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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 news terrifies Macbeth at his banquet?

2. What is the third apparition to appear to Macbeth when he meets with the witches?

3. What is Macduff doing as he flees after Banquo's death?

4. What do the witches plan to harvest from the moon?

5. What does Macbeth decide he must do when he sees the army at his castle in Act 5, Scene 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Hecate planning on harvesting from the moon?

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

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

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

Many different characters in this play are persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this play that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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