What does Lady Macbeth mean when she cries, “Come, you spirits that serve the thoughts of mortals: rid me of the natural tenderness of my sex and fill me from head to toe with direst cruelty! Thicken my blood. Make me remorseless, so that no urgings of conscience can alter my foul plans, nor stand in the way of what must be done. Come to my woman’s breasts and turn my milk sour…(48-49).”

Make her strong like a man so she can do a heinous act

Make her husband strong so he can kill the king

Help her forget about her dead child

Help her forget Macbeth killed her father

When Macbeth acts Banquo to back him "when the time comes" Banquo tells Macbeth he will support him...

As long as he can remain loyal to Duncan and free from Evil

No matter what. He has his full allegiance

Only if there is something in it for him

Because he made a promise to Macbeth long ago

Why can Lady Macbeth not actually kill Duncan?

She was too afraid he would haunt her

He woke when she entered the room

What important part of the plan does Macbeth forget to do?

Leave the dagger in Malcolm's room

How does Macbeth ensure the accused murderers never tell their tale

He exiles them from the kingdom

What does Malcolm mean when he tells Donalbain, “Why do we hold our tongues, that most may claim this argument for ours?” (2.3.32-33)?

They understood that people around them were not all sincere in grief

They needed to act more upset or they would be suspects

They were not ready to grieve for their father

They could tell everyone loved their father so much

Why do Malcolm and Donalbain flee Scotland?

If their father was murdered, they would be next in line

They wanted to be sad in private

They needed to settle their father's affairs

They had just murdered their father

What do the Thanes believe about Malcolm and Duncan's departure from Scotland?

It shows they murdered their father

It shows they were scared to fight

It shows they know who murdered their father

Why must Macbeth have Banquo killed?

Banquo supports Malcolm over Macbeth

Banquo refused to come to the banquet

What is the prophecy of the first apparition

No man born of a woman will harm Macbeth

Macbeth will not be killed until Birnam wood marches on Dunsinane

A line of kings will discend from Banquo

What is the prophecy of the second apparition

No man born of a woman will harm Macbeth

Macbeth will not be killed until Birnam wood marches on Dunsinane

A line of kings will discend from Banquo

What is the prophecy of the third apparition

Macbeth will not be killed until Birnam wood marches on Dunsinane

No man born of a woman will harm Macbeth

A line of kings will discend from Banquo

What do the witches show Macbeth after he sees the appaitions and demands more information?

A line of kings will discend from Banquo

No man born of a woman will harm Macbeth

Macbeth will not be killed until Birnam wood marches on Dunsinane

What does Macbeth order after the witches tell him to beware Macduff?

Macduff's whole family be murdered

Why does Shakespeare include the scene between Macduff's wife and son?

To make the audience feel pity for them

To make the audience know they had to die

To show that they were evil people

To show the son was sickly and would die soon anyway

When Macduff goes to try to persuade Malcolm to come back to Scotland, how does Malcolm first respond?

Malcolm claimed he was not fit to be king

Malcolm revealed he was already headed back to Scotland

Malcolm stated that he was giving up his right to the throne

Malcolm said his Macbeth was better fit to rule

Why was Malcolm dishonest with Macduff at first?

He wanted to see if Macduff was there for the right reasons

He needed to be talked into acting

He didn't want anyone to know he still wanted to be king

He didn't want to betray his brother by going after the crown

How does Macduff respond to the news his family has been murdered?

He acts like it doesn't bother him

He reveals that he never loved his wife anyway

He claims he knew they would die when he left, but Scotland was more important

In Act 5, what do the Thanes Menteith, Caithness, Angus, and Lennox to?

Abandon Macbeth and take the side of Malcolm

Hide so they do not have to take a side

Betray Malcolm to stay in Macbeth's good graces

Why is the doctor brought in for Lady Macbeth?

She is sleepwalking and talking about their crimes

She is refusing to eat or drink

She is hallucinating Banquo's ghost

How does the prophecy of Great Birnam Wood come true?

The army conceals themselves with cut tree limbs

The trees are knocked over and moved by a great storm

The army cuts down the trees and uses them as a battering ram

The army uses shields cut from the trees of the wood in battle

What happens to Lady Macbeth when a woman's cry is heard onstage?

She is weeping for the guilt of her sins

How does Macduff qualify as a man not born of a woman?

He was taken from his mother's womb through a c-section

He was born through many rounds of infertillity treatments

How does Macduff present dead Macbeth to the new king, Malcolm?

Macbeth's head being held by the hair

Macbeth hanged next to Lady Macbeth

How does the prophecy of Banquo fathering children EVENTUALLY come true?

The king watching Shakespeare's play was actually a descendent of Banquo

Fleance went on to kill Malcolm and become king

Fleance's daughter married Malcolm

Malcolm eventually gave up the throne to Fleance

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did Shakespeare change the actual story of Macbeth?

He wanted to please the king

He didn't like the true story

He wanted to make the king angry

He wanted to show the violence of the time

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following does the audience not learn about Macbeth in Act 1?

He is brave

He is violent

He will be king

He will kill Banquo

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT one of the witches' first three prophecies to Macbeth?

Beware Macduff

Thane of Cawdor

Thane of Glamis

King

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is not one of the prophecies the witches told Banquo?

Macbeth will be king

lesser than Macbeth but greater

Not as happy, but happier

Sons will be king

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

After Macbeth is told the three prophecies by the witches, what news do Ross and Angus bring him?

He will be King

He will be Thane of Cawdor

He will be Thane of Glamis

Banquo's son has been named King

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why was Macbeth named Thane of Cawdor?

Old Thane was a traitor

Old Thane died in battle

Macbeth was promised the title before battle

Macbeth killed the Thane of Cawdor

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does Banquo mean when he states, “But sometimes to tempt us to evil, the devil wins our confidence with trifling bits of truth. Then he betrays us in the things that really matter.”

The witches shouldn't be trusted

The witches should be trusted

The witches seem to be telling the truth

The witches will help him out if things go wrong

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Macbeth Review

Why did Shakespeare change the actual story of Macbeth?

Which of the following does the audience not learn about Macbeth in Act 1?

Which of the following is NOT one of the witches' first three prophecies to Macbeth?

Which of the following is not one of the prophecies the witches told Banquo?

After Macbeth is told the three prophecies by the witches, what news do Ross and Angus bring him?

Why was Macbeth named Thane of Cawdor?

What does Banquo mean when he states, “But sometimes to tempt us to evil, the devil wins our confidence with trifling bits of truth. Then he betrays us in the things that really matter.”

Where does Duncan plan to travel at the end of Act I

Who does Duncan name as his successor?

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