MACBETH Act 2-3 Quiz Review

What was the signal to kill Duncan?

• The ringing of a bell
• Lady Macbeth called Macbeth
• A knock on the door
• There was no signal 

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What does Macbeth see before he commits the murder that encourages him to move forward?

• The three witches
• The King's bloody head.
• A bloody dagger.
• An owl killing a falcon.

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Why does Lady Macbeth drug the servants in Scene 2?

• She wants to stop them from killing King Duncan.
• She wants them to sleep while they kill King Duncan.
• She does not want their help in killing King Duncan.
• She wants them dead so they will not tell what they saw.

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What does Lady Macbeth say stopped her from killing Duncan?

• She believes Macbeth must do the murder
• The shriek of an owl frightened her
• Duncan reminds her of her father
• She fears the king's guards

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What is Lady Macbeth's plan for Duncan's murder?

• She will poison his food and it will look like a natural death
• She will drug the king's guards and Macbeth will then go into the king's room and kill him.
• They will bribe the guards and offer them money to kill the king.
• Macbeth's soldiers will come into the banquet disguised as robbers and they will commit the murder.

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Lady Macbeth tells her husband THREE things in this short monologue. What is NOT something she tells him?

• Wash the blood off your hands

• Take the daggers back and smear the blood on the servants

• Take a drink of water and calm down

• Don't ruin your courage by thinking about stupid things like sleep

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Macbeth refused to return the daggers to smear the servants wih blood because

• He thought it was cowardly to blame them

• He was afraid to look at Duncan's dead body

• He thought no one would believe the servants were guilty anyway

• He doesn't want to be spotted roaming about the castle

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What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says to Macbeth, "My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white?"

• Her hands are also red with blood, and she is ashamed.
• Her hands are also red with blood, and she is afraid.
• Her hands are red with blood, but unlike Macbeth, she is not afraid.
• Her hands are red with blood, but unlike Macbeth, she is relieved.

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Who finds King Duncan's body first?

• Macduff
• Lennox
• Malcolm
• Banquo

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Why does Macbeth say he killed Duncan's guards?

• He was overcome with rage when he saw them and killed them because he loved the king so much

• The servants attacked Macbeth, and he killed them in self-defense

• He overheard them plotting to kill Malcolm and Donalbain

• He had talked to eye-witnesses who testified that the servants did it

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