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WorksheetsMacbeth - Again
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the name of the book which James I wrote about Kingship and how to be a good King?
Demonologie
Basilikon Doron
How To Be A Good King
Macbeth
What is the definition of Tyranny?
Great rulership
Dinosaur rulership
Evil and oppressive rulership
Greedy rulership
In Basilikson Doron, James I said a good king should NOT...
Eat well and sleep well
Be good to God
Be a Tyrant
Persecute witches
What did James I hold after he blamed witches for nearly sinking his ship?
The Edinburgh Witch Trials
The Berwick Witch Trials
The Swansea Witch Trials
The Glasgow With Trials
How many witches were put to death in Scotland in the 17th century?
Around 100
Around 1000
Around 2000
Around 4000
What does macabre mean?
Sinister and deathly
Hot and sunny
Thoughtful
Annoying
What macabre ingredient do the witches NOT throw into their potion?
Poisoned entrails
A dead baby's finger
Sweat from a hangman's noose
Macbeth's soul
What are Macbeth's final words before killing Duncan?
"It is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell."
"O full of Scorpions is my mind!"
"O horror, horror, horror."
"Something wicked this way comes."
What does the porter symbolise in the play?
The devil
The gates of hell
The doors of heaven
The last place on earth
Before Macbeth kills Duncan he is so deeply ashamed, he wants nobody to see his dark dead. What does he say?
"I'm not man enough to do this."
"Come evil spirits!"
"Stars hide your fires."
"Treason is as treason does."
Who is alive at the end of the play?
Fleance
Banquo
Macbeth
Duncan
What quotation shows us that Lady Macbeth is overcome with guilt at the end?
"Out, damned spot!"
"A little water washes us of this deed."
"The sleeping and the dead are but pictures."
"Infirm of purpose!"
What does BLOOD serve as a motif for through-out the play?
Hallucinations
Guilt
Sorrow
Death
What is a motif?
A denouement
A repeated image or theme
A lie
A sports car
Who feels the most guilt at the start of the play?
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
Lady Macduff
Macduff
Who feels the most guilt at the end of the play?
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
Macduff
Lady Macduff
Which hallucination does NOT occur in the play?
A ghost
A dagger
Blood
A skull
What happened the year before the play was written?
The death of Elizabeth I
The Gunpowder Plot
The Berwick Witch Trials
The Spanish Armada
Who goes to England to bring back Prince Malcolm?
Fleance
Banquo
Macduff
Angus
Why does Malcolm flee after Duncan's death?
In Scotland, "There are daggers in men's smiles"
In Scotland, "There are scorpions in men's minds."
In Scotland, "There is no place for the Divine Right of Kings."
In England, "There are streets paved with gold."
What is Macbeth's final question to the witches?
"What is my destiny!?"
"Who is the Thane of Fife?"
"Should I kill Macduff?"
"Shall Banquo's issue ever reign in this kingdom?"
Which of the witches' prophecies does not come true in the play?
Macbeth shall be "Thane of Cawdor"
Macbeth shall be "Thane of Glamis."
Banquo shall have "a line of kings"
Birnam Wood shall "Come to Dunsinane."
What does Malcolm say to Macduff after Macduff's family are slain?
"Chin up!"
"Let grief convert to anger."
"Enough nonsense, let's attack Scotland!"
"Down with the Tyrant Macbeth!"
What does Lady Macbeth say about Duncan at the end of the play?
"Who would have thought the old man to have so much blood in him?"
"It is a good job we killed him when we did."
"How could we have killed the old man sooner?"
"If I stand here, I can still see him in my mind."
What were the qualities of 17th century MASCULINITY?
Being rational and virile
Being tall and handsome
Being hysterical and loud
Being wise and clever
What does Lady Macbeth call her husband when she realises he has brought the murder weapons away from the crime scene?
"An erratic imbecile!"
"Infirm of purpose!"
"Dullard of no consequence!"
"Stupid idiot!"
What does Banquo say that suggests he is paranoid about Macbeth?
"I fear thou played most foully for it."
"How coincidental that the witches prophecies are coming true..."
"Regicide is the only way he could have become King..."
"Macbeth is not of my line of Kings..."
Who is a descendant of Fleance and Banquo?
Elizabeth I
James I
Shakespeare
King Fleance III
How do we know there's been a power shift in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's relationship?
When he tells her to "Be innocent of the knowledge" of Banquo's murder
When he tells her that he's NOT "infirm of purpose!"
When he tells her to kill herself
When he tells her that she "played most foully for it."
How is Lady Macbeth described at the very end of the play?
"Dead butcher"
"Fiend-like Queen"
"Disastrous harlot"
"Nuisance wife"
What does Ross tell Macduff?
That Macbeth is King
That his wife and children are all dead
That he needs to stay in England for his safety
That he would make a better King than Macbeth
What weather is mentioned whenever the witches enter?
Rain
Sun
Fog
Thunder
How many witches do we meet over the course of the play?
1
2
3
4
What is the name of the head of the witches?
Hecate
Seyton
Lady Macbeth
Mildred
Which ingredient do the witches NOT put in their cauldron?
Finger of a strangled-baby
Sweat from a hanged-man
Scales from a snake
Mouldy bread
