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WorksheetsMacbeth Test
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins
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1.
Why does Shakespeare begin the play with 3 witches?
a)
It will hold the attention of all social classes.
b)
It will make it interesting.
2.
A bloody captain comes off the field and reports to King Duncan how valiantly Macbeth fought for him. What else does he inform the King about?
a)
Banquo's fighting
b)
Macdonwald's betrayal
c)
Banquo's betrayal
d)
Macbeth's betrayal
3.
Which of the following is NOT one of the witches predictions?
a)
"All hail! Thane of Glamis!"
b)
"All hail! Greater than Banquo!"
c)
"All hail! Thane of Cawdor!"
d)
"All hail! That shall be king hereafter."
4.
"Be careful of the witches. They often speak truths to lead us to our harm." Who says this?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
Banquo
d)
Macduff
5.
The witches predict all of the following EXCEPT
a)
"Lesser than Macbeth, yet greater."
b)
"Beware Macbeth."
c)
"You shall beget kings, though thou be none."
d)
"
6.
Lady Macbeth is afraid of what in regards to her husband?
a)
That he'll be king without interfering.
b)
That he'll ask Banquo for advice.
c)
That he's too full o' the milk of kindness
d)
That he'll mess up.
7.
Lady Macbeth informs Macbeth to "look like th' innocent flower but be the serpent under't." What is this an example of?
a)
metaphor
b)
allusion
c)
paradox
d)
figurative language
8.
What gets "in the way" of Macbeth becoming king?
a)
Malcolm being crowned Prince of Cumberland.
b)
Banquo knowing about the witches.
c)
King Duncan's giving Macbeth title of Cawdor.
9.
"We shall go no further in these proceedings." Who says this and what is being talked about?
a)
Macbeth to Lady Macbeth about Banquo.
b)
Lady Macbeth to Macbeth about Banquo.
c)
Macbeth to Lady Macbeth about killing Duncan.
d)
Macbeth to Banquo about killing Duncan.
10.
What signifies it's time to murder Duncan?
a)
The ringing of a bell.
b)
The owl screaming.
c)
The crow squawking.
d)
Lady Macbeth calling out.
11.
Who discovers Duncan's body?
a)
Macdonwald
b)
Macduff
c)
Macbeth
d)
Banquo
12.
As Lady Macbeth waits for Macbeth to kill Duncan, she is feeling
a)
confident
b)
morally uncertain
c)
convinced of failure
d)
jumpy and superstitious
13.
The voice that tells Macbeth "Sleep no more! Macbeth has murdered sleep!" is saying that
a)
someone has witnessed Duncan's murder
b)
Duncan will never awaken from his "sleep"
c)
Macbeth murdered Duncan in his sleep
d)
Macbeth will never again have a clear conscience
14.
What is a probable reason that Macbeth could not say "Amen" during the murder?
a)
He has lost his faith
b)
He was afraid someone would hear him
c)
He is overcome with horror and guilt
d)
He was in a big hurry to leave the crime scene
15.
Macbeth refuses to return to leave the daggers with the servants because he
a)
is too tired to move and needs sleep
b)
is afraid someone will see or hear him
c)
cannot bear to look at what he has done
d)
cannot bear the idea of committing another sinful act
16.
The drunken porter scene serves all of the following functions EXCEPT to
a)
provide comic relief
b)
introduce new information about the murder of Duncan
c)
bring Macduff into the action of the play
d)
Symbolize a living hell
17.
At the beginning of Act II, Macbeth and Banquo have a conversation. It is clear that Macbeth is lying when he says that he
a)
wants Banquo's support
b)
never thinks about the witches
c)
was unprepared to entertain Duncan
d)
dreams about the witches
18.
Macbeth murders the king's servants so that they cannot
a)
try to get away
b)
investigate the crime
c)
claim they were framed and didn't kill Duncan
19.
Why didn't Lady Macbeth kill Duncan herself?
a)
It would diminish Macbeth's power if she did the killing
b)
She is not strong enough to use the knife effectively
c)
She saw in a dream that only Macbeth could commit the murder
d)
he reminded him of her father
20.
What did Macduff discover when he entered the castle?
a)
a note containing the outline of a plot to kill Duncan
b)
an unlocked gate and a drunk porter
c)
another omen--dead flowers in the garden
d)
Duncan's body
21.
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
22.
As he considers Macbeth’s kingship, Banquo feels
a)
glimmers of hope for his own sons.
b)
his own death is near
c)
admiration for Macbeth's achievement.
23.
The “barren scepter” Macbeth refers to is a symbol implying that he
a)
It has no power.
b)
he has no son to inherit the throne
c)
he prefers a scepter barren of decoration.
24.
When Macbeth hears that Fleance has escaped the murderers, he reacts with
a)
happiness
b)
indifference
c)
anxiety
25.
When Macbeth begins talking to Banquo’s ghost, Lady Macbeth reacts by
a)
pretending she sees it too.
b)
telling others that Macbeth has an illness.
c)
confessing all of their crimes to the nobles.
d)
all of the above
26.
Hecate intends to ensure Macbeth’s downfall by making him
a)
fearful
b)
angry
c)
hopeful
d)
overconfident
27.
What does Banquo reveal as Scene 1 of Act III opens?
a)
he wants to leave Scotland
b)
He feels Macbeth will be a good king
c)
he fears that Macbeth killed Duncan
d)
he hopes to keep peace with Macbeth
28.
Why does Macbeth want Banquo dead?
a)
Banquo will be the father to a line of kings.
b)
Banquo is a friend of Donalbain
c)
Lady Macbeth wants him dead
d)
Banquo opposes Macbeth at every turn.
29.
In the extended banquet scene, Macbeth chastises Banquo for being absent. What makes that speech ironic?
a)
The other nobles are aware of Banquo's murder.
b)
That he is actually there in the form of a ghost.
c)
Banquo had no intention of attending the banquet.
d)
Macbeth is unaware that Banquo is dead
30.
In response to Macbeth’s questions, the witches
a)
tell him everything and predict the course of his entire life
b)
. call upon the apparitions, who answer most of his questions but warn him not to probe too deeply
c)
attempt to intimidate Macbeth and threaten him with a curse
31.
When Macbeth hears that no one born of a woman will harm him, he decides to
a)
Kill all of the nobles' wives
b)
Kill Macduff anyway
c)
Let Macduff do his thing
d)
kill everyone in line for the throne, but spare their families
32.
Malcolm pretends he is too evil to become king in order to...
a)
Determine Macduff's loyalty
b)
avoid the responsibilities of ruling Scotland
c)
make the witches' prophecies come true.
d)
he would rather his brother rule Scotland
33.
When Macduff receives the news of his family, Malcolm urges him to...
a)
use his grief to rouse his anger.
b)
Stay away from Scotland
c)
try not to think about it
d)
grieve peacefully
34.
Who actually murders Lady Macduff and her children?
a)
Ross
b)
Angus
c)
Macbeth himself
d)
Macbeth's hired assassins.
35.
In Scene 3 of Act IV, Malcolm and Macduff meet in England and discuss
a)
The valor of the English troops.
b)
The evil of Macbeth
c)
Childhood trauma
d)
their own individual suffering.
36.
Which apparition said that Macbeth will not be vanquished until Birnam Wood marches to Dunsinane?
a)
Armed head
b)
bloody child
c)
child crowned
d)
Ross
37.
Which apparition told Macbeth to beware of Macduff?
a)
Ross
b)
The armed head
c)
the bloody child
d)
the child crowned
38.
Which apparition told Macbeth that no man born of woman shall harm him?
a)
the bloody child
b)
the child crowned
c)
Ross
d)
the armed head
39.
Which nobleman told Macduff that his wife and children had been brutally murdered?
a)
Banquo
b)
Donalbain
c)
Ross
d)
Macbeth
40.
Which apparition delivers to Macbeth the eight ghostly kings are Banquo’s offspring
a)
Ross
b)
the bloody child
c)
the armed head
d)
Banquo's ghost
41.
Who says the following lines, "Out, damned spot; out I say” (5.1.27-30)
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Macbeth
c)
Macduff
d)
Lennox
42.
What behavior is Lady Macbeth exhibiting that is worrying everyone?
a)
Sleep walking
b)
Cursing
c)
Using magic
d)
Dancing in the woods
43.
Who is Macbeth's servant?
a)
Seyton
b)
Donalbain
c)
Hecate
d)
Angus
44.
Malcolm instructs the soldiers to do what action on the way to Macbeth's castle?
a)
Cut off branches and hold them up
b)
Hold their swords up as they march in
c)
Sing a chant so Macbeth can hear them arriving
d)
To be silent so that no one can hear them approaching the castle
45.
Why does Macbeth believe he is invincible against other men?
a)
Because he was told no man born from a woman could hurt him
b)
He drank a special potion the witches gave him to protect him
c)
Because Satan is on his side
d)
He has special armor the witches gave to him as a gift
46.
Who is the first soldier that Macbeth kills?
a)
Young Siward
b)
Siward
c)
Ross
d)
Lennox
47.
Macbeth kills Young Siward during a sword fight.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
According to Macduff, why does he want to kill Macbeth himself?
a)
To avenge the death of his wife and children
b)
So that he can become King himself
c)
So that he can become best friends with Malcolm
d)
To get revenge against the witches
49.
Macduff enters, carrying Macbeth's severed head and shouting "Hail, King of Scotland!"
a)
True
b)
False
50.
A tragic hero is usually a character who
a)
demands all to obey him/her.
b)
has a flaw that causes his/her downfall.
c)
allows others to influence him/her so s/he has a scapegoat.
d)
believes that others cause his/her downfall.
51.
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.
52.
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.
53.
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.
54.
“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?
55.
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)
56.
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)
57.
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)
58.
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..."
59.
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)
60.
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).
61.
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)
62.
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)
63.
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.
64.
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)
65.
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)
66.
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)
67.
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)
68.
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.
69.
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.
70.
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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