Macbeth Act 2 quiz

What does the dagger scene reveal about Macbeth's state of mind?

• Macbeth has drunk too much wine at dinner and is hallucinating
• Macbeth has a mental illness that causes him to kill the king
• Macbeth has been drugged by Lady Macbeth
• Macbeth is uncomfortable and troubled about the prospect of killing Duncan

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What does Macbeth see on the dagger?

• Tarquin's strides
• Blood
• Water
• A wolf's fur

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What does Macbeth mean in this line?

MACBETH: "Sleep no more! Macbeth doth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that knits up the raveled sleeve of care."

• It was cowardly to kill the king as he was knitting

• Someone was talking about knitting so I couldn't sleep.

• Macbeth believes he has killed sleep & he will never sleep well again.

• I killed Duncan, and now I deserve death and to sleep forever

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How does Lady Macbeth react to the blood?

• She feels guilty for her part in the crime and regrets plotting the murder
• She tells her husband to get washed and stop being cowardly
• She explains that he's hallucinating again--there is no blood!
• She is suddenly scared when she sees blood on her own hands

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How do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth react when the king's body is discovered?

• They appear upset and horrified that the king has died in their home
• The hear the hooting of an owl flying through the castle
• They remain nonchalant and tell everyone to remain calm
• Lady Macbeth begins hallucinating about a dagger

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According to Macbeth's monologue here, why does he kill the servants?

• 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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Malcolm and Donalbain decided to leave Scotland because

• they didn't want to choose the next king
• they were afraid they might be killed next or be suspected
• they had committed the murder
• they suspected that the other brother did it

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At the end of Act II, who will be crowned king?

• Macbeth
• Macduff
• Donalbain
• Malcolm

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What does Lady Macbeth mean by "Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done't"?

• If we are caught killing my father, we'll be the ones to die
• Macbeth is a coward and probably won't be able to kill my father or the king.
• I almost killed Duncan myself, because he looks so much like my wretched father.
• I'd have killed him myself except that he reminds me of my father.

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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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