WorksheetsMacbeth Act 2 quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
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1.
What does the dagger scene reveal about Macbeth's state of mind?
a)
Macbeth has drunk too much wine at dinner and is hallucinating
b)
Macbeth has a mental illness that causes him to kill the king
c)
Macbeth has been drugged by Lady Macbeth
d)
Macbeth is uncomfortable and troubled about the prospect of killing Duncan
2.
What does Macbeth see on the dagger?
a)
Tarquin's strides
b)
Blood
c)
Water
d)
A wolf's fur
3.
Which best describes the mood of the dagger scene?
a)
celebratory and excited
b)
Curious and questioning
c)
calm and serene
d)
dark and horrific
4.
What does Macbeth mean in this line?
MACBETH: "Sleep no more! Macbeth doth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that knits up the raveled sleeve of care."
MACBETH: "Sleep no more! Macbeth doth murder sleep, the innocent sleep, that knits up the raveled sleeve of care."
a)
It was cowardly to kill the king as he was knitting
b)
Someone was talking about knitting so I couldn't sleep.
c)
I heard a voice saying that I have killed sleep! I'll never sleep well again!
d)
I killed Duncan, and now I deserve death and to sleep forever
5.
Lady Macbeth tells her husband THREE things in this short monologue. What is NOT something she tells him?
a)
Wash the blood off your hands
b)
Take the daggers back and smear the blood on the servants
c)
Take a drink of water
d)
Don't ruin your courage by thinking about stupid things
6.
How does Lady Macbeth react to the blood?
a)
She feels guilty for her part in the crime and regrets plotting the murder
b)
She tells her husband to get washed and stop being cowardly
c)
She explains that he's hallucinating again--there is no blood!
d)
She is suddenly scared when she sees blood on her own hands
7.
How do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth react when the king's body is discovered?
a)
They appear upset and horrified that the king has died in their home
b)
The hear the hooting of an owl flying through the castle
c)
They remain nonchalant and tell everyone to remain calm
d)
Lady Macbeth begins hallucinating about a dagger
8.
According to Macbeth's monologue here, why does he kill the servants?
a)
He was overcome with rage when he saw them and killed them because he loved the king so much
b)
The servants attacked Macbeth, and he killed them in self-defense
c)
He overheard them plotting to kill Malcolm and Donalbain
d)
He had talked to eye-witnesses who testified that the servants did it
9.
Malcolm and Donalbain decided to leave Scotland because
a)
they didn't want to choose the next king
b)
they were afraid they might be killed next or be suspected
c)
they had committed the murder
d)
they suspected that the other brother did it
10.
At the end of Act II, who will be crowned king?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Macduff
c)
Donalbain
d)
Malcolm
11.
What does Lady Macbeth mean by "Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done't"?
a)
If we are caught killing my father, we'll be the ones to die
b)
Macbeth is a coward and probably won't be able to kill my father or the king.
c)
I almost killed Duncan myself, because he looks so much like my wretched father.
d)
I'd have killed him myself except that he reminds me of my father.
12.
Macbeth refused to return the daggers to smear the servants wih blood because
a)
He thought it was cowardly to blame them
b)
He was afraid to look at Duncan's dead body
c)
He thought no one would believe the servants were guilty anyway
d)
He doesn't want to be spotted roaming about the castle
13.
How is Macbeth acting immediately after the King's death (before Macduff arrives)?
a)
Relieved that the murder is finally over
b)
Nervous and distressed at what he'd done
c)
Angry that Lady Macbeth didn't murder Duncan herself
d)
Excited that he will soon be king
14.
What does Lady Macbeth do with the daggers?
a)
She clean them and returns them to the kitchen
b)
She buries them in the woods
c)
She forces Macbeth to return them to the King's side
d)
She plants them on the king's servants and smears the servants with blood
15.
What error did Macbeth make after the murder
a)
he brought the daggers back to his room
b)
he forgot to make sure that the king was actually dead
c)
he left is sword in Duncan's room
d)
he was seen by Banquo exiting the King's chamber
16.
Of what place does the Porter say he is the gatekeeper?
a)
Macbeth's castle
b)
Hell
c)
Heaven
d)
King Duncan's castle
17.
What did Macbeth say was his reason for killing the guards?
a)
He was so upset that he couldn't control himself.
b)
He killed Duncan and they were going to tell on him.
c)
His wife made him do it.
d)
They were trying to kill him.
18.
What symbolizes Macbeth's guilt after the murder of Duncan?
a)
the swords that he took with him
b)
the clothes he wore while killing him
c)
the knocking on the door
d)
the blood on his hands
19.
How does Macbeth respond to Banquo bringing up the witches?
a)
He pretends not to be thinking about them and their prophecies
b)
He yells at Banquo and tells him to keep it down
c)
He eagerly starts talking about his plans to murder the King
d)
He asks if Banquo's children are in good health
20.
Who was the first to discover Duncan's dead body?
a)
Malcolm
b)
Macduff
c)
The Porter
d)
Lennox
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