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Macbeth

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What important role do the witches play in Act I of Macbeth?

a)

They help define the setting.

b)

They provide historical background.

c)

They help describe other characters

d)

They foreshadow events

2.

What is the cause of Macbeth's irrational behavior at the banquet?

a)

too much to drink

b)

a lack of sleep

c)

a sudden illness

d)

his guilty conscience

3.

Macbeth's guilt causing him to imagine he sees Banquo's ghost at the banquet is an example of

a)

external conflict.

b)

internal conflict

c)

theme

d)

poetic license

4.

In what country does Macbeth take place?

a)

Scotland

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Ireland

5.

Who is Macbeth with when the witches give him the prophecy?

a)

Duncan

b)

Banquo

c)

Edward

d)

Lady Macbeth

6.

Where is Duncan murdered and what is he doing?

a)

He is eating at home

b)

He is traveling to England

c)

He is sleeping at Macbeth's castle

d)

He is giving a speech in his court

7.

How does Lady Macbeth keep the guards from stopping the murder?

a)

She kills them

b)

She lures them away

c)

She gets them drunk and drugs them

d)

She bribes them

8.

What does Lady Macbeth do while she is sleepwalking?

a)

She pretends to wash her hands, and talks of the murders

b)

She pretends to cook, and she dances

c)

She pretends to wash her feet, and she cries

d)

She pretends to stab people

9.

Who is "not born of a woman"?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Banquo

c)

Macduff

d)

Lady Macbeth

10.

What does Shakespeare mean when he says "not born of a woman"?

a)

born by cesarean section

b)

hatched from an egg

c)

raised by wolves

d)

none of the above

11.

Who suspects Macbeth has killed Duncan?

a)

Donalbain

b)

Witches

c)

Banquo

d)

Lennox

12.

Who is next in line to the throne of Scotland after Duncan dies?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Fleance

c)

Malcolm

d)

Donalbain

13.

Who wrote Macbeth?

a)

Lord Chamberland

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Queen Elizabeth

d)

Mary Queen of Scots

14.

Finish the quote: "Double, double, toil and..."

a)

time

b)

trouble

c)

visions

d)

sleep

15.

Finish the quote: "It is a tale/ Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying..."

a)

nothing

b)

daggers

c)

Ireland

d)

robes

16.

Malcolm flees to...

a)

France

b)

Ireland

c)

England

d)

Germany

17.

Donalbain flees to...

a)

Ireland

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Germany

18.

King of Scotland, murdered by Macbeth.

a)

Malcolm

b)

Banquo

c)

Duncan

d)

Fleance

19.

How are Macbeth and Duncan related to each other?

a)

They are cousins

b)

They are friends, not related

c)

They are in-laws

d)

Duncan is Macbeth's uncle

20.

Finish the quote: "By the pricking of my ____, something wicked this way comes."

a)

thumb

b)

soul

c)

head

d)

feet

21.

Thane of Fife

a)

Macbeth

b)

Malcolm

c)

Macduff

d)

Ross

22.

____ wood: Where Malcolm’s army obtains camouflage

a)

Birnam

b)

Fife

c)

Dunsinane

d)

Child

23.

The site of the final battle

a)

Cawdor

b)

Birnam

c)

Dunsinane

d)

Ireland

24.

Where is Macbeth's castle located?

a)

Birnam

b)

Dunsinane

c)

Inverness

d)

Hecate

25.

Flees when Banquo is killed

a)

Macbeth

b)

Fleance

c)

Lennox

d)

Lady Macbeth

26.

Takes the throne from Macbeth

a)

Lady Macbeth

b)

Fleance

c)

Malcolm

d)

Donalbain

27.

Who says, "My wife kill'd too?"

a)

Macbeth

b)

Duncan

c)

Banquo

d)

Macduff

28.

Who says, "What's he that was not born of a woman? Such a one am I to fear, or none."

a)

Macbeth

b)

Banquo

c)

Macduff

d)

Fleance

29.

Who says, "I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness..."

a)

Macbeth

b)

Macduff

c)

Lady Macbeth

d)

Malcolm

30.

After the big battle scene in Act I, whom does Duncan name as the new Thane of Cawdor?

a)

Duncan

b)

Macbeth

c)

Thane of Cawdor

d)

Lady Macbeth

31.

What do the witches predict in Act 1 scene iii for Macbeth?

a)

he will be king

b)

his children will be king

c)

beware Macduff

d)

the woods will move

32.
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
33.

After Lady Macbeth reads the letter sent by Macbeth, what does she tell us about 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

34.
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
35.
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
36.
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
37.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a tragic hero?
a)
The hero has a tragic flaw
b)
The hero is driven insane
c)
The hero is noble and important
d)
The hero recognizes their error and accepts responsibility
38.

What theme do we see when Lady Macbeth wants her husband Macbeth to be king as soon as possible.

a)

Appearance vs. Reality

b)

Fate vs. Free Will

c)

Ambition & Power

d)

The Psychology of Guilt

39.

What theme do we see when Lady Macbeth sleepwalks, continuously, seeming to wash her hands, and admits to the things she and Macbeth have done.

a)

Appearances vs. Reality

b)

Fate vs. Free Will

c)

Ambition & Power

d)

The Psychology of Guilt

40.

What Theme do we see when when Lady Macbeth says to Macbeth "look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it".

a)

Appearance vs. Reality

b)

Fate vs. Free Will

c)

Ambition & Power

d)

The Psychology of Guilt