WorksheetsMultiple Choice
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 10mins
A speech by one actor alone on the stage is called:
An aside
A soliloquy
A paraphrase
Irony
How does Lady Macbeth appeal to Macbeth to murder Duncan?
She threatens to leave him
Questions his manhood
Says she will kill Duncan herself
She slaps him
Who warns, “Where we are, there are daggers in men’s smiles.”?
Donalbain
Banquo
Macduff
Duncan
The term “aside” refers to:
When the audience is intended to hear the character’s thoughts
When the audience focuses on a side character instead of the main character
Is a situation where you expect something to happen that doesn’t
Is when you have characters to the side for background purposes
Lady Macbeth’s plan is to blame Duncan’s murder on:
Duncan’s guards
The witches
Banquo
Malcolm
What does, “False face must hide what the false heart doth know,” mean?
Your feelings are false.
You must act out your revenge.
You do not know how to behave.
You must hide your true feelings.
At the beginning of the play, the war was between:
Scotland and Sweden
Scotland and Norway
England and Scotland
England and Norway
Which of the following was NOT a prediction given by the apparitions?
“Beware of Macduff”
“None of woman born shall harm Macbeth.”
Macbeth will never be harmed until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane
“Thou shall get kings, though thou be none.”
Who discovers Duncan’s body?
Macbeth
Macduff
Siward
The Porter
Who breaks the news to Macduff that his family was killed?
Macbeth
Lennox
Fleance
Ross
How does Macbeth justify killing the King’s servants?
He says he watched them kill the king.
He blames them for killing the king.
He said he didn’t trust or like them.
He said he was afraid the would kill again
When Macbeth was unable, Lady Macbeth:
Kills Duncan
Plants the bloody daggers
Kills the king’s servants.
Explains to Macduff how they found the king dead
Who does Malcolm lie to in order to test his allegiance?
Macbeth
Duncan
Macduff
Lennox
Duncan’s sons are immediately suspected of Duncan’s murder because they:
Have blood on their hands
Run away
Find the bloody daggers
Accuse Macbeth of committing the murder
At the news of his wife’s death, Macbeth:
Breaks down and cries
Vows revenge
Prays
Insists “life goes on.”
When Lady Macbeth appears sleepwalking in Act V, she is:
Washing her hands
Drinking a potion
Carrying a knife
Carrying a light
Who is the goddess of witchcraft?
Lady Macbeth
Hecate
Lady Macduff
Hester
Malcolm and Donalbain flee Macbeth’s castle because they:
Killed their father
Fear they may be suspected of killing Banquo
Wish to consult the three witches
Fear for their own safety
Macbeth shows his ambition and curiosity about becoming king in Act I.iii when he:
Questions the witches about the prophecies
Listens to Banquo describe the witches
Invites Duncan to come to his home
Defeats many people in battle
How does Lady Macbeth know that Duncan is coming to her castle?
She sees him while looking out the window
Macbeth includes the information in a letter
A messenger tells her that he is coming
Macbeth tells her when he reaches home
In Act I.vi line 24, Duncan’s reference to Lady Macbeth as a “noble hostess” is an example of dramatic irony because the audience knows that:
She wants him to leave
She plans to murder him
He arranged to see her hastily
He criticized her to other characters
In Act I.vii lines 10-12, Macbeth says, “To plague th’ inventor. This even-handed justice / Commends the’ ingredients of our poisoned chalice / To our own lips. He’s here in double trust.” These lines reveal Macbeth’s:
Unwillingness to kill anyone
Belief that the witches are like poison
Discomfort with his actions in the battle
Fear of being punished for killing Duncan
What does Macbeth and his wife do to make sure that Duncan’s guards are blamed for his death?
Dress the in guards’ clothes to commit the murder
Convince the drunk guards that Duncan is evil.
Use the guards’ daggers to stab Duncan
Make sure that the guards are seen drinking
Macbeth most likely brings the bloody daggers to Lady Macbeth because he:
Wants proof of the crime
Feels distressed about his actions
Thinks that she wants to finish the job
Knows that she wants to frame the servants
In Act II.iii line 38, Macduff greets Macbeth as a “worthy thane.” This is an example of dramatic irony because the audience knows that:
Macduff wants to steal the throne from Macbeth
Macduff suspects that Macbeth is the murderer
Macbeth just killed the king
Macbeth has been a poor host before
What reason does Macbeth give the murderers to kill Banquo?
Banquo plans to draw the kingdom into war
Banquo plans to try the murderers for treason
Banquo oppressed the families of the murderers
Banquo murdered the king for revenge
Why does Macbeth worry that he has killed Duncan more for Banquo’s sake than for his own?
The people would rather have Banquo as their king
The prophecies about Banquo contain happiness instead of guilt
Macbeth is a tyrant and Banquo is honorable
Macbeth lacks any heirs and Banquo has children
Why is Macbeth unconcerned in Act V.iii about the thanes who leave him to fight with Malcolm?
The thanes are all born of women
Macbeth only wants to find his enemy
The prophecies make Macbeth fearless in battle
Macbeth wants to fight with loyal soldiers
In Act V.viii, Siward’s concern about the death of Young Siward is:
Whether he died facing his enemy and fighting
That the bell rings properly to honor his death
How many other sons he may lose to the war
That someone takes revenge on the murderer
Why is Lady Macduff angry with her husband in Act IV.ii?
His leaving throws suspicion on his loyalty
His absence is causing the children to worry
His travel with the children has worried her
His behavior as a traitor means he must leave
