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WorksheetsMacbeth Acts I-V Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 14mins
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1.
Why does Malcolm lie to Macduff and tell him that he is lustful, violent, and greedy?
a)
Malcolm wants Macduff to admit that Macbeth is a horrible king.
b)
Malcolm is testing Macduff's loyalty to his country rather than the king.
c)
Malcolm is hoping that Macduff will confess that he is an imposter.
d)
Malcolm wants Macduff to flee England and go back to Scotland.
2.
Why is Fleance's (Banquo's son) escape from the murderers in Act III significant?
a)
The prophecy of Banquo's sons being king can still come true.
b)
Fleance will be killed my Malcolm when he becomes king.
c)
Fleance can travel to Ireland to warn the king about his father.
d)
Macbeth will have to kill Fleance himself.
3.
Which of the following is NOT a prophecy that the three witches give to Macbeth?
a)
Macbeth should be aware of Macduff.
b)
Macbeth will not be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane.
c)
Macbeth can only be killed by someone not born from a woman.
d)
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth will only give birth to daughters.
4.
“If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir.” –Macbeth (I.iii.143). Which statement below explains this quote?
a)
If I am going to be king, King Duncan has to die.
b)
If fate is making me king, I shouldn’t have to do anything for it to come true.
c)
I cannot be king because I am too weak and not determined enough.
d)
Why do the gods want me to be king? Will I be king without stirring up trouble?
5.
Which of the following quotes supports Lady Macbeth’s feelings that Macbeth lacks the wickedness to strike at the first opportunity to kill King Duncan?
a)
“Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be/What thou art promised.” (I.v.13)
b)
“Yet do I fear thy nature;/It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness…” (I.v.14)
c)
“The raven himself is hoarse/That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan/Under my battlements” (I.v.37)
d)
“Your face, my thane, is as a book where men/May read strange matters.” (I.v.60)
6.
Which of the following quotes supports the central theme of appearance vs. reality?
a)
“Is execution done on Cawdor? Are not/Those in commission yet returned?” –Duncan (I.iv.1-2)
b)
“There’s no art/to find the mind’s construction in the face:/He was a gentleman on whom I built/An absolute trust” –King (I.iv.12-16)
c)
“The service and loyalty I owe,/In doing it, pays itself.” –Macbeth (I.iv.22-23)
d)
“There if I grow,/The harvest is your own.” –Banquo (I.iv.32-33)
7.
One major theme in Macbeth is the idea that unchecked ambition leads to destruction. Which quote below supports this idea?
a)
"The castle of Macduff I will surprise, Seize upon Fife; give to th' edge o' th' sword his wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls that trace him in his line."
b)
"We will proceed no further with this business: He hath honored me of late, and I have bought Golden opinions from all sorts of people..."
c)
"Had I but died an hour before this chance, I had lived a blessed time; for from this instant there's nothing serious in mortality..."
d)
"Then comes my fit again; I had else been perfect, whole as the marble, founded as the rock, as broad and general as the casing air..."
8.
Which of the following quotes supports the characterization of Banquo as loyal and full of integrity?
a)
“Hold, take my sword. There’s husbandry in heaven.” –Banquo (II.i.4)
b)
“This diamond he greets your wife withal,/By the name of most kind hostess; and shut up/In measureless content.” –Banquo (II.i.15-17)
c)
“So I lose none/In seeking to augment it, but still keep/My bosom franchised and allegiance clear,/I shall be counseled.” –Banquo (II.i.27-31)
d)
“Go repose the while!” –Macbeth (II.i.29)
9.
What is ironic about Macbeth’s desire to say “amen” and pray?
a)
He has never been very religious.
b)
He has been a preacher for many years, so he should know how to pray correctly.
c)
He should be performing a long prayer over King Duncan’s body.
d)
He wants to pray right after he has committed a sin (murder).
10.
“Thou has it now: king, Cawdor, Glamis, all,/As the weird women promised, and I fear/Thou pla’dst more foully for’t.” – Banquo (II.i.1)- Which statement explains this quote?
a)
Macbeth has everything he has ever wanted, but Lady Macbeth is becoming jealous.
b)
Sometimes prophecies can come true, so evil can be viewed in a positive way.
c)
Macbeth’s three prophecies have come true, but I’m afraid he had dishonest conduct.
d)
The weird women cannot predict what choices Macbeth will make to get what he wants.
11.
After his vision of Banquo’s ghost in Act III scene iv, Macbeth accepts that “blood will have blood.” (III. iv.122) What does this phrase mean?
a)
Those guilty of taking a life will pay with their own lives.
b)
Bad people who commit crimes will not be able to wash the blood from their hands.
c)
Macbeth will be killed by Banquo’s ghost.
d)
Macbeth will have to kill more people if he wants to continue to be king.
12.
When Macduff comes to Malcolm for help, Malcolm lies about himself to test Macduff's loyalty. Which of the following quotes supports Malcom’s mistrust of Macduff?
a)
“But Macbeth is./A good and virtuous nature may recoil/In an imperial charge.” – Malcolm (IV.i.19-21)
b)
“Perchance even there where I did find my doubts.” –Malcolm (IV.i.26)
c)
“I think withal/There would be hands uplifted in my right…” –Malcolm (IV.i.42-43)
d)
“Better Macbeth/Than such an one to reign.” –Malcolm (IV.i.66-67)
13.
Which of the following quotes suggests Macbeth has become demanding towards the witches?
a)
“How now, you secret, black, and midnight hags!/What is’t you do?” –Macbeth (IV.i.48-49)
b)
“Tell me, thou unknown power—“ –Macbeth (IV.i.69)
c)
“Thou shalt not live;/That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies,/And sleep in spite of thunder.” –Macbeth (IV.i.84-86)
d)
“I will be satisfied. Deny me this,/And an eternal curse fall on you!” –Macbeth (IV.i.104-105)
14.
How does Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking relate to the theme of guilt haunts the evildoer?
a)
She is not sleeping naturally in her bed, so she must be doing something evil.
b)
Sleepwalking is a state between sleeping and waking, so it must represent an inner disturbance.
c)
Lady Macbeth is walking around talking about how she would murder her child.
d)
Lady Macbeth is acting unusually because she keeps talking about the murder of Banquo.
15.
Which quote represents Macbeth's determination in the face of distress?
a)
“We might have met them direful, beard to beard,/And beat them backward home.” – Macbeth (V.v.6-7)
b)
“I have almost forgotten the taste of fears:/The time has been, my senses would have cooled/To hear a night-shriek…” –Macbeth (V.v.9-11)
c)
“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow/Creeps in this petty place from day to day,/To the last syllable of recorded time;/And all our yesterdays have lighted fools/The way to dusty death.” –Macbeth (V.v.19-223)
d)
“At least we’ll die with harness on our back.” –Macbeth (V.v.52)
16.
Which of the following quotes explains how, in Macbeth, blood stains are a symbol for permanent guilt?
a)
“Make thick my blood,/Stop up th’ access and passage to remorse,/That no compunctious visitings of nature/Shake my feel purpose, nor keep peace between/Th’ effect and it!” –Lady Macbeth (I.v.41-45)
b)
“Will it not be received,/When we have marked with blood those sleepy two/Of his own chamber, and used their very daggers,/That they have done’t?” –Macbeth (I.vii.74-77)
c)
"And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts (large amounts) of blood,/Which was not so before.” –Macbeth (II.i.46-47)
d)
“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood/clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather/The multitudinous seas incarnadine,/Making the green one red.” (II.ii.59-62)
17.
Which of the following quotes represents Macbeth’s confidence in himself, rather than the prophecies?
a)
“I’ll go no more./I am afraid to think what I have done;/Look on’t again I dare not.” --Macbeth (II.ii.49-51)
b)
“I will be satisfied. Deny me this, and an eternal curse fall on you!.”--Macbeth (IV.i.104-105)
c)
“Thou art too like the spirit of Banquo. Down!/Thy crown does sear mine eyelids. And thy hair,/Thou other gold-bound brow, is like the first.” –Macbeth (IV.i.112-114)
d)
“I’ll fight, till from my bones my flesh be hacked. Give me my armor.” -Macbeth(V.iv.32)
18.
Which of the following quotes supports Lady Macbeth’s feelings that Macbeth lacks the wickedness to strike at the first opportunity to kill King Duncan?
a)
“Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be/What thou art promised.” (I.v.13)
b)
“Yet do I fear thy nature;/It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness…” (I.v.14)
c)
“The raven himself is hoarse/That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan/Under my battlements” (I.v.37)
d)
“Your face, my thane, is as a book where men/May read strange matters.” (I.v.60)
19.
King Duncan tells the men at battle that Macbeth has left early and is riding quickly because he misses his love, Lady Macbeth. What is the true, ironic reason Macbeth is making a speedy trip home?
a)
Macbeth must get home before Lady Macbeth commits suicide.
b)
Macbeth wants to set up a surprise for Malcolm since he’s about to receive the kingdom.
c)
Macbeth cannot look at any more bloody bodies from the battle.
d)
Macbeth must make preparations for a murder.
20.
After his vision of Banquo’s ghost in Act III scene iv, Macbeth accepts that “blood will have blood.” (III. iv.122) What does this phrase mean?
a)
Those guilty of taking a life will pay with their own lives.
b)
Bad people who commit crimes will “see” the blood on their hands forever.
c)
Macbeth will be killed by Banquo’s ghost.
d)
Macbeth will have to kill more people if he wants to continue to be king.
21.
How does the reader know that the guilt of killing King Duncan weighed heavily on Lady Macbeth's conscience?
a)
Lady Macbeth killed anyone who suspected that she played a part in Duncan's death.
b)
Lady Macbeth had dreams that Duncan would come back from the grave and murder her and her husband.
c)
Lady Macbeth was sleepwalking and imagined that Duncan's blood would not wash off her hands.
d)
Lady Macbeth was not affected by the murder of Duncan.
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