Macbeth Act II & III Quiz

Before Macbeth kills Duncan, he imagines

• how Lady Macbeth will praise him for his courage

• how it will feel to become king

• that Duncan will be summoned to hell

• that he sees a dagger in front of his eyes

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What mistake does Macbeth make when in Duncan's chamber?

• He can't say Amen

• He leaves handprints

• He wakes up Duncan

• He takes the daggers with him

What upsets Macbeth just after he has committed the murder?

• He is hallucinating

• He cannot say 'Amen'

• His sons will never be King

• Lady Macbeth is mad at him

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Duncan's sons leave Macbeth's castle because they...

• are trying to catch the person whom they believe murdered their father

• are afraid they will be the next to be murdered

• are told to leave by Macbeth

• think they will be blamed for the king's death

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The screaming and murdering owl, chimneys being blown down, and Duncan's horses turning wild are an example of what literary device?

• Soliloquy

• Pathetic Fallacy

• External characterization

• Simile

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During the murder, Lady Macbeth hears an owl scream.

• False

• True

Lady Macbeth says 'Go get some water and wash this filthy witness from your hands'. What does 'filthy witness' refer to?

• Dirt

• His guilt

• Duncan's blood

• the guards

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The porter pretends that he is opening the gate to heaven.

• False

• True

Macduff says 'Murder hath broke open the Lord's anointed temple and stolen the life thence (from it)'. What does the 'Lord's anointed temple' symbolize?

• The church

• The king's bedroom

• The castle

• Duncan

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Which of the following symbolizes nature's reaction to Duncan's murder?

• The fox killing the wolf

• Macbeth's hallucinations

• Lady Macbeth's garden dying

• Duncan's horses eating each other