Macbeth Quizs

"The bell invites me./ Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell /That summons you to Heaven or Hell."

• Macbeth

• Lady Macbeth

• Macduff

• Banquo

• The Witches

Where is Duncan killed?

• Scone

• Dunsinane

• Inverness

• Birnham Wood

Why did the witches harm the fat lady's husband, the sailor?

• She would not give them money.

• She lied to them.

• She would not share her chestnuts.

• She told the witches she did not believe their prophecies.

Banquo can best be described as:

• fatherly and loving

• vengeful and hateful

• loyal and intuitive

• naïve and immature

Macbeth takes place in:

• Scotland

• Ireland

• England

• Wales

Who was the ruler of England in the 1590s?

• King Edward

• Queen Elizabeth the I

• King Phillip

• King Henry

Which character provides comic relief in the play?

• A. Ross

• B. Lennox

• C. The Porter

• D. Lady Macbeth

As she reads the letter from her husband, Lady Macbeth becomes:

• Anxious that the king is coming.

• Afraid the witches will visit her.

• Convinced that she wants Duncan dead.

• Nervous that Macbeth will be home early.

Duncan pushes Macbeth over the edge in Act I by announcing that he is:

• Going to attack England

• Demoting Macbeth

• Stripping Macdonwald of his title

• Making Malcolm the next King of Scotland

Who is the greatest dramatist and poet in the English speaking world?

• Christopher Marlow

• William Shakespeare

• Thomas Kidd

• William Tyndale