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WorksheetsMacbeth Act 3
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the meaning of the word oracle?
a)
a type of bird
b)
a person who delivers wise announcements
c)
a person who speaks a funerals
d)
a type of tool used in fishing
2.
What does Banquo mean when he says, "I must become a borrower of the night"?
a)
He doesn't know if he can continue being Macbeth's friend.
b)
He plans on stealing money from Macbeth at night.
c)
He must meet Macbeth to borrow money from him.
d)
He will ride all night.
3.
What is the meaning of the word parricide?
a)
the killing of ones mother/father
b)
the killing of a king
c)
the killing of ones brother
d)
the killing of ones sister
4.
What is meant by, "Let every man be master of this time"?
a)
you must learn to enjoy freedom
b)
you must learn a new skill
c)
you have time to yourself
d)
you have to control your actions
5.
What 2 literary elements are used, "...the swift, the slow, the subtle,"?
a)
parallel structure and metaphor
b)
smile and personification
c)
metaphor and alliteration
d)
parallel structure and alliteration
6.
Why does Macbeth know he must kill Banquo?
a)
A good man is a threat to him.
b)
He knows Macbeth killed Donalbain.
c)
He is tired of his disloyalty.
d)
He worries Banquo will kill him. first.
7.
Macbeth tells the murderers that if they kill Banquo...
a)
he will pay them in gold
b)
he will give them a high office
c)
he will consider them his friend
d)
he will own them a favor
8.
"...dreams that shake us nightly..." is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
allusion
9.
"You know your own degrees; sit down." means...
a)
you know what is coming in the future
b)
you know the temperature outside
c)
you know your rank
d)
you are going to be called upon to speak
10.
Macbeth says, "We have scorched the snake not kill'd it." means...
a)
we won the battle not the war
b)
we did the job we set out to do
c)
bad things happen to bad people
d)
beware of what's coming
11.
Who does Macbeth see at the banquet?
a)
the 3 witches
b)
King of Scotland
c)
Duncan's ghost
d)
Banquo's ghost
12.
What are kites?
a)
hawks
b)
falcons
c)
worms
d)
fish
13.
What does this line reveal? "...for now I am bent to know..."
a)
what Banquo wants to ask the witches
b)
Macbeth's dark side
c)
Macbeth's tragic flaw
d)
Lady Macbeth's deep desires
14.
What is the significance of this line: "...this night I'll spend unto a dismal and a fatal end."
a)
foreshadows Macbeth's downfall
b)
tells Macbeth the 3 witches are coming for him
c)
foreshadows Lady M.'s committing suicide
d)
creates an allusion of the end of the play
15.
In Scene 1, what does Banquo express a desire from the witches prophecies?
a)
a desire to hear more
b)
a wish they not be fulfilled
c)
fear they will be disastrous for Scotland
d)
that they prove true for him as for Macbeth
16.
In Scene 1, what feelings does Banquo express about Macbeth?
a)
envy
b)
suspicion
c)
loyalty
d)
sadness and worry
17.
Since Duncan's death, Macbeth's statements and behavior suggest...
a)
deceived
b)
smugly satisfied
c)
uneasy and fearful
d)
indecisive and hesitant
18.
Macbeth uses all of the following ways to motivate the murderers EXCEPT...
a)
threatening them
b)
appealing to their pride
c)
filling them with hatred
d)
showing his gratitude
19.
When Macbeth claims to see a ghost, Lady Macbeth reacts with...
a)
scorn
b)
horror
c)
amusement
d)
bewilderment
20.
Who has been Macbeth's foil in the first 3 acts?
a)
Banquo
b)
Duncan
c)
Lady Macbeth
d)
Macbeth himself
21.
At the end of Act 3, who emerges as Macbeth's new foil?
a)
Lennox
b)
Macduff
c)
Lady Macduff
d)
the murderer of Banquo
22.
Macbeth's resentment and fear of Banquo is due to his...
a)
"royalty of nature"
b)
"dauntless temper"
c)
"wisdom that doth guide his valor"
d)
prophecy he "father a line of kings"
23.
Lady Macbeth's statement "what's done is done" (about Duncan's murder) is ironic because...
a)
she played a major role
b)
she is not as calm as she pretends
c)
Macbeth's claim to the throne is still shaky
d)
the consequences of Duncan's murder are just unfolding
24.
The most significant consequence of Fleance's escape is that now...
a)
avenge his father's death
b)
expose Duncan's murderer
c)
fulfill the witches' prophecy
d)
lend support to Duncan's sons
25.
The royal feast ends abruptly as a result of...
a)
Banquo's absence
b)
Macduff's absence
c)
Macbeth's emotional state
d)
Lady Macbeth's emotional state
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