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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. How do the soldiers in Dunsinane plan to purge Macbeth of his anger?

2. What were the boughs held by the army used for?

3. Who are speaking at the beginning of Act 5?

4. Who does Lennox speak to about Banquo's death?

5. What does Macbeth call his servant who tried to warn him of the encroaching army?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was Macduff born?

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

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

6. Why does Macbeth not want to receive any more reports from the doctor and his attendant in Act 5, Scene 2?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this play. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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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