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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 is the one thing that will frighten Macbeth?

2. Who of the following is not among the soldiers in Dunsinane?

3. What does Lady Macduff say her husband's flight makes her look like?

4. Who is with Lady Macduff in her castle when she hears her husband has fled?

5. Why is Macduff's birth so important to the plot?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where has Macduff fled to after hearing about Banquo's death?

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

6. Who is the main general in Malcolm's army?

7. How does Macbeth feel about his first kill in the battle against Malcolm?

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

9. What does Macbeth see at the banquet that frightens him beyond measure?

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 are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Choosing sides is a theme presented in this play. What are some of the examples of this theme, and how does it affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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