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Macbeth Act 5

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Macbeth isn't afraid of Macduff because he thinks

a)

Macduff is of woman born.

b)

Macduff ran away from the battle.

c)

Macduff was killed along with his family.

d)

Macduff has joined Macbeth's side.

2.

When Macbeth finds out Lady Macbeth is dead, he

a)

says life is just a meaningless path to death.

b)

kills the doctor who couldn't heal her.

c)

kills himself.

d)

refuses to believe it.

3.

Why does Macduff say that HE must be the one to kill Macbeth?

a)

To get revenge because Macbeth killed Macduff's family

b)

To get revenge because Macbeth killed King Duncan.

c)

To get revenge because Macbeth killed Banquo.

d)

To get revenge because Macbeth killed Malcolm.

4.

Who is crowned the king of Scotland at the end?

a)

Malcolm

b)

Macduff

c)

Donalbain

d)

Ross

5.

What is the "damned spot" that Lady Macbeth cannot wash away?

a)

Her guilt

b)

Her anger

c)

Her depression

d)

Her actual blood

6.

Who ends up killing Macbeth?

a)

No one. He doesn't die.

b)

Macbeth kills himself.

c)

Macduff kills Macbeth.

d)

Malcolm kills Macbeth.

7.

What happens that causes Macbeth to say: "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow...our days creep by until the end of time, lighting the way to death like candles leading us to bed. Out, out, brief candle!"

a)

Malcolm's army invades Macbeth's castle.

b)

Lady Macbeth kills herself.

c)

The witches give a final prophecy that shows Macbeth he will die.

8.

Who is not of woman born?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

Macduff

d)

Ross

9.

How does this apparition/prophecy from Act 4 come true in Act 5: Beware Macduff

a)

Macduff kills Macbeth.

b)

Macduff becomes the next king.

c)

Macduff steals all of Macbeth's money.

d)

Macduff kills Lady Macbeth.

10.

How does this apparition/prophecy from Act 4 come true in Act 5: “For no one born from a woman shall ever harm Macbeth”

a)

Macduff was born via c-section.

b)

The witches kill Macbeth.

c)

Macbeth lives at the end.

d)

Hecate kills Macbeth.

11.

How does this apparition/prophecy from Act 4 come true in Act 5: “Macbeth will never be defeated until Birnam Wood marches to fight you at Dunsinane Hill”

a)

Malcolm's army uses branches from the trees as camouflage as they march to Macbeth's castle.

b)

The witches cast a spell to make the trees move up the hill.

c)

It doesn't come true.

d)

The witches cast a spell on Macbeth's eyes to make it look like the trees are walking.

12.

What country does Macbeth take place in?

a)

Scotland

b)

England

c)

America

d)

Italy

13.

Although invisible to others, in Scene 1, what does Lady Macbeth try to wash away?

a)

Bits of wax from her candle

b)

Spots of blood on her hands

c)

Spots of her own blood

d)

Ink stains from a letter

14.

Why is Macbeth unconcerned in Scene 3 about the thanes who leave him to fight with Malcolm?

a)

These thanes are all born of women.

b)

Macbeth only wants to fight with Macduff.

c)

The prophecies make Macbeth fearless in battle.

d)

Macbeth wants to fight only with loyal soldiers.

15.

What is Malcolm’s goal at the end of the play once he is hailed as king of Scotland?

a)

To make his thanes into earls as a reward for them

b)

To ensure that Lady Macbeth is executed as well

c)

To prepare a proper funeral for young Siward

16.
What seems to surprise Lady Macbeth about the old man she speaks of?
a)
that he is haunting her dreams
b)
that he had greater strength than they expected
c)
that he had so much blood in him
d)
that his death should have been so mourned
17.

What does Lady Macbeth always carry with her now?

a)

a letter

b)

a candle

c)

a dagger

d)

a sponge

18.
What has Lady Macbeth started doing in her sleep?
a)
walking
b)
talking
c)
writing
d)
all of the above
19.
Who says the following lines, "Out, damned spot; out I say” (5.1.27-30)
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Macbeth
c)
Macduff
d)
Lennox
20.
Just before his death Macbeth
a)
prayed that God would forgive him of all his sins
b)
realized that he had been trapped by the witches' riddles
c)
thanked the witches and his wife for making him king
d)
still believed that the witches had been honest and innocent
21.
When Lady Macbeth says, "The Thane of Fife had a wife..." who is she referring to?
a)
Lady Macduff
b)
Macbeth
c)
Lennox's wife
d)
Duncan's wife