Macbeth Quiz

Who says, "Fair is foul and foul is fair / Hover through the fog and filthy air" in Macbeth?

• Macbeth

• Lady Macbeth

• Witches

• Duncan

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What does Lady Macbeth ask the spirits to do in Act 1, Scene 5?

• Make her invisible

• Unsex her and fill her with cruelty

• Give her power to fly

• Protect her from harm

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

In Act 1, Scene 7, what does Macbeth describe as "vaulting ambition"?

• His desire for power

• His love for Lady Macbeth

• His fear of failure

• His loyalty to the king

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What does Lady Macbeth mean by "A little water clears us of this deed" in Act 2, Scene 1?

• Water will wash away their guilt

• They need to clean the house

• They should drink water to calm down

• Water will help them sleep

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Who refers to Macbeth as a "dead butcher" in Act 5, Scene 9?

• Duncan

• Malcolm

• Banquo

• Lady Macbeth

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What does Macbeth mean by "O full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!" in Act 3, Scene 2?

• He is feeling happy and contented with his life as king

• He is feeling mentally confused about who to trust

• He is feeling mentally tormented by his feelings of fear, guilt and paranoia

• He is feeling sleepy because he cannot sleep well now

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

In Act 5, Scene 1, what does Lady Macbeth try to wash away when she sleepwalks?

• Blood on her hands

• Dirt on her hands

• Ink from her hands

• Paint from her clothes

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What does Macbeth mean by "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" in Act 5, Scene 5?

• He is hopeful for the future

• He is reflecting on the monotony of life

• He is planning a trip for the next day

• He is excited about tomorrow

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Who says, "There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face" in Act 1, Scene 2?

• Macbeth

• Duncan

• Banquo

• Lady Macbeth

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What does Banquo mean by "The instruments of darkness tell us truths" in Act 1, Scene 3?

• Evil forces reveal truths in order to get us to trust them, and then deceive us later

• Music reveals hidden truths about dark things

• Darkness hides the truth

• Light reveals the truth

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7