.

d)

couplets of the pentagon.

2.

Penta means...

(a)  

3.

In 1050, Macbeth was known to travel to (a)   for a papal jubilee.

4.

True or False: Macbeth was killed by Siward's nephew, Malcolm.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A "mormaer" was a high steward of ancient Celtic provinces of Scotland, and when translated from Latin it means ________.

a)

mortar

b)

Moray

c)

earl [of]

d)

comes [from]

6.

What does it mean when verse is written in iamb?

a)

Iamb means that all lines of the play are run-on lines.

b)

Iamb means that the first syllable of a word is unstressed, and followed by a stressed syllable.

c)

Iamb means that I am beginning with the letter, "b," for rhyming purposes.

d)

Iamb means that the end-stop lines are punctuated.

7.

An end-stop line ends with ________.

a)

an iamb stressed syllable

b)

nothing

c)

a comma

d)

punctuation

8.

New words in the English language come from...

a)

literature.

b)

new ideas, styles, and technology.

c)

out of California.

d)

new nonsense words and jibberish lyrics from songs.

9.

Every main character in "Macbeth" is from an historical reference except for...

a)

Macbeth

b)

The Weird Witches

c)

Banquo

d)

Malcolm

10.

Macbeth was an historical figure who killed King Duncan of Scotland.

a)

Yes, Macbeth, known as Mac Bethad mac Finlaich, of Scotland, killed King Duncan in battle and took over the Scottish throne in August of 1040.

b)

Yes, Macbeth lived in the middle ages, but was never king of any Scottish lands, but fought for King Duncan in a battle against MacDonwald.

c)

No, Macbeth is a character that Shakespeare created to make his tragic play more interesting with more betrayals within the plot.

d)

Yes, Macbeth, known as Mac Bethad mac Finlaich, killed both King Duncan of Scotland and King Duncan's son, Malcolm.