Macbeth Act 2 & 3 Quiz

The dagger that Macbeth sees in his Scene 1 soliloquy...

• was given to him by his wife.
• was already used to kill Duncan.
• is part of a hallucination.
• was lost in the confusion.

When Macbeth talks agitatedly about the murders, Lady Macbeth urges him to...

• run away immediately
• try not to dwell on it
• kill all the witnesses
• pray for his salvation

The Porter's cursing is ironic because

• he invokes the devil without knowing about the crime
• he takes so long to answer the door that Macbeth escapes unnoticed
• he conveys that nothing is amiss
• the king was not expecting visitors

When Lennox and Macduff arrive at Macbeth’s castle in the morning, Macduff wonders if

• something is terribly wrong
• The Porter has stayed up late or slept in
• the porter is keeping something from them
• Macbeth is lying to them

As soon as the murder becomes known, Malcolm and Donalbain flee Scotland because they

• have lost their inheritance
• are guilty of the murder
• believe the country will probably become unstable
• fear for their lives

The natural disturbances that continue all night—including the screaming and murderous owl, chimneys being blown down, and Duncan’s horses turning wild— symbolize

• the inevitable chaos of a coming storm
• a coming war with a foreign country
• the evil of Macbeth's deeds
• the imminent flight of the king’s sons

When Macbeth is alone, he imagines he sees

• a dagger
• a crown
• an accusing hand
• Duncan's ghost

What does Lady Macbeth tell her husband in Scene 2?

• She plans to leave him.
• She feels guilty about the deed.
• He should not dwell on the murders.
• She is exhausted but cannot sleep

How does Shakespeare make Duncan’s murder seem even more monstrous than it might have been?

• by describing its effect on Duncan’s sons
• by portraying the king in sympathetic terms
• by vividly describing the actual murder in detail
• by having the witches conjuring a dark spell

In Scene 4, Macduff emphasizes his opposition to Macbeth by

• preparing to leave Scotland
• publicly swearing his allegiance to Malcolm
• attempting to rally the thanes against Macbeth
• refusing to go to Scone to see Macbeth crowned