WorksheetsMacbeth Review Quiz
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 41mins
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1.
Based upon the information in Act I, what appears to be Macbeth's character flaw?
a)
an obsessive need to be loved
b)
cowardice
c)
a desire for power
d)
slow-wittedness
2.
What important role do the witches play in Act I?
a)
They help define the setting.
b)
They help describe other characters.
c)
They provide historical background.
d)
They foreshadow events.
3.
Throughout Act I, Macbeth's plans and actions seem to be motivated most of all by
a)
his lust for wealth.
b)
the support of the witches.
c)
his wife's encouragement.
d)
the advice of Banquo.
4.
What does Macbeth really mean when he indicates that the blood on his hands will redden all the seas?
a)
It is a comment on his profound guilt.
b)
Lady Macbeth will not be able to wash off the blood.
c)
It is a comment on his fear of being found out.
d)
He is afraid to wash the blood off his hands.
5.
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
6.
By the end of Act III, how has Macbeth changed since the beginning of the play?
a)
He is now quick to use treachery to suit his ends.
b)
He now enjoys the respect of his comrades.
c)
He is now comfortable with the witches' prophecies.
d)
He now has confidence in his ability to rule.
7.
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair," is said by the witches. It is a riddle-like phrase that seems contradictory is also known as a(n)
______________.
______________.
a)
paradox
b)
oxymoron
c)
simile
d)
analogy
8.
Lady Macbeth believes in order to carry out the murder, she has to...
a)
get drunk
b)
hire a mercenary killer
c)
get the witches to help her
d)
act like a man
9.
Why does Macbeth want to kill King Duncan?
a)
Duncan insulted him.
b)
Macbeth wants to be king.
c)
The people don't respect Duncan.
d)
The witches forced Macbeth to carry out their plan.
10.
The Macbeths plan is to
a)
poison both Duncan and the guards
b)
trick Macduff and Banquo into killing the King
c)
push the king out a window and blaming Malcolm and Donalbain
d)
get the guards drunk and framing them by using their weapons to kill the king
11.
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.
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.
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.
17.
Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost because he was:
a)
plagued by guilt
b)
drunk
c)
tricked by the thanes
d)
poisoned by Fleance
18.
Who is with Banquo on the night he is killed?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
Macduff
d)
Fleance
19.
Who is Hecate?
a)
A member of the King's court
b)
The goddess of witchcraft
c)
A doctor
d)
The executioner
20.
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."
a)
The witches
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
Lady Macduff
d)
Macbeth
21.
There are 3 apparitions 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
22.
Lady Macduff feels that her husband has
a)
abandoned them
b)
died
c)
become king
d)
committed adultery
23.
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
24.
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.
25.
Why is Macbeth not worried when he learns that 10,000 English troops are headed his way?
a)
Macbeth's army is bigger
b)
He doesn't believe the servant
c)
The witches make him overconfident
d)
He is safe as long as he stays in his castle
26.
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
27.
How was Macduff born?
a)
Naturally
b)
Alien
c)
Caesarean Section
d)
Fell out
28.
Why is Siward proud of his son at the end of the play?
a)
His son killed Macdonwald
b)
His son died fighting
c)
His son becomes king
d)
His son is an honor's student
29.
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
30.
At the end of the play, how does Macbeth's courage in battle affect the reader?
a)
It brings the reader full circle by once again pointing up an aspect of his noble nature.
b)
It brings up a new side of Macbeth, one of bravery in the face of adversity.
c)
It shows that Macbeth is courageous only in desperation.
d)
It shows Macbeth's hatred for Malcolm and Macduff.
31.
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.
32.
At the end of the play who will become the King of Scotland?
a)
Ross
b)
Macduff
c)
Malcom
d)
Siward
33.
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.
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