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Macbeth Act 4 Scene 1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

As a result of these new apparitions from the witches, who does Macbeth decide to kill?

a)

Banquo

b)

Macduff

c)

Lady Macbeth

d)

Malcolm

2.

Who says this quote? “Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble”

(Shakespeare 121).

a)

Macbeth

b)

King Edward

c)

The witches

d)

Hecate

3.

Macbeth hears all of the following warnings from the witches EXCEPT

a)

None of woman born / Shall harm Macbeth

b)

Beware Macduff

c)

Macbeth shall never vanquished be until / Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane hill / Shall come against him.

d)

Beware Malcolm

4.

Right after the witches vanish, Lennox arrives to announce WHAT information to Macbeth?

a)

That Lady Macbeth has confessed to the murder of Duncan.

b)

That Macduff has fled to England.

c)

That Ross murdered Lady Macduff.

d)

That Lady Macbeth has gone insane.

5.
What are the witches doing at the beginning of ACT 4?
a)
Circling a cauldron  
b)
Hunting on the heath 
c)
Eating Chesnuts
d)
Visiting Hecate in Hell
6.

Macbeth orders the deaths of Macduff's family and servants because:

a)

he wanted to punish Macduff for betraying him and joining with Malcolm

b)

Lady Macduff had had an affair with Banquo and might be pregnant with an heir

c)

Lady Macbeth was jealous of Lady Macduff

7.
We know that the ghost of Banquo is not “real” because
a)
he does not say anything to anyone
b)
nobody but Macbeth can see him
c)
he does not look like Banquo
d)
he is not serving an actual purpose
8.
Macbeth could be considered the _____________ of the play because he is a person of importance in society, exhibits a tragic flaw, and comes to an unhappy end.
a)
antagonist
b)
protagonist
c)
anti-hero
d)
tragic hero
9.
A speech given by an actor alone on stage in order to reveal the thoughts of the character to the audience is:
a)
monologue
b)
paradox
c)
soliloquy
d)
blank verse
10.
When the audience knows information that the characters in the story do not know:
a)
verbal irony
b)
paradox
c)
situational irony
d)
dramatic irony
11.

TRUE OR FALSE: Banquo's son, Fleance, escapes from Macbeth's hired killers.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What TWO pieces of advice do the witches give Macbeth?

a)

No one born of woman can kill him.

b)

Beware of Donalbain.

c)

If the trees of Birnam Wood walk, he's in trouble.

d)

If he sees Banquo's ghost on the battlefield, he's in trouble.