Vocab
History
Character Details
Plot
Funsies
100

What is:

1. The complete removal of an event, detail or word to call our attention to its absence 

2. The removal of a particular sound or phoneme to adjust pronunciation or flow

1. Omission

2. Elision

100

Describe the relationship between Scotland and England when James I became king.

Tense & distrustful

100

Who requests to be "unsexed" in Act 1?

Lady Macbeth

100
What is Macbeth's (first) prophecy?

The he will be Thane of Cawdor & then King of Scotland

100

Actor Steve Carell plays what memorable character in the popular TV series “The Office”?

Michael Scott

200

What are:

1. A speech within a play that is given to a public audience

2. A speech within a play that is private & not heard by the public

1.Monologue

2. Soliloquy

200

What was the move to join England & Scotland under one king called?

Union of the Crowns

200

Who is the king of Scotland when the play opens?

Duncan

200

Who is named Duncan's heir? 

Duncan's son, Malcolm
200

Who was the first “American Idol” winner?

Kelly Clarkson

300

What is:

1. A technique used by writers to manage reader expectations

2. A symbol or event that suggests bad events are to come (though it can sometimes be good)

1. Foreshadow

2. Omen

300

A failed conspiracy to kill James I & blow up the House of the Lords.

the Gunpowder Plot

300

Which character is found sleepwalking in Act 5?

Lady Macbeth

300

Who's ghost does Macbeth see at the banquet in Act 3, scene 4?

Banquo's

300

Which Disney princess has a Scottish accent?

Merida

400

What are the key features of a tragic hero?

1. Noble or high status to start off & then a downward spiral into misery or ruin

2. A tragic flaw that causes the downward spiral

2. A final moment of recognition 

400

The name of the house (or dynasty) James I belonged to.

The house of Stuart

400

Who kills Lady Macduff & her son?

Murders that have been hired by Macbeth

400

What happens when the murderers hired by Macbeth find Banquo and his son, Fleance?

Banquo is killed, but Fleance runs away & survives

400

What fast food chain once used the slogan “Think outside the bun”?

Taco Bell

500

A belief in the "great chain of being," or that kings derive authority directly from God.

Divine Right of Kings

500

What were James's two names?

James VI (of Scotland) and I (of England)

500

Not a test question but for the challenge: what was the name of the English king within the play that was able to miraculously heal the sick?

King Edward

500

Who ends up king at the end of the play?

Malcolm

500

The unicorn is the national animal of which country?

Scotland