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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 makes Macbeth feel invincible in Act 5?

2. Who is the leader of the army at Dunsinane?

3. What does a doctor say Lady Macbeth needs to heal?

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

5. What does Macduff tell Malcolm to do after they have both fled?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is peculiar about the appearance of the surprise visitor to Macbeth's banquet in Act 3, Scene 4?

2. Who is the first person Macbeth kills in the battle against Malcolm?

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

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

5. What lies does Malcolm tell Macduff as they converse in England?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the prophecies given to Macbeth, and how do these prophecies alter the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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