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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Macduff do when summoned by Macbeth in Act 3, Scene 6?

2. What do the men in Dunsinane use as camouflage?

3. What do the witches plan to do with that which they harvest from the moon?

4. What does Macduff call Macbeth as they fight?

5. What does Macbeth decide he must do when he sees the army at his castle in Act 5, Scene 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the bloody child tell Macbeth when Macbeth visits the three witches?

2. Why is Malcolm so afraid for his life in Act 3, Scene 6?

3. What is Hecate planning on harvesting from the moon?

4. Where is most of Malcolm's army from?

5. How was Macduff born?

6. What does Macbeth think his enemies will suffer before he is defeated?

7. What does Macbeth ask Seyton to help him with before the battle begins?

8. What is Hecate mad at the three witches for?

9. What does Malcolm suggest that his soldiers use as camouflage while approaching Macbeth's castle?

10. What does the child with the tree branch tell Macbeth when he visits the three witches?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the play. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the play, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety are two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this play. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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