Macbeth Act 5 Quiz

Which of the following is NOT something Lady Macbeth talks about in her sleep?

• Banquo
• King Duncan
• Malcolm
• Macduff's wife

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As Macbeth's anxiety grows, he orders the doctor to...

• cure Lady Macbeth
• kill Lady Macbeth
• let Lady Macbeth rest for a few days
• medicate Lady Macbeth with hemlock

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Why is Macduff able to kill Macbeth despite the witches' prophecy?

• He was born by cesarean section.

• He is a powerful warlock himself.

• He receives a charm from Grindlewald.

• He kills the witches first.

Macbeth's tragic flaw is...

• wickedness
• ambition
• fear
• doubt

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The woman in Act V, scene 1 refuses to repeat Lady Macbeth's sleep-talk to the doctor because...

• she thinks that only the doctor will believe her
• the words are mumbled and she can't understand them
• there is no witness to confirm the truth of her words
• Lady Macbeth made her promise not to reveal the words to anyone

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In Act V, Lady Macbeth...

• Kills her servant for betraying a confidence
• Is plotting to kill her husband and rule by herself
• Helps Malcolm defeat Macbeth
• Cannot rest because she is troubled by all her sinful deeds

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When Macbeth reveals in Act V, scene v, that he has grown impervious to fear and horror, he is underscoring the play's theme of the...

• conflict between love and ambition.
• senselessness of battle and the brevity of life.
• betrayal of friends and family.
• destructiveness of blind ambition.

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What is the main message of Act V, Scene i, which includes Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking scene?

• Wives should be forgiven for their husbands' misdeeds.
• One is doomed to relive evil deeds.
• Illness comes to evil people.
• A guilty conscience is not easily mended.

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At what point in Act V does Macbeth first begin to realize that he has been tricked by the prophecies?

• when Macduff reveals the details of how he was born

• when he learns that Birnam Wood is moving toward the castle

• when he confronts and kills Young Siward

• when he is told that Lady Macbeth is dead

Macbeth is not afraid of Young Siward because the boy was...

• born from a woman
• scared of Macbeth
• far away in England
• not trained in military strategy

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