WorksheetsMacbeth Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 3hrs 37mins
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1.
The witches greet Macbeth by the title of
a)
The Thane of Glamis
b)
The Thane of Cawdor
c)
King, hereafter
d)
All of the above
2.
When do the witches plan to meet Macbeth?
a)
When the battle begins
b)
In the middle of the battle
c)
When the battle's over
d)
They don't plan to meet him
3.
Why was the original Thane of Cawdor executed?
a)
He cheated on his wife.
b)
He was a traitor.
c)
He killed the Queen.
d)
He didn't like Macbeth.
4.
What is an obstacle with Macbeth becoming King?
a)
Lady Macbeth is against it
b)
King Duncan is against it
c)
King Duncan appoints his son Prince of Cumberland
d)
Banquo knows of his evil plan
5.
What important role do the witches play in Act I?
a)
They foreshadow events
b)
They help define the setting
c)
They provide historical background
d)
They introduce the other characters
6.
What "sign" convinces Macbeth that he must go through with killing the king?
a)
One of the witches appears in his room.
b)
He has a nightmare about the murder.
c)
He sees a floating dagger before him.
d)
The ghost of his father visits him.
7.
Why didn't Lady Macbeth just kill the king herself?
a)
He looked too much like her father.
b)
She changed her mind.
c)
Someone walked in on her about to kill him.
d)
She wanted Macbeth to do it by himself.
8.
What does Macbeth accidentally take with him after murdering the king?
a)
The dagger
b)
The king's crown
c)
A book
d)
A servant
9.
What do Duncan's sons decide to do after their father's death?
a)
Declare Malcolm the king
b)
Find the person who murdered their father.
c)
Hold a trial
d)
Run away from the scene of the crime
10.
"Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come let me clutch thee."
The handle toward my hand? Come let me clutch thee."
a)
Alliteration
b)
Allegory
c)
Allusion
d)
Apostrophe
11.
BANQUO: Thou has it now: King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, as the weird women promised, and I fear thou play'dst most foully for 't. (pg 310, lines 1-3)
What is Banquo thinking in the above line?
What is Banquo thinking in the above line?
a)
He fears the witches, even if they were right.
b)
He suspects that Macbeth may have done wrong to become king
c)
He is glad that his best friend was lucky enough to be king.He is glad that his best friend was lucky enough to be king.
d)
He hopes that Macbeth will die soon so he can become king
12.
Why did Macbeth want Banquo killed in Act 3?
a)
The witches had advised him to do it.
b)
He feared Banquo's descendants would be kings
c)
Lady Macbeth urged him to do it.
d)
Banquo was raising an army against him
13.
Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost because he was:
a)
plagued by guilt
b)
drunk
c)
tricked by the thanes
d)
poisoned by Fleance
14.
Why did Macbeth visit the witches at the beginning of Act 4?
a)
he wanted to know the future and which person might threaten his throne
b)
he wanted to kill them for making him miserable
c)
he wanted to reward them for giving him the crown
d)
he was afraid of them and needed to confront his fears
15.
What is NOT one of the three warnings that the witches gave Macbeth in this scene?
a)
No man born of a woman can hurt Macbeth
b)
Macbeth shall never have children
c)
Beware the Thane of Fife (Macduff)
d)
Macbeth will not be defeated until the woods move to Dunsinane Hill
16.
Macbeth orders the deaths of Macduff's family and servants because:
a)
he wanted to punish Macduff for betraying him and joining with Malcolm
b)
Lady Macduff had had an affair with Banquo and might be pregnant with an heir
c)
he was afraid they would lead the rebellion to overthrow him
d)
Lady Macbeth was jealous of Lady Macduff
17.
Who commits suicide in this act?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
Lady Macduff
d)
Young Siward
18.
How does Macbeth feel going into the battle?
a)
Overconfident
b)
Fearful
c)
Annoyed
d)
Sassy
19.
What part of Macbeth's body does Macduff give Malcolm?
a)
His Head
b)
His eye
c)
His feet
d)
His heart
20.
Why did the gentlewomen call the doctor for Lady Macbeth?
a)
Lady Macbeth had a high fever for days
b)
Lady Macbeth was having suicidal thoughts
c)
Lady Macbeth was sleep walking
d)
Lady Macbeth was pregnant
21.
Who said the following line? "Cure her of that./Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased?"
a)
Malcolm
b)
Macduff
c)
Macbeth
d)
Lady Macbeth
22.
How does Macbeth react to Lady Macbeth's death?
a)
He prays.
b)
He pulls a Romeo and drinks some poison.
c)
He cries and then goes to war.
d)
He thinks it comes at a very inconvenient time.
23.
How does Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane?
a)
The soldiers cut down the trees and use them as shields.
b)
The witches move the trees with their powers.
c)
Trees from the wood grow on Dunsinane.
d)
It doesn't.
24.
Who becomes king when Macbeth dies?
a)
Donalbain
b)
Fleance
c)
Macduff
d)
Malcolm
25.
How is Macduff not born of a woman?
a)
He is.
b)
He is like Adam, God created him.
c)
His mother had a C-Section
d)
He has no bellybutton
26.
Who (what) did Macbeth see at the banquet table?
a)
The tree witches laughing at him
b)
Banquo's Ghost
c)
Blood from the daggers in his wine cup
d)
The image of Duncan's beating heart
27.
How does Macbeth die?
a)
He is attacked by a group of Macduff's soldiers
b)
He "accidentally" falls on his own sword
c)
Macduff beheads him (after killing him)
d)
One of his own soldiers mistakenly kills him.
28.
Who is sentenced to death in Act I?
a)
Duncan
b)
The Thane of Cawdor
c)
Ross
d)
The Captain
29.
Macbeth most likely brings the bloody daggers to Lady Macbeth because he . . .
a)
needs to show how easy the deed was for him
b)
has to prove that he has murdered Duncan
c)
wants to frighten her for encouraging him
d)
feels distressed and shocked at his actions
30.
After Lady Macbeth reads the letter, what does she tell us is her opinion of Macbeth, and how does she plan to help him?
a)
She doesn't think he would be a good king, but since he's her husband, she will support him in whatever he wants to do.
b)
She vows to stop him from being king.
c)
She thinks Banquo would be a better king.
d)
She doesn't think he has what it takes to be king. He's too full of the milk of human kindness, but she will help him.
31.
One of the images or themes that runs throughout the play is that of
a)
ships at sea
b)
battle armor
c)
brotherly love
d)
blood
32.
Malcom describes Cawdor's last moments before execution. What is Duncan's reply?
a)
You should never turn your back, even on a friend.
b)
You shouldn't sympathize for one who has committed evil deeds
c)
You should always be ready for you never know when death will strike.
d)
You can't tell what is in a person's heart by looking at his face.
33.
What does Lady Macbeth say stopped her from killing Duncan?
a)
She believes Macbeth must do the murder
b)
The shriek of an owl frightened her
c)
Duncan reminds her of her father
d)
She fears the king's guards
34.
At the end of the play who will become the King of Scotland?
a)
Ross
b)
Macduff
c)
Malcom
d)
Siward
35.
What is Lady Macbeth's plan for Duncan's murder?
a)
She will poison his food and it will look like a natural death
b)
She will drug the king's guards and Macbeth will then go into the king's room and kill him.
c)
They will bribe the guards and offer them money to kill the king.
d)
Macbeth's soldiers will come into the banquet disguised as robbers and they will commit the murder.
36.
What news does Ross bring to Macbeth in Act I?
a)
Lady Macbeth has had a son
b)
The Thane of Glamis has been killed
c)
Macbeth now holds the title of the Thane of Cawdor
d)
The army has just lost the battle with the Norwegians
37.
What advice does Lady Macbeth give Macbeth when he arrives home?
a)
He shouldn't eat too much, because that would make him too sleepy to commit the murder quickly.
b)
He should let Banquo in on the plan so that he has more help
c)
He must learn to look innocent even when his heart is full of evil.
d)
This would not be a good time to murder Duncan. They should wait a few days.
38.
Macbeth says, "Stars, hide your fires. Let not light see my black and deep desires." What are Macbeth's desires?
a)
He wants to go home to see Lady Macbeth
b)
He wants to raise the taxes in the lands he rules
c)
He is very tired. He wants the stars to stop shining so he can sleep
d)
He wants to be king
39.
What is Macbeth's reaction to Lady Macbeth's death?
a)
He is glad, because now his secret has died with her.
b)
He is calm, saying that she would have died sooner or later, anyway.
c)
He flies into a rage and kills the doctor
d)
He calls on the witches to bring her back to life
40.
Who wrote The Tragedy of Macbeth?
a)
Henry Higgins
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
John Donne
d)
J. K. Rowling
41.
What do the doctor and gentlewoman see Lady Macbeth doing?
a)
She is crying and tearing at her clothes
b)
She is sleepwalking and talking about the murders
c)
She is singing and dancing down the halls of the castle
d)
She is making brownies for their company
42.
What three things does drinking provoke (according to the Porter)?
a)
"Sin, ill tempers, and ruin"
b)
"Poor health, nightmares and poverty"
c)
"Nose-painting, sleep and urine"
d)
"Fighting, hatred and trouble"
43.
What is Macbeth's plan for killing Banquo and Fleance? Does it work?
a)
He has his soldiers attack them, Banquo is wounded but Fleance dies
b)
He poisons their meal and they both die
c)
He plans to kill them that night. They find out and both escape
d)
He gets two convicted murderers to wait along the road and ambush them. Banquo is killed but Fleance escapes
44.
Which idea or "motif" is not introduced in the first scene?
a)
Fair being foul
b)
Man as a sinner
c)
Fair is foul and foul is fair
d)
The stormy fate of Scotland
45.
Macbeth says to Macduff, "But get thee back, my soul is too much charged with blood of thine already." To what is he referring?
a)
Macbeth doesn't want to fight Macduff; he has already killed Macduff's family
b)
Macbeth has the urge to kill anyone who come near him
c)
Macbeth is wounded and wants compassion
d)
Macbeth is ready to stop the bloodshed and give up the throne
46.
What is Lady Macbeth's "prayer" to the spirits after she learns King Duncan is coming?
a)
She wants to be filled with cruelty, given the hard heart and thick blood necessary to do what has to be done to make Macbeth king.
b)
She prays that Duncan will die on the way.
c)
She asks for a sign that her decision is the right one for her husband and for the country.
d)
She want's her husband's nerve to become stronger.
47.
What do the witches predict in Act I scene 3 for Macbeth? For Banquo?
a)
Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and eventually king. Banquo's descendants will be king, although he will not.
b)
Macbeth will be conqueror of Norway, Banquo will be king
c)
Macbeth will remain Thane of of Glamis, Banquo will be Thane of Cawdor, neither will ever be king.
d)
Macbeth will be king. Banquo will be Thane of Glamis and Cawdor
48.
How was Macduff born?
a)
Naturally
b)
Alien
c)
Caesarean Section
d)
Fell out
49.
What is the name of the forest that the witches prophesised would move towards Dunsinane?
a)
Birnam Wood
b)
The Forest of Dean
c)
Burnham Wood
d)
100 Acre Wood
50.
Did the murderers succeed in the killing of Banquo and Fleance?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe
d)
Don't know
51.
Who discovers Duncan's body?
a)
Lennox
b)
Ross
c)
Macduff
d)
Donalbain
52.
At the beginning of Act II, Banquo and Fleance both say how dark it is. The darkness is important because
a)
both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth prayed to evil spirits and asked for darkness to cover them
b)
It is Daylight Savings Time, but they don't know it
c)
Bad things always happen in the dark
53.
What "sign" convinces Macbeth that he must go through with killing the king?
a)
One of the witches appears in his room.
b)
He has a nightmare about the murder.
c)
He sees a floating dagger before him.
d)
The ghost of his father visits him.
54.
What important role do the witches play in Act I?
a)
They foreshadow events
b)
They help define the setting
c)
They provide historical background
d)
They introduce the other characters
55.
Come, you spirits
That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,
And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full
Of direst cruelty!
That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,
And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full
Of direst cruelty!
a)
Macbeth
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
Duncan
d)
Ross
56.
Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air.
Hover through the fog and filthy air.
a)
Macbeth
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
The 3 Witches
d)
Banquo
57.
What prevents Banquo from sleeping at Macbeth's castle?
a)
A wound from battle
b)
He keeps having bad dreams
c)
He cannot stop thinking about the prophecy
d)
He has an infection
58.
How are Banquo and Fleance realated?
a)
Banquo is Fleance's father
b)
Fleance and Banquo are brothers
c)
Fleance is Banquo's father
d)
Banquo is Fleance's uncle
59.
When the Three Witches meet Macbeth, who is there with him?
a)
Malcolm
b)
Captain
c)
King Duncan
d)
Banquo
60.
How did "Macbeth kill sleep?"
a)
Macbeth killed sleep by killing Duncan in Duncan's sleep
b)
Macbeth killed sleep by not being able to sleep
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