A. Macbeth B. Lady Macbeth C. Banquo D. Malcolm E. Macduff

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1 Directions: Multiple choice. 2 points each. Match the quote with the speaker. Notice that some of the letters are used for different people. A. Macbeth B. Lady Macbeth C. Banquo D. Malcolm E. Macduff 1. And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray's In deepest consequence. 2. Nothing in his life Became him like the leaving it; he died As one that had been studied in his death, To throw away the dearest thing he ow'd, As 'twere a careless trifle. 3. Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be What thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness. 4. Look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under it. 5. I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on the other. 6. Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak Whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids it break. 7. I have almost forgot the taste of fears; The time has been, my senses would have cool'd To hear a night-shriek. 8. Methought I heard a voice cry, Sleep no more! 9. Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day; And with thy bloody and invisible hand, Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond Which keeps me pale!. 10. It will have blood; they say, blood will have blood: Stones have been known to move and trees to speak. 11. make thick my blood, Stop up the access and passage to remorse, That no compunctious visitings of nature Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between The effect and it!. 12. We fail! But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we'll not fail. 13. Did you say all? O hell-kite! All? What, all my pretty chickens, and their dam, At one fell swoop? 14. Bleed, bleed, poor country! Great tyranny! lay thou thy basis sure, For goodness dare not cheque thee: wear thou thy wrongs; 15. Macduff, this noble passion, Child of integrity, hath from my soul Wiped the black scruples, reconciled my thoughts To thy good truth and honour Then fly, false thanes, And mingle with the English epicures: The mind I sway by and the heart I bear Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear. 17. Despair thy charm; And let the angel whom thou still hast served Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother's wombuntimely ripp'd.

2 18. According to Aristotle, what is the first principal of tragedy? A) character B) plot C) setting D) theme 19. The Elizabethan belief that the universe was a hierarchy, ordered from top (God, King, Queen) to the bottom (animals, devils, witches) was called. A) The Great Chain of Being B) Darwinism C) naturalism D) the Divine Right 20. The goal of tragedy is to achieve, the purgation of pity and fear, in the audience. A) Deux ex Machina B) carpe diem C) memisis D) katharsis 21. Shakespeare reveals his characters through A) their actions C) their words to others E) all of these B) their soliloquies D) other characters words about them 22. Look at the Tic-Tac-Toe board to the right. If the board were a stage and actors were standing on the Xs, what are their placements? (Audience) A) Upstage Center; Downstage Center; Stage Right; Stage Left B) Stage Left; Stage Right; Upstage Right; Upstage Left C) Downstage Left; Upstage Right; Upstage Center; Downstage Right D) Downstage Right; Downstage Left; Upstage Center; Center Stage 23. The first major sign foreshadowing the chaos that is to come is the. A) fight B) storm C) murder D) drunkenness 24. According to Snyder, the Weird Sisters present Macbeth, while Lady Macbeth supplies the. A) nouns ; verb B) verbs ; noun C) ideas ; dagger D) daggers ; idea 25. The play begins with a question concerning A) birth B) death C) blood D) time 26. Macbeth s reaction to death is a realization that time is moving so slowly when he is suffering, and that his life means nothing now. A) Duncan s B) Banquo s C) Lady Macbeth s D) his own 27. Snyder says, Shakespeare departs from the Holinshed account in which Macbeth is joined by ; instead he has Macbeth act alone against Duncan. A) Macduff B) Lady Macbeth C) Malcolm D) Banquo 28. Snyder says that is more corrupt than Macbeth. A) Duncan B) Malcolm C) Lady Macbeth D) Donalbain

3 29. Polanski and Snyder share similar views on the ending of Macbeth: Scotland is doomed to tyranny. A) true B) false 30. Using visual imagery, Polanski best foreshadows Macbeth s death with the scene. A) execution of Cawdor C) banquet B) death of the murderers D) bear-baiting 31. Regarding equivocal morality, Snyder says, Macbeth justify his actions by the perceived misdeeds of his victim. A) can B) cannot Macbeth recites seven soliloquies. Here are the first lines of each: 1st ("This supernatural soliciting cannot be ill, cannot be good.") 2nd ("If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly.") 3rd ("Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?") 4th ("To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus.") 5th ("Time, thou anticipat'st my dread exploits.") 6th ("This push will cheer me ever or disseat me now.") 7th ("She should have died hereafter.") 32. Which soliloquy is most dominated by imagery? A) 1 st B) 2 nd C) 3 rd D) 4 th 33. Which soliloquy would Macbeth say depressingly slow? A) 4 th B) 5 th C) 6 th D) 7 th 34. In which soliloquy does Macbeth worry obsessively about Banquo? A) 3 rd B) 4 th C) 5 th D) 6 th 35. In which soliloquy does Macbeth worry obsessively about Macduff? A) 3 rd B) 4 th C) 5 th D) 6 th 36. In which soliloquy does Macbeth s physical action imitate his vision (i.e., he acts out his words)? A) 1 st B) 3 rd C) 5 th D) 6 th 37. Which of the following conceits is spoken by a male character? A) foul is fair B) milk for gall C) two spent swimmers D) the sleeping and the dead 38. How does nature best revenge itself against Macbeth? A) Birnham Wood comes to Dunsinene C) the kings horses devour each other B) the raven croaks the fatal entrance D) the owl shrieks, the fatal bellman 39. According to the Great Chain, is the highest ranking character, and is/are the lowest.

4 A) Macbeth; Seyton C) Duncan; the Weird Sisters B) Macbeth; Lady Macbeth D) Malcolm; Fleance 40. In which two acts does Shakespeare use the concept of Pathetic Fallacy most? A) Acts I, II B) Acts II, III C) Acts I, IV D) Acts I, V 41. Which pair of foils differs dramatically as to supernatural intervention? A) Macbeth; Macduff B) Macbeth; Banquo C) Macbeth; Lady Macbeth D) Macbeth; Malcolm 42. Which pair of foils differs dramatically as to domestic roles? A) Macbeth; Macduff B) Macbeth; Banquo C) Macbeth; Lady Macbeth D) Macbeth; Malcolm 43. Which pair of foils differs dramatically as to the future of Scotland? A) Macbeth; Macduff B) Malcolm; Macduff C) Macbeth; Duncan D) Macbeth; Malcolm 44. Who are the only two characters to have an honest conversation in the play? A) Macbeth; Macduff B) Macbeth; Banquo C) Macbeth; Lady Macbeth D) Macduff; Malcolm 37. The Elizabethan belief that the universe was a hierarchy, ordered from top (God, King, Queen) to the bottom (animals, devils, witches) was called. A) The Great Chain of Being B) Darwinism C) naturalism D) the Divine Right 38. In the play Othello, is at the top of the hierarchy and is at the bottom. A) Brabantio; Desdemona B) Duke; Bianca C) Othello; Emilia D) Cassio; Iago 39. Publication of Othello in the year coincides with the beginning of the slave trade in Europe. A) 1550 B) 1575 C) 1600 D) The goal of tragedy is to achieve, the purgation of pity and fear, in the audience. A) Deux ex Machina B) carpe diem C) memisis D) katharsis 41. The character who uses the most heaven imagery is, while uses the most devil imagery. A) Emilia; Othello B) Desdemona; Iago C) Othello; Emilia D) Iago; Othello 42. Othello is often called a morality play which parallels the story of the temptation in the Garden of Eden. In this sense, Adam is Othello; Eve is Desdemona; Satan is Iago; and in the forbidden fruit. A) the bed B) Cyprus C) marriage D) the handkerchief 43. Dramatic irony is achieved in Othello when the audience realizes. A) Iago is a villain B) Desdemona is unfaithful C) Othello is crazy D) Iago is unfaithful 44. Shakespeare reveals his characters through A) their actions C) their words to others E) all of these B) their soliloquies D) other characters words about them 45. According to Salmon Rushdie, Desdemona s murder is A) murderous love B) a tragedy C) an honor killing D) an accident 46. The Desdemona of Act is so different from the Desdemona of Acts through V that she

5 almost seems to be two different characters. A) I; II B) II; III C) III: IV 47. Emilia s epitaph for her dead mistress is: A) O what a web we weave when we practice to deceive! C) O, virgins make use of time! B) O, she was heavenly true! D) May storms trumpet the world! 48. Othello has difficulty moving from a public, martial role as general to a as husband. A) foreign, Christian B) domestic, secular C) feminine, submissive D) private, marital 49. Othello is a stranger in Europe and suffers from an inferiority complex based mainly on his A) race & age B) race & religion C) religion & age D) age& gender 50. In the bedroom scene, there is no consummation of eros (love, marriage), only theros (death). A) true B) false 51. A Black-a-moor is a biracial combination of A) African & European B) African & Arab C) African & Asian 52. Which character despises loyal servants and even despises those who trust loyal servants? A) Cassio B) Othello C) Roderigo D) Iago 53. Who says, "my parts, my title and my perfect soul," which shows his/her tragic flaw of excessive pride? A) Emilia B) Othello C) Desdemona D) Iago 54. Which high ranking character falls in status so low that he must consult women in order to rise again? A) Cassio B) Othello C) Roderigo D) Iago 55. Look at the Tic-Tac-Toe board to the right. If the board were a stage and actors were standing on the Xs, what are their placements? (Audience) E) Upstage Center; Downstage Center; Stage Right; Stage Left F) Stage Left; Stage Right; Upstage Right; Upstage Left G) Downstage Left; Upstage Right; Upstage Center; Downstage Right H) Downstage Right; Downstage Left; Upstage Center; Center Stage

6 Directions: Read the following lines and answer the questions to follow: Roderigo. I do follow here in the chase, not like a 1 hound that hunts, but one that fills up the cry. My 2 money is almost spent; I have been tonight exceedingly 3 well cudgeled; and I think the issue will be, 4 I shall have so much experience for my pains; and so, 5 with no money at all, and a little more wit, return 6 again to Venice. 7 Iago. How poor are they that have not patience! 8 What wound did ever heal but by degrees? 9 Thou know st we work by wit, and not by witchcraft; 10 And wit depends on dilatory time. 11 Does t not go well? Cassio hath beaten thee, 12 And thou by that small hurt hath cashiered Cassio. 13 Though other things grow fair against the sun, 14 Yet fruits that blossom first will first be ripe. 15 Content thyself awhile. By the mass, tis morning! 16 Pleasure and action make the hours seem short. 17 Retire thee; go where thou art billeted. 18 Away, I say! Thou shalt know more hereafter. 19 Nay, get thee gone! Roderigo s lines are written in, and Iago s lines are written in. A) poetry; poetry B) prose; prose C) prose; poetry D) poetry; prose 57. Roderigo s statement in Lines 1-2 is an example of. A) metaphor B) simile C) personification D) exaggeration 58. The underlined words in Line 11 are an example of... A) rhyme B) imagery C) alliteration D) symbolism 59. The word cashiered in Line 13 most likely means... A) deceived B) ignored C) bet against D) dismissed 60. Which of Iago s lines show the most imagery? A) Lines B) Lines C) Lines D) Lines Which of the following lines of iambic pentameter is scanned correctly? A) Yet fruits that blossom first will first be ripe. B) Yet fruits that blossom first will first be ripe. C) Yet fruits that blossom first will first be ripe.

7 D) Yet fruits that blossom first will first be ripe.