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WorksheetsMacbeth
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
Who does Duncan name the new Thane of Cawdor?
a)
Duncan
b)
Macbeth
c)
Thane of Cawdor
d)
Lady Macbeth
2.
What do the witches predict in Act 1 scene 3 for Macbeth?
a)
he will be king
b)
his children will be king
c)
beware Macduff
d)
the woods will move
3.
What do the witches predict in Act 1 for Banquo?
a)
his children will be king
b)
beware Macduff
c)
the woods will move
d)
he will be king
4.
Macbeth says, “Stars hide your fires. Let not light see my black and deep desires.” What are Macbeth’s desires?
a)
to kill Duncan
b)
to be king
c)
to leave his country for England
d)
to kill Banquo
5.
After Lady Macbeth reads the letter, what does she tell us is her opinion of Macbeth?
a)
she hates her husband
b)
she is afraid of what Macbeth might do
c)
she is excited he is coming home and they can forget about war
d)
he's too full o' th' milk of human kindness to do what's necessary
6.
What advice does Lady Macbeth give Macbeth when he arrives home?
a)
trust his generals
b)
look innocent when your heart is full of evil
c)
trust no one
d)
confide in his king
7.
What is Lady Macbeth’s plan for killing Duncan?
a)
drug the guards and go in the room and stab him
b)
overpower the guards and kill Duncan in hand to hand combat
c)
poison Duncan at the banquet
d)
turn Malcolm against him and get him to do it
8.
Why is Macbeth crowned king after Duncan is murdered and not Duncan’s sons?
a)
Duncan has no children
b)
Duncan had named Macbeth his heir
c)
the witches told them to
d)
Duncan's sons have run away and seem guilty
9.
Why does Macbeth want to kill Banquo and Fleance?
a)
Banquo is a traitor
b)
the witches prophecy
c)
Lady Macbeth wants him to
d)
Fleance conspired to kill Macbeth
10.
What is Macbeth’s plan for killing Banquo and Fleance?
a)
fight them in hand to hand combat
b)
poison them at the banquet
c)
hire murderers to waylay them in the dark
d)
drug their guards and stab them in their sleep
11.
Who or what did Macbeth see at the banquet table?
a)
Banquo's ghost
b)
the witches
c)
Lady Macbeth's ghost
d)
Duncan's ghost
12.
Which one is not a prophecy made by the witches to Macbeth, when he goes to see them?
a)
beware Macduff
b)
your son will be king
c)
you are safe til Birnam's wood moves
d)
no one born of a woman can harm you
13.
What is a direct result of the witches prophecy to Macbeth to “Beware Macduff?”
a)
Banquo is killed
b)
Lady Macbeth kills herself
c)
Macbeth is beheaded
d)
Macbeth has Macduff's wife and children murdered
14.
What do the doctor and the gentlewoman see Lady Macbeth doing?
a)
planning the murder of her husband
b)
stabbing Banquo
c)
sleeping "as though dead"
d)
sleepwalking and constantly "washing" her hands
15.
What is Macbeth’s reaction to Lady Macbeth’s death?
a)
he collapses from grief and shock
b)
he is calm because he killed her and is hiding it
c)
he is calm and says life is meaningless anyway
d)
he screams out and kills the messenger
16.
Why does Birnam Wood appear to move?
a)
the soldiers have disguised themselves with branches
b)
there are Ents in the wood
c)
the witches have put a spell on it
17.
Who is “from his mother’s womb untimely ripp’d”?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Macduff
c)
Fleance
d)
Malcolm
18.
How does Macbeth die?
a)
he stabs himself
b)
Macduff stabs him and then beheads him
c)
he is poisoned by Lady Macbeth
d)
a branch from Birnam wood falls on him when he is running from Macduff
19.
Who is sentenced to death in Act I?
a)
Duncan
b)
The Thane of Cawdor
c)
Ross
d)
The Captain
20.
One of the images or themes that runs throughout the play is that of
a)
ships at sea
b)
battle armor
c)
brotherly love
d)
blood
21.
What does Lady Macbeth say stopped her from killing Duncan?
a)
She believes Macbeth must do the murder
b)
The shriek of an owl frightened her
c)
Duncan reminds her of her father
d)
She fears the king's guards
22.
What news does Ross bring to Macbeth in Act I?
a)
Lady Macbeth has had a son
b)
The Thane of Glamis has been killed
c)
Macbeth now holds the title of the Thane of Cawdor
d)
The army has just lost the battle with the Norwegians
23.
Macbeth says, "Stars, hide your fires. Let not light see my black and deep desires." What are Macbeth's desires?
a)
He wants to go home to see Lady Macbeth
b)
He wants to raise the taxes in the lands he rules
c)
He is very tired. He wants the stars to stop shining so he can sleep
d)
He wants to be king
24.
What does Duncan call Macbeth when he hears Macbeth has defeated Macdonwald
a)
"Treacherous rebel! Despised rogue!"
b)
"Your Majesty, Lord of all Scotland!"
c)
"My Precious!"
d)
"Valiant Cousin! Worthy Gentleman"
25.
Macbeth says to Macduff, "But get thee back, my soul is too much charged with blood of thine already." To what is he referring?
a)
Macbeth doesn't want to fight Macduff; he has already killed Macduff's family
b)
Macbeth has the urge to kill anyone who come near him
c)
Macbeth is wounded and wants compassion
d)
Macbeth is ready to stop the bloodshed and give up the throne
26.
What is Lady Macbeth's "prayer" to the spirits after she learns King Duncan is coming?
a)
She wants to be filled with cruelty, given the hard heart and thick blood necessary to do what has to be done to make Macbeth king.
b)
She prays that Duncan will die on the way.
c)
She asks for a sign that her decision is the right one for her husband and for the country.
d)
She want's her husband's nerve to become stronger.
27.
What do the witches predict in Act I scene 3 for Macbeth? For Banquo?
a)
Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and eventually king. Banquo's descendants will be king, although he will not.
b)
Macbeth will be conqueror of Norway, Banquo will be king
c)
Macbeth will remain Thane of of Glamis, Banquo will be Thane of Cawdor, neither will ever be king.
d)
Macbeth will be king. Banquo will be Thane of Glamis and Cawdor
28.
Who was the soldier who turned traitor to his Scottish homeland and is then beheaded in Act I?
a)
Macgregor
b)
Macdonwald
c)
Macbeth
d)
Macduff
29.
What is the signal from Lady Macbeth to tell Macbeth it's time to kill Duncan?
a)
Bells ring
b)
Knocking
c)
Bird signing
d)
Bagpipes
30.
In Act I, Banquo and Macbeth are key military officers in Scotland's defeat of what country?
a)
England
b)
Ireland
c)
Norway
d)
Herot
31.
What does Macbeth see as a hallucination before he murders Duncan?
a)
A sword
b)
A witch
c)
A dagger
d)
A crown
32.
Who was the King when Shakespeare wrote the play?
a)
Edward the Confessor
b)
King James I
c)
King James II
d)
King Henry V
33.
What does 'Harmartia' mean?
a)
A person's excessive arrogance or pride
b)
A person's desire or ambition
c)
A character's fatal flaw that leads to their downfall
d)
A punishment for committing treason
34.
What is 'The Divine Right of Kings'?
a)
The belief that the monarch is God
b)
The belief that the monarch is chosen by God
c)
The belief that the monarch is the son/daughter of God
d)
The belief that the monarch is a heavenly being
35.
What does Lady Macbeth request cover her?
a)
'The dunnest smoke of hell'
b)
'the blanket of night'
c)
'the cloak of darkness'
d)
'the blood of the king'
36.
How does Macbeth kill in battle?
a)
He 'beheads' the slave
b)
He 'slaughters' the minions
c)
He 'unseams' his enemies
d)
He 'spills' the guts of the wretches
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