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Macbeth Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tree could fall hard, even with ear near.

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

d)

simile

2.

A blue, new moon

a)

consonance

b)

assonance

c)

imagery

d)

alliteration

3.

Crash! Bang! Pow!

a)

aliteration

b)

consonance

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

assonance

4.
Which of these lines from Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” contains alliteration?
a)

while I pondered, weak and weary

b)

“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door

c)

Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”

5.

The pushy fish said, “Hush!”

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhyme

c)

Consonance

d)

Assonance

6.

The rhino and the tiger like ice cream.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhyme

c)

Consonance

d)

Assonance

7.

Larry laughed during lunch.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhyme

c)

Consonance

d)

Assonance

8.

A dove moved silently above the waves.

a)

Assonance

b)

Consonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

None of the Above

9.

Which detail from the excerpt contains alliteration?

a)

“sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand”

b)

“Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame”

c)

“Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame”

d)

“Mother of Exiles.”

10.

Which detail from the excerpt contains assonance?

a)

“I will be the gladdest”

b)

“Under the sun”

c)

“cliffs and clouds”

d)

“the grass rise”

11.

Is this line written in iambic pentameter?

One must have a mind of winter

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

Is this line written in iambic pentameter?

Go and catch a falling star

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

Is this line written in iambic pentameter? But if they answered him, we haven't heard

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

Is this line in iambic pentameter? I know that I shall meet my fate

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.
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
16.
When a character speaks only to himself alone on the stage
a)
Aside
b)
Sleep talking
c)
Soliloquy 
d)
Speech
17.
When the audience knows something the character does not know. 
a)
Secrets
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Metaphor
18.
Siward is proud when he finds out his son was stabbed in the front.
a)
True
b)
False
19.

What is a tyrant?

a)

A leader who rules by fear and violence

b)

A leader who uses the military to rule

c)

A person who is insane

d)

A ruler who is cruel

20.

What does the audience learn in Scene 2 about Macbeth’s army? Is the army loyal to him?

a)

The army betrays Macbeth and is planning to overthrow him.

b)

The army joins the approaching English army that is being led by Malcolm.

c)

The army obeys and loves Macbeth and they’ll “go down with the sinking ship” with him.

d)

The army obeys Macbeth, but the soldiers don’t love him as much as Duncan was loved.

21.

Character obsessed with washing hands is...

a)

Gentlewoman

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

Lady Macduff

d)

All of the above

22.

In the last scene, what does Macduff come into the room carrying?

a)

His sword

b)

Macbeth's head

c)

The crown

d)

Young Siward's body

23.

Until the very end, Macbeth believes that...

a)

The witches’ prediction will save his life

b)

His suffering people will support him

c)

He will somehow flee from all enemies

d)

His heirs will rule Scotland

24.

Macbeth tries to reassure himself that Malcolm and Macduff are not a threat to him because they...

a)

Are far away in England

b)

Do not have the military power that he has

c)

Have fled because of fear

d)

Are both “of woman born”

25.
Who kills Macbeth?
a)
Malcolm
b)
Donalbain
c)
Macduff
d)
Lennox
26.

Why does Macbeth act so oddly at the banquet?

a)

He’s had too much to drink

b)

He is sick

c)

He sees Banquo’s ghost

d)

He’s been unable to sleep

27.

What is Macbeth referred to as by the lords and leaders?

a)

A noble king

b)

A tyrant

c)

A gentle soul

d)

A gracious host

28.

“Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty.”

a)

Macbeth

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

Banquo

d)

Witch

29.

“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes”

a)

Macbeth

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

Lady Macduff

d)

Witch

30.
A seemingly contradictory statement that proves to be true
a)
Blank Verse
b)
Aside
c)
Motif
d)
Paradox
31.

Who is Hecate?

a)

queen of the witches

b)

thane of Ross

c)

Duncan's son

d)

Banquo's son

32.

What is the name of the forest that appears to march on the castle?

a)

Birnam Wood

b)

Inverness

c)

Dunsinane

d)

Siward

33.

Who calls her husband a traitor for leaving her and her family unprotected?

a)

Lady Macbeth

b)

Lady Macduff

c)

Hecate

d)

Lady Ross

34.

What is the name of the king's castle?

a)

Dunsinane

b)

Inverness

c)

Birnam Wood

35.
Malcolm instructs the soldiers to do what action on the way to Macbeth's castle?
a)
Cut off branches and hold them up
b)
Hold their swords up as they march in
c)
Sing a chant so Macbeth can hear them arriving
d)
To be silent so that no one can hear them approaching the castle
36.
How many apparitions appear in front of Macbeth?
a)
one
b)
two 
c)
three
d)
four
37.

The first apparition or vision is a....

a)

Bloody Child

b)

Armed Head

c)

Crowen

38.
What does the first apparition tell Macbeth?
a)
beware of Macduff
b)
beware of Malcolm
c)
beware of Fleance
d)
beware of Donalbain
39.
The second apparition (a bloody child) tells Macbeth...
a)
None of woman born can harm him
b)
That he will die soon
c)
That he will become King of England
d)
That he will have children
40.
The third apparition (a crowned child holding a bough) tells Macbeth...
a)
He shall never be vanquished until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill come against him.
b)
He shall never be vanquished until the three witches call upon Hecate again.
c)
That he will defeat Siward's army
d)
That is a terrible king who resembles Satan.
41.

After the third apparition leaves, what does Macbeth want to know?

a)

How long will I live?

b)

Will Banquo's sons ever be king?

c)

Will Macduff kill me?

d)

Is Lady Macbeth cheating?

42.

What metaphorical line is spoken before Macduff's son is killed?

a)

Fair is foul and foul is fair

b)

Have at thee, coward!

c)

What, you egg?

d)

Son of a nutcracker!