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Macbeth Act 2 Scene 3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is speaking on stage at the start of this scene?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

The Porter

d)

Macduff

2.

What is the purpose of the Porter's speech?

a)

To provide comedy and contrast to the second part of the scene.

b)

To give Lady Macbeth a chance to hide away

c)

To make the audience picture the castle better

d)

To give Macbeth an alibi

3.

Who discovers Duncan's murder?

a)

Lennox

b)

The Porter

c)

Macduff

d)

Malcolm

4.

What method is used throughout the scene to highlight Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's deception?

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Motif of sleep

c)

Dramatic irony

d)

Pathetic fallacy

5.

Who kills Duncan's guards?

a)

Lennox

b)

Macduff

c)

Malcolm

d)

Macbeth

6.
What reason does Macbeth give for killing the guards?
a)
He killed them out of grief and rage inspired by Duncan's murder
b)
He killed them to cover his own tracks
7.

How does Lady Macbeth distract the other characters?

a)

She serves them breakfast

b)

She pretends to collapse

c)

She pretends to feel sick

d)

She doesn't because she is not in this scene

8.

Which quotation shows Malcolm and Donaldbain's suspicion? Select two answers.

a)

To show an unfelt sorrow is an office which the false man does easy.

b)

O, by whom?

c)

I'll to England.

d)

Where we are, there's daggers in men's smiles

9.

Where does Malcolm go at the end of this scene?

a)

England

b)

Ireland

c)

Scotland

d)

Wales

10.

Where does Donaldbain go at the end of this scene?

a)

England

b)

Ireland

c)

Scotland

d)

Wales