Exploring Gender and Guilt in Macbeth

What is one of the most remarkable aspects of Macbeth's character?

• He is both a hero and a villain.

• He is always a hero.

• He is neither a hero nor a villain.

• He is always a villain.

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What does Macbeth's wife use to persuade him to kill the king?

• She threatens to leave him.

• She promises him power.

• She attacks his masculinity.

• She offers him money.

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What role do the witches play in Macbeth's transformation?

• They light up his ambition with their prophecies.

• They give him a magic potion.

• They tell him to kill Duncan.

• They enchant him.

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Why does Macbeth struggle with his actions after killing Duncan?

• He is happy with his life choices.

• He enjoys being king.

• He loses the ability to pray and sleep.

• He is inherently evil.

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How does Lady Macbeth's reaction to Duncan's murder differ from Macbeth's?

• She feels no guilt.

• She becomes more ambitious.

• It softens her into a victim.

• It hardens her into a serial murderer.

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What does Lady Macbeth mean when she calls on spirits to 'unsex her'?

• She wants to become a man.

• She wants to stop menstruating and lactating.

• She wants to become more feminine.

• She wants to become a witch.

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What is Macduff's response to Malcolm's advice to 'dispute it like a man'?

• He decides to leave Scotland.

• He says he must also feel it as a man.

• He refuses to fight.

• He agrees and suppresses his feelings.

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What does Macbeth's soliloquy after his wife's death reveal about his state of mind?

• He is planning to escape.

• He is excited about the final battle.

• He believes life is meaningless.

• He is hopeful for the future.

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How does Macbeth react to the news that Macduff was not 'of woman born'?

• He is relieved.

• He is indifferent.

• He is worried about his manliness.

• He decides to surrender.

What is Malcolm's final description of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth?

• The brave Thane and his loyal queen.

• The dead butcher and his fiendlike queen.

• The noble king and his wise queen.

• The tragic hero and his loving wife.