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ELA 10 Macbeth Summative 2

Last updated about 3 years ago

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Short Answer. For the following questions, write a 4-6 sentence response that fully addresses the question. Refer to at least 1 instance in the play to support your ideas. It’s okay if you don’t know the exact Act or Scene, just describe the situation. Your answer will be evaluated by how well your ideas are justified.

One theme in the play is Fate. Describe a time Macbeth takes fate into his own hands. How is this different from the very beginning of the play?

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Short Answer. For the following questions, write a 4-6 sentence response that fully addresses the question. Refer to at least 1 instance in the play to support your ideas. It’s okay if you don’t know the exact Act or Scene, just describe the situation. Your answer will be evaluated by how well your ideas are justified.

Describe the role of the witches in the play. Do they make Macbeth do the things he does, or do they simply predict that he will?

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Extra Credit: Worth up to 5 points missed on the exam. Tell me anything you know about the play Macbeth you think I did not ask about.

In Act 1, Scene 1 the witches inform the audience that

There will be a new king of Scotland

Macbeth has acted bravely in battle

They will see Macbeth after the battle

Trouble is coming to Scotland

In Act 1, how is Macbeth seen? Why?

As an average soldier, he did not do anything special

As an evil traitor, he helped the Thane of Cawdor

As a cowardly soldier, he ran away in battle

As a valiant soldier, he fought bravely against Norway

In Act 1, what positions/titles do the witches say Macbeth will hold in the future?

Thane of Cawdor, King of England

Thane of Cawdor, King of Scotland

Thane of Ross, Thane of Glamis

Prince and King of Scotland

In Act 1, what do the witches say will happen to Banquo?

He will become Thane of Cawdor

He will become King

His children will rule Scotland

He will be betrayed

How does Lady Macbeth know that Duncan is coming to her castle?

A messenger tells her that he is coming

Macbeth includes the information in a letter

She sees him while looking out the window

Macbeth tells her when he reaches home

In Act 1, Scene 6, line 24, Duncan’s reference to Lady Macbeth as a “noble hostess” is an example of dramatic irony because the audience knows that

He arranged to see her hastily

She plans to murder him

She wants him to leave

He criticized her to other characters

Why does Macduff say that Malcolm and Donalbain are suspected of hiring their father’s murderers?

They were friendly with the servants

They left without telling anyone

They fought about who was the rightful heir

They displayed few signs of grief

What do Macbeth and his wife do to make sure that Duncan’s guards are blamed for his death?

Use the guards’ daggers to stab Duncan

Make sure the guards are seen drinking

Dress in the guards’ clothes to commit the murder

Convince the drunk guards that Duncan is evil

The porter serves to provide ____________ in the play. Whom does the porter pretend to let into “hell” at the beginning of Act 2 Scene 3?

Dramatic irony: People who have betrayed the king through their actions

Dramatic irony: Tradesmen who have worked and sold goods at the castle

Comic relief: People who have done wrong things for personal gain

Comic relief: Noblemen who have been invited to visit the castle

When Macduff asks Macbeth why he killed the servants, Macbeth replies, “Who can be wise, amazed, temp’rate, and furious, / Loyal, and neutral, in a moment? No man” (Act 2, Scene 3). These lines convey Macbeth’s

Rage that drive him to kill the guards

Happiness at the death of the king

Fear of the murderers in his castle

Admiration for the goodness of the king

In Act 2 Scene 3, line 38, Macduff greets Macbeth as a “worthy thane.” This is an example of dramatic irony because the audience knows that

Macbeth has just killed the king

Macduff wants to steal the throne from Macbeth

Macduff suspects that Macbeth is a murderer

Macbeth has been a poor host before

In Act 3 Scene 1, Macbeth most likely questions Banquo about his journey because Macbeth

Has to plan the dinner for the evening at the castle

Hopes he will find evidence of disloyalty

Seeks information that he can tell the murderers

Wants to engage in friendly conversation

In Act 3, who escapes being murdered?

Fleance

Macduff

Ross

Banquo

The ghost at dinner in Act 3 Scene 4 causes Macbeth to

Question his guests’ loyalty

Become physically ill and vomit

Question his wife’s ambitions

Become agitated and upset

Why does Macbeth worry he has killed King Duncan more for Banquo’s sake than for his own?

The people would rather have Banquo as their king

Macbeth lacks any heirs and Banquo has children

The prophecies about Banquo contain happiness instead of guilt

Macbeth is a tyrant and Banquo is honorable

In Act 3, after being visited by Hecate, the witches agree to meet in the morning because they expect ___________ will come to visit them.

Macduff

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

Fleance

In Act 3, who is suspected of the murder of Banquo? Why?

Ross, he did not like Banquo

Macduff, he is in England

Fleance, he fled after the incident

Lennox, he stayed after the incident

At the end of Act 3, why is Macbeth preparing for war?

His thanes from the north plan to rebel against him

He wants to conquer more territory to the west

Malcolm and Macduff are preparing to fight him

Lennox and the Lord are threatening to overthrow him

In Act 4 when Macbeth visits the witches, what do they use to answer his questions?

3 apparitions / ghosts

Written notes

They do not answer his questions

A potion

In Act 4, who is Macbeth warned to “beware of” by the witches?

Ross

Himself

Lady Macbeth

Macduff

In Act 4, when visiting the witches, Macbeth is told that no one ______________.

Born of a woman can harm him

With a sword will harm him

In Scotland will harm him

Alive will harm him

In Act 4, when visiting the witches, Macbeth is told that he won’t be conquered until ______________.

Fleance comes back

Birnam Wood goes to Ireland

Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane

Malcolm comes back

In Act 4, when visiting the witches, the last thing to appear is __________________.

A parade of 8 kings, followed by the ghost of Banquo

A parade of 4 kings, followed by the ghost of Banquo

A crown that floats to Macbeth’s head

A moving forest

In Act 4, after visiting the witches, what does Macbeth decide to do?

Kill Malcolm and Donalbain

Nothing

Find Fleance

Kill Macduff’s family

What do Macduff and Macbeth have in common by the end of Act 4?

They both have a new awareness of their sins

They both consider Ross to be a personal enemy

Each wants to kill each other for his treachery

Each wants Malcolm to remain outside of Scotland

Although invisible to others, in Act 5, Scene 1 Lady Macbeth tries to wash away

Blood on her hands

Perfume on her clothes

Ink from a letter

Dirt from a cut

In Act 5, Scene 3, lines 50-54, Macbeth says, “If thou couldst, doctor, cast / The water of my land, find her disease, / And purge it to a sound and pristine health.” How is this request an example of dramatic irony?

Malcolm’s forces are about to cure Scotland of its illness, which is Macbeth

The Doctor now knows that Lady Macbeth’s illness is connected to Macbeth’s guilt

Macbeth has already given up hope of redeeming Scotland

The Doctor has already told Macbeth he is powerless to help

Why does Macbeth decide to go outside the castle and fight in Act 5 Scene 5?

Lady Macbeth has given him a new reason to live

The Doctor says that the only way to cure his soul is to fight in the field

His servants who are helping him dress convince him it is a good plan

He believes he is in danger because Birnam Wood is moving

In Act 5, what happens to Lady Macbeth?

She dies

She helps fight the English

She runs away

She becomes better

How does Macbeth know in Act 5 Scene 8 that Macduff will be the one who kills him?

Macduff needs to avenge the deaths of his family

Macbeth finally wishes his life to be over

Macduff says he was removed from his mother (c-section)

Macbeth realizes the apparitions told him lies

At the end of Act 5, who becomes king?

Malcolm

Young Siward

Donalbain

Macbeth is still king

Pick the correct definition for the term: Soliloquy

Hints or clues a writer includes to help the audience guess what will happen next

A character is alone on stage and speaks their thoughts aloud

When the audience knows something a character in the play does not

The use of humor to break up emotionally intense scenes

Pick the correct definition for the term: Dramatic Irony

When the audience knows something a character in the play does not

The use of humor to break up emotionally intense scenes

An important characteristic of a tragic hero that will lead to their downfall

A character speaks to another character on stage or the audience, BUT NOT the rest of the characters on stage

Pick the correct definition for the term: Aside

The use of humor to break up emotionally intense scenes

When the audience knows something a character in the play does not

A character is alone on stage and speaks their thoughts aloud

A character speaks to another character on stage or the audience, BUT NOT the rest of the characters on stage

Pick the correct definition for the term: Comic Relief

The use of humor to break up emotionally intense scenes

An important characteristic of a tragic hero that will lead to their downfall

A character is alone on stage and speaks their thoughts aloud

When the audience knows something a character in the play does not

Pick the correct definition for the term: Foreshadowing

An important characteristic of a tragic hero that will lead to their downfall

A character is alone on stage and speaks their thoughts aloud

Hints or clues a writer includes to help the audience guess what will happen next

A character speaks to another character on stage or the audience, BUT NOT the rest of the characters on stage

Pick the correct definition for the term: Tragic Flaw

The use of humor to break up emotionally intense scenes

A character speaks to another character on stage or the audience, BUT NOT the rest of the characters on stage

An important characteristic of a tragic hero that will lead to their downfall

A character is alone on stage and speaks their thoughts aloud

What is the purpose of using a soliloquy in a play?

It allows to characters to speak privately

It makes the character look crazy

It allows everyone on stage to hear the character

It allows us to know a character’s thoughts

What is the purpose of foreshadowing in a story or play?

It creates tension

It relieves tension

It makes the play/story look dark

It is not possible to use foreshadowing in a play

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a tragic hero?

They will make a series of decisions, because of their tragic flaw, that lead to their downfall

Most often, they recover and redeem themselves at the end of the story/play

They often begin the story or play as a noble character in a high position

They have a tragic flaw

Macbeth’s tragic flaw, and a theme we have studied so far in this play is:

Ambition: Macbeth does not have enough.

Courage: Macbeth is too brave.

Lack of wisdom: Macbeth is not wise.

Ambition: Macbeth is taken over by it.

What is Shakespeare showing us about ambition? A theme statement that would fit the theme of Ambition in Macbeth is:

Ambition is worthless.

Short Answer. For the following questions, write a 4-6 sentence response that fully addresses the question. Refer to at least 1 instance in the play to support your ideas. It’s okay if you don’t know the exact Act or Scene, just describe the situation. Your answer will be evaluated by how well your ideas are justified.

One theme in the play is Fate. Describe a time Macbeth takes fate into his own hands. How is this different from the very beginning of the play?

Short Answer. For the following questions, write a 4-6 sentence response that fully addresses the question. Refer to at least 1 instance in the play to support your ideas. It’s okay if you don’t know the exact Act or Scene, just describe the situation. Your answer will be evaluated by how well your ideas are justified.

Describe the role of the witches in the play. Do they make Macbeth do the things he does, or do they simply predict that he will?

Extra Credit: Worth up to 5 points missed on the exam. Tell me anything you know about the play Macbeth you think I did not ask about.

In Act 1, Scene 1 the witches inform the audience that

There will be a new king of Scotland

Macbeth has acted bravely in battle

They will see Macbeth after the battle

Trouble is coming to Scotland

In Act 1, how is Macbeth seen? Why?

As an average soldier, he did not do anything special

As an evil traitor, he helped the Thane of Cawdor

As a cowardly soldier, he ran away in battle

As a valiant soldier, he fought bravely against Norway

In Act 1, what positions/titles do the witches say Macbeth will hold in the future?

Thane of Cawdor, King of England

Thane of Cawdor, King of Scotland

Thane of Ross, Thane of Glamis

Prince and King of Scotland

In Act 1, what do the witches say will happen to Banquo?

He will become Thane of Cawdor

He will become King

His children will rule Scotland

He will be betrayed

How does Lady Macbeth know that Duncan is coming to her castle?

A messenger tells her that he is coming

Macbeth includes the information in a letter

She sees him while looking out the window

Macbeth tells her when he reaches home

In Act 1, Scene 6, line 24, Duncan’s reference to Lady Macbeth as a “noble hostess” is an example of dramatic irony because the audience knows that

He arranged to see her hastily

She plans to murder him

She wants him to leave

He criticized her to other characters

Why does Macduff say that Malcolm and Donalbain are suspected of hiring their father’s murderers?

They were friendly with the servants

They left without telling anyone

They fought about who was the rightful heir

They displayed few signs of grief

What do Macbeth and his wife do to make sure that Duncan’s guards are blamed for his death?

Use the guards’ daggers to stab Duncan

Make sure the guards are seen drinking

Dress in the guards’ clothes to commit the murder

Convince the drunk guards that Duncan is evil

The porter serves to provide ____________ in the play. Whom does the porter pretend to let into “hell” at the beginning of Act 2 Scene 3?

Dramatic irony: People who have betrayed the king through their actions

Dramatic irony: Tradesmen who have worked and sold goods at the castle

Comic relief: People who have done wrong things for personal gain

Comic relief: Noblemen who have been invited to visit the castle

When Macduff asks Macbeth why he killed the servants, Macbeth replies, “Who can be wise, amazed, temp’rate, and furious, / Loyal, and neutral, in a moment? No man” (Act 2, Scene 3). These lines convey Macbeth’s

Rage that drive him to kill the guards

Happiness at the death of the king

Fear of the murderers in his castle

Admiration for the goodness of the king

In Act 2 Scene 3, line 38, Macduff greets Macbeth as a “worthy thane.” This is an example of dramatic irony because the audience knows that

Macbeth has just killed the king

Macduff wants to steal the throne from Macbeth

Macduff suspects that Macbeth is a murderer

Macbeth has been a poor host before

In Act 3 Scene 1, Macbeth most likely questions Banquo about his journey because Macbeth

Has to plan the dinner for the evening at the castle

Hopes he will find evidence of disloyalty

Seeks information that he can tell the murderers

Wants to engage in friendly conversation

In Act 3, who escapes being murdered?

Fleance

Macduff

Ross

Banquo

The ghost at dinner in Act 3 Scene 4 causes Macbeth to

Question his guests’ loyalty

Become physically ill and vomit

Question his wife’s ambitions

Become agitated and upset

Why does Macbeth worry he has killed King Duncan more for Banquo’s sake than for his own?

The people would rather have Banquo as their king

Macbeth lacks any heirs and Banquo has children

The prophecies about Banquo contain happiness instead of guilt

Macbeth is a tyrant and Banquo is honorable

In Act 3, after being visited by Hecate, the witches agree to meet in the morning because they expect ___________ will come to visit them.

Macduff

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

Fleance

In Act 3, who is suspected of the murder of Banquo? Why?

Ross, he did not like Banquo

Macduff, he is in England

Fleance, he fled after the incident

Lennox, he stayed after the incident

At the end of Act 3, why is Macbeth preparing for war?

His thanes from the north plan to rebel against him

He wants to conquer more territory to the west

Malcolm and Macduff are preparing to fight him

Lennox and the Lord are threatening to overthrow him

In Act 4 when Macbeth visits the witches, what do they use to answer his questions?

3 apparitions / ghosts

Written notes

They do not answer his questions

A potion

In Act 4, who is Macbeth warned to “beware of” by the witches?

Ross

Himself

Lady Macbeth

Macduff

In Act 4, when visiting the witches, Macbeth is told that no one ______________.

Born of a woman can harm him

With a sword will harm him

In Scotland will harm him

Alive will harm him

In Act 4, when visiting the witches, Macbeth is told that he won’t be conquered until ______________.

Fleance comes back

Birnam Wood goes to Ireland

Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane

Malcolm comes back

In Act 4, when visiting the witches, the last thing to appear is __________________.

A parade of 8 kings, followed by the ghost of Banquo

A parade of 4 kings, followed by the ghost of Banquo

A crown that floats to Macbeth’s head

A moving forest

In Act 4, after visiting the witches, what does Macbeth decide to do?

Kill Malcolm and Donalbain

Nothing

Find Fleance

Kill Macduff’s family

What do Macduff and Macbeth have in common by the end of Act 4?

They both have a new awareness of their sins

They both consider Ross to be a personal enemy

Each wants to kill each other for his treachery

Each wants Malcolm to remain outside of Scotland

Although invisible to others, in Act 5, Scene 1 Lady Macbeth tries to wash away

Blood on her hands

Perfume on her clothes

Ink from a letter

Dirt from a cut

In Act 5, Scene 3, lines 50-54, Macbeth says, “If thou couldst, doctor, cast / The water of my land, find her disease, / And purge it to a sound and pristine health.” How is this request an example of dramatic irony?

Malcolm’s forces are about to cure Scotland of its illness, which is Macbeth

The Doctor now knows that Lady Macbeth’s illness is connected to Macbeth’s guilt

Macbeth has already given up hope of redeeming Scotland

The Doctor has already told Macbeth he is powerless to help

Why does Macbeth decide to go outside the castle and fight in Act 5 Scene 5?

Lady Macbeth has given him a new reason to live

The Doctor says that the only way to cure his soul is to fight in the field

His servants who are helping him dress convince him it is a good plan

He believes he is in danger because Birnam Wood is moving

In Act 5, what happens to Lady Macbeth?

She dies

She helps fight the English

She runs away

She becomes better

How does Macbeth know in Act 5 Scene 8 that Macduff will be the one who kills him?

Macduff needs to avenge the deaths of his family

Macbeth finally wishes his life to be over

Macduff says he was removed from his mother (c-section)

Macbeth realizes the apparitions told him lies

At the end of Act 5, who becomes king?

Malcolm

Young Siward

Donalbain

Macbeth is still king

Pick the correct definition for the term: Soliloquy

Hints or clues a writer includes to help the audience guess what will happen next

A character is alone on stage and speaks their thoughts aloud

When the audience knows something a character in the play does not

The use of humor to break up emotionally intense scenes

Pick the correct definition for the term: Dramatic Irony

When the audience knows something a character in the play does not

The use of humor to break up emotionally intense scenes

An important characteristic of a tragic hero that will lead to their downfall

A character speaks to another character on stage or the audience, BUT NOT the rest of the characters on stage

Pick the correct definition for the term: Aside

The use of humor to break up emotionally intense scenes

When the audience knows something a character in the play does not

A character is alone on stage and speaks their thoughts aloud

A character speaks to another character on stage or the audience, BUT NOT the rest of the characters on stage

Pick the correct definition for the term: Comic Relief

The use of humor to break up emotionally intense scenes

An important characteristic of a tragic hero that will lead to their downfall

A character is alone on stage and speaks their thoughts aloud

When the audience knows something a character in the play does not

Pick the correct definition for the term: Foreshadowing

An important characteristic of a tragic hero that will lead to their downfall

A character is alone on stage and speaks their thoughts aloud

Hints or clues a writer includes to help the audience guess what will happen next

A character speaks to another character on stage or the audience, BUT NOT the rest of the characters on stage

Pick the correct definition for the term: Tragic Flaw

The use of humor to break up emotionally intense scenes

A character speaks to another character on stage or the audience, BUT NOT the rest of the characters on stage

An important characteristic of a tragic hero that will lead to their downfall

A character is alone on stage and speaks their thoughts aloud

What is the purpose of using a soliloquy in a play?

It allows to characters to speak privately

It makes the character look crazy

It allows everyone on stage to hear the character

It allows us to know a character’s thoughts

What is the purpose of foreshadowing in a story or play?

It creates tension

It relieves tension

It makes the play/story look dark

It is not possible to use foreshadowing in a play

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a tragic hero?

They will make a series of decisions, because of their tragic flaw, that lead to their downfall

Most often, they recover and redeem themselves at the end of the story/play

They often begin the story or play as a noble character in a high position

They have a tragic flaw

Macbeth’s tragic flaw, and a theme we have studied so far in this play is:

Ambition: Macbeth does not have enough.

Courage: Macbeth is too brave.

Lack of wisdom: Macbeth is not wise.

Ambition: Macbeth is taken over by it.

What is Shakespeare showing us about ambition? A theme statement that would fit the theme of Ambition in Macbeth is:

Ambition is worthless.

Someone who chases their ambition without morals/values will be ruined by it.

Ambition is harmless.

It is best to follow ambition at all costs.

Another theme we have studied in the play Macbeth is _________. Shakespeare makes us wonder ____________.

Fate: if we are all controlled by witches.

Love: if love is all we need.

Friendship: if all friendships are destined to end.

Fate: if we are able to control our future.

Characters change throughout the play. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is __________. Toward the end of the play, Macbeth is ___________.

Valiant: Indifferent

Noble: Valiant

Valiant: A power-seeking murderer

Evil: A power-seeking murderer

Characters change throughout the play. At the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth is __________. Toward the end of the play, Lady Macbeth is ___________.

Power-seeking: Remorseful / feels guilty

Noble: Evil

Noble: Kind

Power-seeking: Still power-seeking