WorksheetsMacbeth
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 25mins
What important role do the witches play in Act I of Macbeth?
They help define the setting.
They provide historical background.
They help describe other characters
They foreshadow events
What is the cause of Macbeth's irrational behavior at the banquet?
too much to drink
a lack of sleep
a sudden illness
his guilty conscience
Macbeth's guilt causing him to imagine he sees Banquo's ghost at the banquet is an example of
external conflict.
internal conflict
theme
poetic license
In what country does Macbeth take place?
Scotland
England
France
Ireland
Who is Macbeth with when the witches give him the prophecy?
Duncan
Banquo
Edward
Lady Macbeth
Where is Duncan murdered and what is he doing?
He is eating at home
He is traveling to England
He is sleeping at Macbeth's castle
He is giving a speech in his court
How does Lady Macbeth keep the guards from stopping the murder?
She kills them
She lures them away
She gets them drunk and drugs them
She bribes them
What does Lady Macbeth do while she is sleepwalking?
She pretends to wash her hands, and talks of the murders
She pretends to cook, and she dances
She pretends to wash her feet, and she cries
She pretends to stab people
Who is "not born of a woman"?
Macbeth
Banquo
Macduff
Lady Macbeth
What does Shakespeare mean when he says "not born of a woman"?
born by cesarean section
hatched from an egg
raised by wolves
none of the above
Who suspects Macbeth has killed Duncan?
Donalbain
Witches
Banquo
Lennox
Who is next in line to the throne of Scotland after Duncan dies?
Macbeth
Fleance
Malcolm
Donalbain
Who wrote Macbeth?
Lord Chamberland
William Shakespeare
Queen Elizabeth
Mary Queen of Scots
Finish the quote: "Double, double, toil and..."
time
trouble
visions
sleep
Finish the quote: "It is a tale/ Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying..."
nothing
daggers
Ireland
robes
Malcolm flees to...
France
Ireland
England
Germany
Donalbain flees to...
Ireland
England
France
Germany
King of Scotland, murdered by Macbeth.
Malcolm
Banquo
Duncan
Fleance
How are Macbeth and Duncan related to each other?
They are cousins
They are friends, not related
They are in-laws
Duncan is Macbeth's uncle
Finish the quote: "By the pricking of my ____, something wicked this way comes."
thumb
soul
head
feet
Thane of Fife
Macbeth
Malcolm
Macduff
Ross
____ wood: Where Malcolm’s army obtains camouflage
Birnam
Fife
Dunsinane
Child
The site of the final battle
Cawdor
Birnam
Dunsinane
Ireland
Where is Macbeth's castle located?
Birnam
Dunsinane
Inverness
Hecate
Flees when Banquo is killed
Macbeth
Fleance
Lennox
Lady Macbeth
Takes the throne from Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Fleance
Malcolm
Donalbain
Who says, "My wife kill'd too?"
Macbeth
Duncan
Banquo
Macduff
Who says, "What's he that was not born of a woman? Such a one am I to fear, or none."
Macbeth
Banquo
Macduff
Fleance
Who says, "I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness..."
Macbeth
Macduff
Lady Macbeth
Malcolm
After the big battle scene in Act I, whom does Duncan name as the new Thane of Cawdor?
Duncan
Macbeth
Thane of Cawdor
Lady Macbeth
What do the witches predict in Act 1 scene iii for Macbeth?
he will be king
his children will be king
beware Macduff
the woods will move
After Lady Macbeth reads the letter sent by Macbeth, what does she tell us about her opinion of Macbeth?
she hates her husband
she is afraid of what Macbeth might do
she is excited he is coming home and they can forget about war
he's too full o' th' milk of human kindness to do what's necessary
What theme do we see when Lady Macbeth wants her husband Macbeth to be king as soon as possible.
Appearance vs. Reality
Fate vs. Free Will
Ambition & Power
The Psychology of Guilt
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.
Appearances vs. Reality
Fate vs. Free Will
Ambition & Power
The Psychology of Guilt
What Theme do we see when when Lady Macbeth says to Macbeth "look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it".
Appearance vs. Reality
Fate vs. Free Will
Ambition & Power
The Psychology of Guilt
