Macbeth Act 2-3 Quiz

How does Lady Macbeth aid in the murder of Duncan?

• she pours poison on the knife blades

• she kills Malcolm and Donalbain

• she drugs the gate porter

• she gets the guards drunk

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Malcolm and Donalbain cry out in their sleep. They say all the following phrases EXCEPT

• Murder!

• God Bless Us!

• It was the Witches!

• Amen!

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Why did Macbeth refuse to return the bloody daggers

• he had to put on his nightgown quickly

• he thought he would be caught when he heard one of the guards speaking

• he wanted Lady Macbeth to feel some responsibility for the crime

• he could not bear to look at what he had done

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The voice that calls out "Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep" is saying that

• someone has witnessed Macbeth murder Duncan and is going to kill Macbeth in his sleep.

• Duncan will never awaken from his "sleep."

• Macbeth murdered Duncan while Duncan was asleep and now his guilt will keep him from sleeping

• Duncan will not sleep as king anymore because he was killed.

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In scene 3, what does the porter compare the castle to AND why is that ironic?

• He compares the castle to a hive of bees. The comparison is ironic because Lady Macbeth is in charge of the castle.

• He compares the castle to hell itself. The comparison is ironic because something hellish (a murder) has happened there.

• He compares the castle to heaven. The comparison is ironic because Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are following witches sent from the devil.

• He compares the castle to a frozen wasteland. The comparison is ironic because of how cold Macbeth's actions were towards Duncan.

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How are the men the porter describes at the beginning of scene 3 (a farmer, an equivocator, and a tailor) similar to Macbeth?

• They all loved strong women and let their wives make all the decisions for them.

• They all wanted more than was due and cheated to get what they wanted.

• They were all given prophecies of future greatness and those prophecies came true.

• They all hallucinated. Their hallucinations ended up driving them insane.

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Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave Scotland?

• want to raise support to avenge their father's death.

• fear being accused of murder.

• do not want to be tempted to take revenge.

• fear for their safety.

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When Malcolm and Donalbain disappear from Inverness, people assume that they

• have been murdered.

• are spreading the news.

• believe themselves in danger.

• were involved in Duncan's death.

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Ross and the old man discuss strange events surrounding King Duncan's death in Act II (PATHETIC FALLACY). The events include all of the following EXCEPT

• darkness during the daytime

• Duncan's horses eating each other.

• Duncan's horses breaking free from their stalls

• Birnam Wood moving to Dunsinane

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What do all of these strange events symbolize?

• a. that a terrible storm that will destroy Scotland is coming

• b. a coming war with England & France

• c. that Macbeth's evil deed has caused a disturbance in nature

• d. the imminent flight of Malcolm & Donalbain