WorksheetsMacbeth Final Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
When the play opens...
a)
it is a beautiful summer night
b)
it is windy and cold
c)
it is raining
d)
there is thunder and lightening
2.
Why does Macbeth become the Thane of Cawdor?
a)
He the son of the last Thane of Cawdor
b)
He kills the last Thane of Cawdor
c)
Duncan reward him for bravery and loyalty
d)
The witches predicted it.
3.
What does King Duncan of Scotland ask the wounded captain for?
a)
if he thinks Scotland can win the battle
b)
news about the battle
c)
help making battle plans
d)
where was Macbeth
4.
What decree does Duncan make?
a)
Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor
b)
Scotland will surrender in the morning
c)
Macbeth is a trader and must be killed
d)
There are no supplies left to fight the civil war
5.
What is meant by, "If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not."?
a)
Banquo wants more information about his future
b)
Banquo wants to learn about farming
c)
Banquo is worried about what time it is
d)
Banquo has lost his mind
6.
What do the witches predict?
a)
Lady Macbeth will die
b)
Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor
c)
Banquo will be King of Scotland
d)
There will be a bloody war
7.
"Weird" is an Anglo-Saxon word meaning...
a)
strange
b)
dark
c)
fate
d)
difficult
8.
Why does Macbeth want to kill King Duncan?
a)
Duncan is an unfair leader
b)
Duncan is old and senile
c)
Macbeth wants to be King himself
d)
Duncan insulted Macbeth's manhood
9.
who helps Macbeth come up with his plan to kill King Duncan?
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Banquo
c)
the 2 guards
d)
Macduff
10.
The penalty for treason to the King is...
a)
life in prison
b)
death
c)
expulsion
d)
stoned by the people
11.
A ____ is a character's speech, directed to the audience that is not supposed to be heard by other characters on stage.
a)
soliloquy
b)
ballad
c)
aside
d)
aural
12.
"That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold" is an example of a ...
a)
antithesis statement
b)
literary element
c)
metaphor
d)
parallel statement
13.
What is "possets"?
a)
a drink used to get the guards drunk
b)
a flower planted at the castle
c)
a table covering for the banquet dinner
d)
a sugary cake served after dinner
14.
Lady Macbeth doesn't kill Duncanbecause
a)
she is related to him
b)
she is a coward
c)
she is afraid of the fallout
d)
he looks like her father
15.
The word "incarnadine" refers to which color...
a)
turquoise
b)
topaz
c)
violet
d)
crimson
16.
The three jokes the Porter tells in Act 2 scene 3 is about a...
a)
baker, knight, nun
b)
farmer, baker, banker
c)
cat, owl, falcon
d)
farmer, equivocator, English tailor
17.
What three things does drink especially provoke?
a)
nose painting, sleep, urine
b)
numbness, fever, headache
c)
stomachache, headache, fever
d)
nose painting, stomachache, fever
18.
The two murderers agree to carry out Macbeth's plan because...
a)
they think they will kill Duncan's murderer
b)
Macbeth has promised that they will rule
c)
they have nothing to lose
d)
they want to impress Lady Macbeth
19.
When the first murderer comes into the feast, he has...
a)
a broken arm
b)
a torn cloak
c)
blood on his face
d)
a black eye
20.
What does the messenger say to Lady Macduff?
a)
Macbeth is coming
b)
You need to leave immediately
c)
Your husband is dead
d)
You will be arrested
21.
Macduff's reaction to Malcolm's statement is...
a)
I can't believe you are the child of your father
b)
Our hope ends here
c)
Thanks but no thanks
d)
all of the above
22.
Which excerpt best states one of the play's themes?
a)
"unnatural deed/do breed unnatural troubles"
b)
"foul whisp'rings are abroad"
c)
"all annoyance/and still keep eyes upon her"
d)
"my mind she has mated, and amazed my sight"
23.
What are the main emotions that Lady Macbeth shows in her sleepwalking scene?
a)
love and loyalty
b)
love and grief
c)
guilt and fear
d)
anger and hatred
24.
Which of these predictions come true in the end?
a)
"none of woman born shall harm Macbeth"
b)
"Beware the Thane of Fife"
c)
"Macbeth shall never be conquered until the forest of Birnam comes to Dunsinane"
d)
all of the above
25.
What two colors does Shakespeare paint with in Macbeth?
a)
White and red
b)
Red and yellow
c)
Black and yellow
d)
red and black
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