WorksheetsMacbeth Test
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Banquo says that he is not interested in the prophecies of the witches.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The witches predict that Banquo will be king.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
King Duncan names Malcolm the heir to his throne.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Duncan is suspicious of Macbeth.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Lady Macbeth tried to discourage Macbeth from killing Duncan.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
In Act V (five), Donalbain and the Irish troops prepare to attack Macbeth.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Lady Macbeth tells her husband that he is less of a man for killing Duncan.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Malcolm and Donalbain are accused of having their father killed.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Lady Macbeth persuades her husband to kill Banquo.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
When Macbeth visits the witches for the second time, it is confirmed that Banquo's children will be kings.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Macbeth believes the witches have foretold his success.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Malcolm suspects that Macduff is one of Macbeth's spies.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Macbeth kills Lady Macbeth because she was such a pain in the arse.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Malcolm's army is reinforced by deserters from Macbeth's castle.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Malcolm kills Macbeth.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Guilt and remorse ruin Lady Macbeth's enjoyment of being queen.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
The witches predicted Banquo would be the father of Kings.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The witches predicted Macbeth will be king.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The witches predicted Fleance would be murdered.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The witches predicted Macbeth would be the Thane of Cawdor.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The former Thane of Cawdor is...
a)
killed in battle by Macbeth
b)
executed by Duncan
c)
taken captive by the king of Norway
d)
cursed by the weird sisters
22.
In Act I, sc. 4, when Duncan says he trusts Macbeth, but the audience knows that Macbeth is plotting to kill Duncan, this represents an example of what literary device?
a)
foreshadowing
b)
alliteration
c)
comic relief
d)
dramatic irony
23.
Macbeth hires murderers to kill which of the following?
a)
Malcolm and Donalbain
b)
Macduff and Lennox
c)
Ross and Siward
d)
Banquo and Fleance
24.
In this play, the color white symbolizes:
a)
love
b)
cowardice
c)
happiness
d)
surrender
25.
In this play, blood symbolizes:
a)
love
b)
guilt
c)
fear
d)
anger
26.
The "Weird Sisters" symbolize:
a)
fate
b)
guilt
c)
anger
d)
fear
27.
What does "equivocate" mean?
a)
use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself
b)
being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value
c)
make the same in quantity, size, or degree throughout a place or group
d)
tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion
28.
Which of the following quotes represent the word "equivocate?"
a)
"Fair is foul and foul is fair"
b)
"There is no art/To find the mind's construction in the face"
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