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Macbeth Test Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many witches approach Macbeth with the prophecy?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
2
d)
4
2.
What is Banquo's son called?
a)
Fleance
b)
Malcolm
c)
Donalbain
d)
Lennox
3.
Who kills Macbeth?
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Donalbain
c)
Duncan
d)
Macduff
4.
Whom does Lady Macbeth frame for the murder of Duncan?
a)
Malcolm and Donalbain
b)
Duncan’s drunken chamberlains
c)
The porter
d)
Macbeth
5.
Who kills Banquo 
a)
Macduff
b)
Fleance
c)
Macbeth
d)
A group of murderers hired by Macbeth
6.
Who discovers Duncan's body?
a)
Ross
b)
Lennox
c)
Macduff
d)
Donalbain
7.

Whose ghost did Macbeth see at the royal banquet?

a)

Duncan

b)

Macduff

c)

Banquo

d)

Banquo and Fleance

8.

The apparition of a bloody child predicted that Macbeth

a)

Would be king

b)

Would kill Macduff

c)

Will have his son inherit the throne

d)

Could not be killed by anyone born of a woman

9.

The apparition of a child with a crown and a tree predicted that

a)

Macbeth could not be defeated until Birnam Wood came to Dunsinane

b)

Macbeth would be king for a long time

c)

Macduff will kill Macbeth

d)

Macduff will be king

10.

The last apparition predicted that

a)

Macbeth will defeat Macduff

b)

Banquo would be assassinated by Macbeth

c)

The English would conquer Scotland

d)

Banquo's sons would reign as kings

11.

The apparition of the armed head told Macbeth

a)

About the English army

b)

To beware Malcolm

c)

To beware Macduff

d)

To prepare his army

12.

When Macbeth was told that Macduff had fled England, he decided to

a)

Go to his castle and kill his family

b)

Step down as king

c)

Raise his army

d)

Propose a peace

13.

When Macduff heard that his family had been murdered he vowed to

a)

Kill Macbeth's family

b)

Become king

c)

Avenge his family's death

d)

Become a priest

14.

Who becomes King after Macbeth?

a)

Macduff

b)

Fleance

c)

Donalbain

d)

Malcolm

15.
Why does Macbeth have Banquo killed?
a)
Because the witches said his children would be king.
b)
Because he suspects that Macbeth killed Duncan.
c)
Because Macbeth think Banquo's honorable nature makes him dangerous.
d)
Because Banquo also wants the throne.
16.
Why do people suspect that Malcolm and Donalbain killed their father?
a)
They found the body
b)
They had bloody clothes
c)
They fought with him earlier
d)
They ran away after the murder
17.
What happens to the original Thane of Cawdor? 
a)
He commits suicide
b)
He is executed
c)
He is killed in battle
d)
He flees Scotland
18.
Where is the play primarily set?
a)
Ireland
b)
England
c)
Scotland
d)
Wales
19.
What do Malcolm's men use as camoflague? 
a)
Mud
b)
Branches
c)
Armor used by Macbeth's soldiers
d)
Black paint
20.
Why was the original Thane of Cawdor executed?
a)
He cheated on his wife.
b)
He committed treason against King Duncan and Scotland
c)
He killed the Queen.
d)
He refused to go into battle because he was a coward.
21.
Who helps Macbeth come up with his plan to kill the king?
a)
Malcolm
b)
The witches
c)
Banquo
d)
Lady Macbeth
22.
Lady Macbeth's plan to kill Duncan includes which of the following:
a)
getting the guards drunk.
b)
poisoning Duncan.
c)
strangling Duncan in his sleep.
d)
pushing Duncan from the tower.
23.
Why doesn't Lady Macbeth want to kill Duncan?
a)
He looks too much like her father.
b)
She doesn't want to lose her soul.
c)
She hates the sight of blood.
d)
She's not strong enough to stab him.
24.
Why does Malcolm describe ways in which he is unworthy to be king?
a)
To prove he would be a bad king
b)
He wants to test Macduff's loyalty
c)
He feels the need to confess his flaws
25.

How do the murderers fail in their mission for Macbeth?

a)

They told Macduff about Macbeth's plan to murder Banquo.

b)

They failed to kill Banquo

c)

They let Fleance get away

d)

They did not kill anyone.

26.

Who killed the servants?

a)

Lady Macbeth

b)

Macbeth

c)

Lennos

d)

Macduff

27.

Malcolm and Donalbain flee the country because

a)

Macbeth sent them away

b)

Duncan sent them away

c)

They are accused of murder

d)

They are afraid of being murdered

28.
The witches greet Macbeth by the title of 
a)
The Thane of Glamis
b)
The Thane of Cawdor
c)
King, hereafter
d)
All of the above
29.
How does Lady Macbeth die?
a)
She doesn't
b)
Doctor poisons her 
c)
Macduff murders her
d)
Commits Suicide
30.
Why was Macduff "able" to defeat Macbeth?
a)
He was born via c-section
b)
He was adopted
c)
The witches had cast a spell on  him
d)
He had a sharper sword than Macbeth
31.
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
32.
What behavior is Lady Macbeth exhibiting that is worrying everyone?
a)
Sleep walking
b)
Cursing
c)
Using magic
d)
Dancing in the woods
33.
In the beginning, The Three Witches meet in...
a)
a warm, dry house
b)
in thunder, lightning, and rain
c)
at Macbeth's house
d)
none of the above