Macbeth Act II

Who drugged the guards' drinks?

• Macbeth

• Banquo

• Lady Macbeth

• the witches

Lady Macbeth is unable to kill Duncan herself because...

• she is afraid

• she is too gentle

• Banquo insisted on doing the deed

• he looks like her father

What leads Macbeth to Duncan's room?

• a bloody dagger

• Duncan's body

• a ghost

• the witches

Lady Macbeth places the grooms’ daggers beside them and smears the grooms with blood because...

• she has just killed them

• Macbeth is too injured to do it himself

• she wants Malcolm to be blamed for their deaths

• Macbeth refuses to go back and do it

What is Lady Macbeth's reaction to discovering the king had been murdered?

• She rings the alarm

• She "faints"

• She sobs

• She laughs

What vision does Macbeth see at the end of Scene i ?

• A severed head

• A broken sword

• A bloody crown

• A bloody dagger

Who is ringing the bell Macbeth hears?

• Banquo

• Macduff

• Lady Macbeth

• A Servant

How is Macbeth able to get into the King's chambers?

• Everyone else is still at the feast.

• Lady Macbeth created a distraction.

• Macbeth bribed the guards.

• Lady Macbeth drugged the guards.

What mistake does Macbeth make after killing Duncan?

• He carries the murder weapons out of the room.

• He leaves bloody tracks from his boots.

• He doesn't make sure everyone is asleep.

• He forgets to wash the blood from his hands.

Why does Macbeth kill the guards?

• They saw him enter the King's chambers, and threatened to tell everyone.

• Macbeth was bribing them to keep quiet, but they were asking for more money.

• They were loose ends because their confusion would have caused suspicion.