Macbeth Act 2 Quiz

What error does Macbeth make when killing the King?

• He doesn't check to make sure he's dead.

• He makes too much noise and wakes people.

• He holds on to the murder weapon

• He doesn't make any mistakes; it's perfect.

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How does Macbeth respond after killing Duncan?

• He is relieved

• He didn't go through with it

• He is riddled with guilt

• He is paranoid he'll get caught

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What purpose does the porter play in the third scene?

• He provides comic relief

• He reminds the audience of the consequences of sin

• He allows for costume changes for the cast.

• He does not have any significance.

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How does Macbeth respond to the announcement of Duncan's death?

• He kills the guards in anger.

• He faints for fear of being caught

• He summons the authority

• He keeps quiet to avoid any speculation

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What guides Macbeth to Duncan's bed to kill him?

• He follows his hallucination of a dagger

• He follows the sound of the bell ringing

• He is lead by a floating light which he believes to be a spirit.

• He never makes it to Duncan's bed.

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Why do the king's sons respond to their father's murder?

• They fight over who will be next in line.

• They flee to other countries in fear they will be killed next

• They are afraid that people will suspect them so they seek legal counsel.

• People don't have the guts to tell them the bad news so they don't respond.

How does Macduff respond to Macbeth being the king?

• He doesn't have any opinion about it.

• He is unsupportive and won't attend his crowning.

• He is excited and hopes to be promoted

• He plans to kill Macbeth and become the king.

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What symbols exist in scene 4 that capture the motif of "fair is foul and foul is fair"

• The animals are eating each other

• The predators are becoming the prey to former prey.

• Solar eclipses

• All of the above

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What do people assume happened to the king?

• He was poisoned

• Macbeth killed him

• His own guards were paid off to kill him

• His sons killed him

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What was Lady Macbeth's role in killing the king?

• She returned the knives

• She drugged the guards.

• She burned the bloody clothes

• She did not have any part of his death

• She had to stab him when Macbeth was too paranoid

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