WorksheetsEng. IV Macbeth
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 27mins
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1.
King Duncan makes Macbeth Thane of Cawdor because
a)
Malcolm is going to become a prince, thus leaving his position open
b)
Macbeth has fought valiantly for the king
c)
Banquo told Duncan about the prophecies
d)
Duncan knows that Macbeth will betray him otherwise
2.
“And often times to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths; Win us with hones trifles, to betray's in deepest consequence.”
In this speech, Banquo warns Macbeth that
In this speech, Banquo warns Macbeth that
a)
it is sometimes good for a man to suffer
b)
the witches will expect to be rewarded
c)
the witches will betray Macbeth by telling him what he wants to hear
d)
the witches might speak truthfully and bestow small favors in order to cause Macbeth's downfall
3.
Part of the witches' first prophecy is that Macbeth would become king and Macbeth remarks to himself "If chance would have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir."
He means that
He means that
a)
unless he takes some action, he might be forced to become king
b)
he can gain the throne simply by letting events take their course
c)
it is his duty to become king, and he will meet his obligations
d)
it seems rather doubtful that he will become king
4.
Macbeth's soliloquy beginning "Is this a dagger which I see before me" shows him to be
a)
disturbed by what Banquo knows
b)
horrified of the deed he is about to commit
c)
angry that he has let his wife persuade him to kill Duncan
d)
genuinely sorry that he must kill the king
5.
Lady Macbeth does not kill Duncan because
a)
she has no dagger
b)
she wants Macbeth to do it
c)
she thinks Duncan looks like her father
d)
she is afraid she will get caught in the act
6.
When Macbeth returns from killing Duncan, he makes the mistake of bringing
a)
a bloody towel
b)
bloody daggers
c)
the king's crown
d)
an old letter
7.
Immediately following the murder of King Duncan, Macbeth appears to be
a)
relieved
b)
happy
c)
self-confident
d)
hysterical and tormented
8.
The person who discovers Duncan's dead body is
a)
Macduff
b)
Lennox
c)
Ross
d)
Banquo
9.
Following the discovery of Duncan's body, Lady Macbeth faints because
a)
she is genuinely upset by the king's death
b)
she is surprised by the amount of blood
c)
she does not like knives and violence
d)
she wants to distract attention from Macbeth
10.
At the beginning of Act III, following the murder of Duncan,
a)
Banquo is suspicious of Macbeth's involvement.
b)
Banquo is happy for Macbeth's success
c)
Banquo expresses delight that the king is dead
d)
Banquo dismisses the witches' prophecies as coincidence
11.
“Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown. And put a barren sceptre in my gripe, Thence to be wrenched with an unilineal hand.”
The foregoing underlined words all refer to
The foregoing underlined words all refer to
a)
Macbeth's mental torment following the death of Duncan.
b)
Macbeth's inability to accomplish anything as king.
c)
the witches' prophecy that Banquo's descendants would be kings.
d)
Macbeth's suspicions that his subjects did not respect him.
12.
Early in Act III, Lady Macbeth says "Naught's had, all's spent, where our desire is got without content."
a)
This tells us that she is afraid of being blamed for Duncan's murder.
b)
This tells us that she distrusts Banquo.
c)
This tells us that she does not want Banquo's descendants as kings.
d)
This tells us that she is worried about Macbeth's and her sanity.
13.
In which way does Macbeth display a change in character?
a)
He does not consult Lady Macbeth about the murder of Banquo.
b)
He consults Lady Macbeth about the murder of Banquo.
c)
He tries to end the killing
d)
He congratulates Banquo that his son will be king.
14.
Upon being told that Fleance has escaped, Macbeth declares that "the worm that's fled hath that in time will venom breed. No teeth for the present." Macbeth means that Fleance
a)
is too cowardly to fight the murderers.
b)
is the type of person who makes many enemies.
c)
will eventually attempt vengeance.
d)
is gone and of no further concern.
15.
In his statement "We hear our bloody cousins are bestowed in England and in Ireland, not confessing their cruel patricide," Macbeth is referring to
a)
Macduff and his family
b)
Malcolm and Donalbain
c)
Edward and Siward
d)
Banquo and Fleance
16.
At the banquet, Banquo’s ghost says,
a)
"Murder!"
b)
"Help me."
c)
"Traitor!"
"Traitor!"
d)
nothing
17.
How many people can see the ghost?
a)
everyone
b)
three
c)
two
d)
one
18.
Shortly after Banquo's murder, Macbeth says "Better be with the dead, whom we, to gain our peace, have sent to peace, than on the torture of the mind to lie in restless ecstasy." This means that Macbeth
a)
wishes he were dead than suffer mental anguish for his success.
b)
would rather have Duncan alive than suffer mental torture.
c)
is happy that Duncan and Banquo are dead.
d)
a & b
19.
Hecate is annoyed with the witches because
a)
they have been bothering Macbeth
b)
she has been left out of their mischief with Macbeth.
c)
they have met with Lady Macbeth.
d)
she is always annoyed with everyone.
20.
When Macbeth seeks out the witches, how many visions do they show him?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
21.
Malcolm tells a series of lies to ___ to determine where his allegiance is.
a)
Donalbain
b)
Macduff
c)
Siward
d)
Macbeth
22.
Lady Macbeth has developed a pattern of
a)
walking and talking in her sleep.
b)
keeping a lit candle nearby.
c)
wringing and “washing” her hands.
d)
all of these.
23.
The apparition of the bloody child represents
a)
Fleance.
b)
Macbeth's guilty conscience.
c)
Macduff at birth.
d)
Macbeth's son who died in infancy.
24.
It is fitting that Malcom gives the final speech of the play because
a)
he was most wronged by Macbeth.
b)
he has killed Macbeth.
c)
all the other major characters are dead.
d)
he is now king of Scotland.
25.
“Fit to govern? No, not to live.”
a)
Macduff
b)
Malcolm
c)
Macbeth
d)
Lennox
26.
“Why should I play the roman fool and die on mine own sword?”
a)
Macduff
b)
Macbeth
c)
Macdonwald
d)
Donalbain
27.
“Then the liars and swearers are fools, for there are liars and swearers enough to beat the honest men and hang up them.”
a)
Macduff
b)
Macduff's Son
c)
Weird Sisters
d)
Lady Macduff
28.
“He loves us not; he wants the natural touch; for the poor wren (the most diminutive of birds) will fight, her young ones in her nest, against the owl.”
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Lady Macduff
c)
Macduff's Son
d)
Gentlewoman
29.
“Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake thy gory locks at me.”
a)
Banquo
b)
Ross
c)
Lennox
d)
Macbeth
30.
“Thou hast it now. King Cawdor, Glamis, all, As the weird women promised, and, I fear, Thou playd’st most foully for ‘t.”
a)
Banquo
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
Duncan
d)
Macduff
31.
“Where we are, there’s daggers in men’s smiles. The near in blood, the nearer bloody.”
a)
Ross
b)
Lennox
c)
Malcolm
d)
Donalbain
32.
“Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep.’”
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Macbeth
c)
Macduff
d)
Gentlewoman
33.
“And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray ‘s in deepest consequence.”
a)
Banquo
b)
Donalbain
c)
Malcolm
d)
Macduff
34.
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air.”
a)
Weird Sisters
b)
Doctor
c)
Macbeth
d)
Lady Macbeth
35.
“Look like th’ innocent flower, but be the serpent under ‘t.”
a)
Macbeth
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
Fleance
d)
Ross
36.
I fear thy nature;
It is too full o' the milk of human kindness
It is too full o' the milk of human kindness
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Macbeth
c)
The 3 Witches
d)
Banquo
37.
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
38.
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
39.
The bloody Child apparition symbolized
a)
A naturally born child will not kill Macbeth
b)
Macduffs family will be murdered
c)
Macbeth will never have children
d)
Lady Macbeth will die in childbirth
40.
Macbeth reveals his reluctance to kill Duncan in all of the following EXCEPT
a)
"Bloody instruments ... return to plague the inventor."
b)
"I am his kinsman and his subject."
c)
"as his host ... should against his murderer shut the door."
d)
"If it were done ... then 'twere well it were done quickly."
41.
Who is Macdonwald?
a)
Macbeth's Servant
b)
Macduff's Son
c)
Malcolm's Brother
d)
The rebel Thane Macbeth killed
42.
Where does the majority of the story take place?
a)
Norway
b)
Scotland
c)
England
d)
Ireland
43.
In Act I, the wounded sergeant
a)
is a convention of Elizabethan drama
b)
serves to reveal Macbeth as heroic and valiant
c)
has been sent by Macbeth to praise him before the king
d)
is King Duncan's valiant cousin
44.
King Duncan thinks of Macbeth as
a)
a loyal but overly ambitious soldier
b)
a man with a dangerously ambitious wife
c)
a hero to whom he owes great thanks
d)
a brave but indecisive soldier
45.
The original Thane of Cawdor is executed because
a)
he cheated on his wife
b)
he committed treason against King Duncan and Scotland
c)
he killed the queen
d)
he refused to go into battle because he was a coward
46.
Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand?
The handle toward my hand?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Banquo
c)
Lady Macbeth
d)
Duncan
47.
Three apparitions are shown to Macbeth at the boiling cauldron, which is not one of them?
a)
A blood covered child
b)
A Crowned child holding a tree
c)
Fleance marching towards Dunsinane
d)
A floating head with armor
48.
The Thane of Fife is who?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Duncan
c)
Ross
d)
Macduff
49.
The child holding the tree symbolized
a)
The children will attack from the forest
b)
Macbeth's kingdom will reign forever
c)
Macbeth will burn the trees in order to remain king
d)
The "trees" will march on Macbeths castle
50.
Malcolm and Donalbain flee Scotland to England and Ireland because
a)
they fear for their own lives
b)
they are unsure of whom may have committed the murder
c)
they will be safer if they split up
d)
all of the above
51.
When the Three Witches meet Macbeth, who is there with him?
a)
Malcolm
b)
Captain
c)
King Duncan
d)
Banquo
52.
The three titles the Three Witches first greet Macbeth with are...
a)
Than of Fife, Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor
b)
Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Fife
c)
Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, future King
d)
none of the above
53.
_________ is the name of Banquo's son
a)
Malcolm
b)
Donaldbaine
c)
Porter
d)
Fleance
54.
How many murderers did Macbeth send to kill Banquo?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
55.
How many men reign as King over the length of the play?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
56.
Which army helps Malcolm invade Scotland
a)
Finland
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Ireland
57.
How was Macduff able to kill Macbeth
a)
He was born from the witches
b)
His mother had a C-Section
c)
He didn't Macbeth killed him
d)
Macduff uses the witch's knife
58.
Who flees Scotland to join Malcolm?
a)
Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
b)
Fleance
c)
Macduff
d)
Lady Macduff
59.
How does Birnam Wood move upon Dunsinane HIll?
a)
Malcoln's army uses branches as camouflage
b)
The witch's used their magic
c)
The earthquake knocked down the forest
d)
Macbeth brought the fight to Birnam Wood
60.
Who does Lady Macbeth frame Duncan's murder on?
a)
Malcolm and Donalbain
b)
His Guards
c)
Macduff
d)
Banquo
61.
In Act I Macbeth and Banquo are fighting rebel Scottish forces and
a)
Norwegian forces
b)
English forces
c)
French forces
d)
Welsh forces
62.
In Act Duncan names Malcolm the Prince of
a)
Scotland
b)
Cumberland
c)
Burnham
d)
Dunsaine
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