UNIT EXAM

Part One

A. Vocabulary Matching - 10 marks

B. Macbeth Multiple Choice - 20 marks
C. Macbeth True or False - 10 marks

Part Two

D. Written Response Questions - 20 marks (x2

= 40)
E. Quotation Explication - 10 marks (x2
= 20)

NOTE: This examination is designed to be written over an hour and a half. All
vocabulary, multiple choice and True and False type responses are to be
answered in the exam book; written responses may be word-processed or
written by hand on foolscap. A dictionary/thesaurus and spelling/grammar
checker are only allowed on the second part of the exam.

PART ONE - [40 marks]

 A. [20 x .5 = 10] VOCABULARY: Correctly define each of the words in Column A
by writing in the blank space the letter from Column B that represents the best
definition. NOTE: You may not use a dictionary for this section!

COLUMN A
COLUMN B
Thrift, and or economic
____ 1. Accursed Supernatural forces.
____ 2. Allegiance A prediction to something that will happen in the future.
____ 3. Benison Cheerful and lighthearted

____ 4. Censure A person or thing regarded as an infallible authority or

guide on something.
____ 5. Entrails
A person or animals intestines or internal organs.
____ 6. Harbinger Busy, boisterous activity.
____ 7. Homely A violent windy storm.
____ 8. Hurlyburly A man who held land granted by the king.

____ 9. Husbandry A soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch
The intention or desire to do evil.
____ 10. Imperial
Original or unspoiled condition.
____ 11. Jocund Unattractive in appearance.
____ 12. Malice Relating to an empire.
____ 13. Metaphysical Having a harmful effect, in a gradual or subtle way.

____ 14. Oracles The expression of severe disapproval.

A blessing.
____ 15. Pernicious
Loyalty or commitment to a superior force.
____ 16. Pristine A person or thing that announces or signals the approach
____ 17. Prophesy of another
____ 18. Sentinel Under a curse.

____ 19 Tempest
____ 20. Thane
 B. [20] MACBETH MULTIPLE CHOICE: Circle the letter that represents the
BEST response to the following questions.

21. The Weird Sisters greet Macbeth as:

a) Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King hereafter

b) Thane of Glamis, Thane of Fife, and father of kings
c) Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Lochaber, and Thane of Glamis
d) Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Fife, and King hereafter

22. When the Weird Sisters inform Banquo that he will be, Not so happy, yet much
happier, this is an example of a/an:

a) Paradox
b) Juxtaposition
c) Soliloquy
d) Irony

23. Macbeth is originally sceptical to believe the witches prophecies about his
promotion to Thane. However, the audience already knows that Duncan has ordered
the Thane of Cawdors execution and he plans to give Macbeth the title; therefore,
this is an example of:

a) Situational irony
b) Verbal irony
c) Dramatic irony
d) Foreshadowing

24. After a triumphant victory over the traitor Macdonwald, contradictory to Macbeths
beliefs, who does Duncan name his successor?

a) Banquo
b) Maduff
c) Malcolm
d) Lennox
25. When Macbeth begins to have seconds thoughts about murdering Duncan, what does
Lady Macbeth state that she would do to her child if she had to?

a) Abandon it
b) Give up her life for it
c) Dash its brains out
d) Cut off its head

26. Who states the following?

This castle hath a pleasant seat. The air

Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself
Unto our gentle senses.

a) Banquo
b) Macbeth
c) Ross
d) The Porter
e) Duncan

27. Macbeths opportunity to kill Duncan comes when:

a) Macbeth visits the Kings castle at Forres

b) Duncan visits Fife
c) Duncan is in his bed, praying
d) Macbeth has killed the two chamberlains who guard Duncans room
e) None of the above

28. When Macbeth sees a floating dagger as he is about to kill Duncan, it could be
suggested that this was a result of _____________________.

a) Liquor
b) Lack of sleep
c) Hallucinations
d) The Weird Sisters
e) All of the above

29. What error did Macbeth commit in regard to the murder?

 a) He awakened the King before he killed him.
b) He used the wrong daggers.
c) He brought the daggers out of the room with him.
d) He screamed.

30. The function of the porter scene in Macbeth is to:

a) Provide comic relief

b) Increase tension by delaying the discovery of the murder
c) Act as dramatic irony
d) All of the above

31. When Macbeth responds to Lennoxs statement that the weather has been awful on
the night of the murder, he says, Twas a rough night. This is an example of:

a) Paradox
b) Juxtaposition
c) Soliloquy
d) Irony

32. At one point, Macbeth complains to his wife that his mind is full of:

a) Spiders
b) Insects
c) Scorpions
d) None of the above

33. Macbeths intention to revisit the three witches stems from:

a) The fact he wishes to repent his crimes.

b) His need for greater security now that he is on the throne.
c) The fact he no longer believes their prophecies.
d) The recurring dream Macduff would kill him.

34. In the correct order, what do the three apparitions tell Macbeth?
 a) Beware Malcolm, none of woman born shall harm Macbeth, when Birnam
wood comes to Dunsinane
b) None of born woman shall take Dunsinane, beware Macduff, that he
should attack Macduff
c) Beware Macduff, none of woman born shall harm Macbeth, when Birnam
wood comes to Dunsinane
d) None of born woman shall become king, beware Malcolm, that he should
attack Macduff

35. Whose family does Macbeth have murdered?

a) Malcolm
b) Ross
c) Lennox
d) Macduff

36. At his wifes death, Macbeth:

a) Swears revenge
b) Accepts fate
c) Vows to change
d) Breaks down in tears

37. Macbeth appears to regain some of his old confidence at the end of the play when he
kills:

a) Lennox
b) Ross
c) Siward
d) Young Siward

38. Macbeth meets his death:

a) As a physical coward
b) As a repentant soldier
c) With desperate courage
d) With bleak detachment
e) With sarcasm and dark humour

39. Ambition, as one of Macbeths tragic flaws, is called his:

a. Nemesis
 b. Paradox
c. Comic relief
d. Hamartia
e. Oxymoron

40. Who is made the new King of Scotland at the end of the play?

a. Malcolm
b. Donalbain
c. Macduff
d. Ross
e. None of the above
 C. [10] TRUE OR FALSE: Correctly respond to the following statements about the
play selecting A-True or B-False.

41. A-True B-False The climax of the play occurs with the murder of Duncan.

42. A-True B-False Macbeth originally hires three murderers to dispatch (kill)
Banquo.

43. A-True B-False Macbeth plans the murder of Banquo without the knowledge
or input from his wife.

44. A-True B-False Banquo escapes, while his son, Fleance, is murdered.

45. A-True B-False Macbeth and the other thanes witness the horrid ghost of
Banquo during the banquet scene.

46. A-True B-False Hecate is ecstatic (overjoyed) about the three witches previous
meeting with Macbeth.

47. A-True B-False Lennox and the other thanes in the castle put their full trust
in Macbeth after he becomes king, staying true to his
leadership.

48. A-True B-False Macbeth is upset with the fact Macduff has refused to come to
his banquet.

49. A-True B-False Lady Macduff understands and supports her husbands need to
rescue Scotland from the tyrannical rule of Macbeth.

50. A-True B-False Ross presents Macduff with the crown at the end of the play.
 PART TWO - [60 marks]
NOTE: Answers will be evaluated on the following rubric for each of the written
response questions.

CONTENT (Quality of Ideas & Support)

Excellent - 5 Proficient - 4 Satisfactory - 3 Limited - 2 Poor - 1

Ideas are insightful and Ideas are thoughtful and Ideas are relevant and Ideas are superficial or Ideas are largely absent
carefully considered considered straightforward oversimplified or irrelevant and /or do
demonstrating a demonstrating a demonstrating a demonstrating a weak not develop the topic.
comprehension of subtle competent generalized comprehension of the
distinctions in the topic. comprehension of the comprehension of the topic. Support is irrelevant,
literary topic. topic. overgeneralized and/or
Support is explicit, Support is repetitive, lacking. The support, if
precise and deliberately Support is relevant, Support is appropriate, contradictory, and/or present is largely
chosen to reinforce the accurate and general and adequately ambiguous, and may be unrelated to any idea(s)
students ideas in an occasionally chosen to reinforces the students inappropriate or merely that may be present.
effective and judicious reinforce the students ideas, but occasionally a restatement of what
way. A strong ideas in a logical and may lack persuasiveness was read. The
connection to the clear way. A clear and/or consistency. A connection to the
students ideas is connection to the straightforward students ideas is vague
maintained. students ideas is connection to the and/or unclear.
maintained. students ideas is
maintained.

WRITING SKILLS (Style & Mechanics)

Excellent - 5 Proficient - 4 Satisfactory - 3 Limited - 2 Poor - 1

Language choices are Language choices are Language choices are Language choices are Language choices are
skillful, and diction is considered, and diction conventional, and weak, and diction is poor, and diction is
precise and specific. is effective. Sentences diction is adequate and imprecise and/or overgeneralized and
Sentences are varied, are clear and straightforward. inappropriate. The inaccurate. The writing
fluent and precise, and purposeful, and Sentences are clear, but writing suggests a demonstrates a limited
there is an absence of competence is there may be a lack of limited grasp of grasp of spelling and
mechanical error, even demonstrated in variety in types. mechanical rules, and mechanics, and errors
with the complexity of mechanics. Minor General control is the errors are are frequent and
the writing. errors may exist. demonstrated, and errors distracting. jarring.
do not interfere with
communication.
D. [20 X 2 = 40] WRITTEN RESPONSE: Respond to ANY TWO of the following
questions in proper paragraph form. (Each one is weighted at 10 marks, but will
be doubled in value). Preface your work with a proper header, and double space
all answers. You are encouraged to use your text to help you incorporate specific
support for your ideas.

1. What is the Elizabethan concept of the Great Chain of Being?

Explain HOW and WHY Shakespeare develops this concept,
referencing a minimum of TWO specific examples from the play.

2. Which do you regard the greater crime: the murder of Banquo or the
murder of Duncan? Justify your opinion around a specific
idea/controlling idea and support your argument with three purposely
chosen pieces of evidence.

3. Define how fear affects the relationship of the Macbeths, and

ultimately, leads to their tragedies. In your response, reference three
specific scenes where we see the influence and/or effect of fear.

4. Consider how Shakespeare incorporates supernatural elements

within the play Macbeth. How do the witches affect the tragic course
of Macbeth? Be sure to reference at least THREE specific
quotations/details to help prove your argument.

E. [10 X 2 = 20] QUOTATION EXPLICATION: Respond to ANY ONE of the

following quotations by writing an explication as practised in class. Explain the
 dramatic significance of the following lines, but also describe the context in
which they occur. (The paragraph is weighted at 10 marks, but will be doubled in
value). Preface your work with a proper header, and double space all answers.
You are encouraged to use your text to help you incorporate specific support for
your ideas.

OPTION A

Hes here in double trust:

First, as I am his kinsman and his subject,
Strong both against the deed; then, as his host,
Who should against his murderer shut the door,
Not bear the knife myself. Besides, this Duncan
Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been
So clear in his great office, that his virtues
Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against
The deep damnation of his taking-off;
And pity, like a naked newborn babe,
Striding the blast, or heavens cherubim, horsed
Upon the sightless couriers of the air,
Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye,
That tears shall drown the wind. I have no spur
To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself
And falls on th' other.

OPTION B

Marry, sir, nose-painting, sleep, and

urine. Lechery, sir, it provokes and unprovokes.
It provokes the desire, but it takes
away the performance. Therefore, much drink
may be said to be an equivocator with lechery.
It makes him, and it mars him; it sets
him on, and it takes him off; it persuades him,
and disheartens him; makes him stand to and
not stand to; in conclusion, equivocates him
in a sleep, and, giving him the lie, leaves him.

OPTION C

Heres the smell of the blood still. All the

perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little
hand. Oh, Oh, Oh!
F. Were you on time to class to catch Miss Hychas hilarious jokes? [BONUS 2]

1. Why does Macbeth hate Forrest Gump?

2. Finish this knock knock joke

Knock knock
Who is there?
Ferris
Ferris who?
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