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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. Where did the army get the boughs they are holding?

2. In Act 4, Scene 3, what does Macduff promise Malcolm he is not?

3. Why is Macbeth not afraid of the man sworn to take revenge on him?

4. What is the first apparition to appear to Macbeth when he meets with the witches?

5. What do the witches plan to show Macbeth the morning after Banquo's murder?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Angus pledge to purge Macbeth of his bloodlusty sickness?

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

4. Why does Malcolm tell lies to Macduff as they converse in England?

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

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

7. How does Macduff prove that he has slain Macbeth?

8. Why is Macbeth's army so small in comparison to Malcolm's army?

9. What is Malcolm trying to hide by using camouflage?

10. What about his new English soldiers is Malcolm most worried about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Valor is a theme of this play very important to many of the characters involved. Where does this theme of valor present itself, and how do these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

General Siward was a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence--however brief--altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Siward had not been in the play at all?

Essay Topic 3

Power and greed are two common themes in this play. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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