Macbeth Act IV

What does the first vision apparition that the Weird Sisters show tell Macbeth?

• Beware Lady Macbeth

• Beware Macduff

• Beware Fleance

• Beware Lennox

What does the second apparition the Weird Sisters show tell Macbeth?

• Any can man kill him

• Any trained soldier can kill him

• A stranger can kill him

• Anyone not born of a women can kill him

How does Malcolm test Macduff’s intentions when he visits him in England?

• Tells lies about how corrupt he (Malcolm) is as a king

• Tells a story about how horrible his father really was

• Tells Macduff he would be a great leader

• Tells Macduff he should take the throne

The witches show Macbeth a line of eight kings followed by Banquo's ghost are meant to signify that

• many forces will combine to fight him
• Banquo's descendants will become kings
• Banquo is the least of his worries
• he has more to fear from the spirit world than from the natural world

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After the third apparition leaves, what was Macbeth want to know?

• How long will I live?
• Will Banquo's sons ever be king?
• Will Macduff kill me?
• Is Lady Macbeth cheating?

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What does Lady Macduff tell her son about Macduff?

• he is dead
• he will be home soon
• he loves him
• he is in the hospital

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Lady Macduff calls her husband a traitor because she believes he has betrayed 

• Scotland
• Malcolm
• Macbeth
• his family

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Why does Malcolm describe ways in which he is unworthy to be king?

• He wants to test Macduff's loyalty
• He feels the need to confess his flaws
• To prove he would be a bad king

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The actual murder of Lady Macduff and her children is committed by:

• Macbeth himself
• Ross's servant
• Macbeth's hired assassins

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The end of Act IV foreshadows an important conflict between ...

• Macbeth and Macduff
• Malcolm and Ross
• Macbeth and his wife
• Macduff and Malcolm