WorksheetsMacbeth Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
setting (place)
England
Scotland
Ireland
Norway
setting (time)
11th century
Elizabethan period
14th century
4th dynasty
Scots are at war with
England
Rome
Denmark
Norway
Duncan's sons
Malcolm and Donalbain
Banquo and Macbeth
Macduff and Macbeth
Donalbain and Banquo
before Macbeth appears in the play, a messenger describes his
ambition
power
cowardice
bravery
witches prophesy that Macbeth will be all of the following except
thane of cawdor
thane of glamis
thane of fife
King of Scotland
witches prophesy that Banquo would be
thane of dunsinane
king of Scotland
conqueror of England
forefather of kings
when Duncan names Malcolm his heir, Macbeth realizes he must
fight Macduff
murder Duncan
consult with the witches again
wait until Duncan dies
Lady Macbeth says Macbeth is "too full o'the milk of human kindness." This means she is
ruthless
understanding
loyal
sympathetic
Lady Macbeth welcomes Duncan to the castle because she
likes him
expects a present from him
thought she could protect him from Macbeth
thought it provided an opportunity to murder him
who persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan?
Lady Macbeth
Donalbain
the witches
Banquo
after killing Duncan, Macbeth hallucinates
a dagger
a crown
Duncan's ghost
an accusing hand
why didn't Lady Macbeth kill Duncan herself?
she had no dagger
he resembled her father
Macbeth killed him before she had a chance
she hates the sight of blood
While killing Duncan, Macbeth says he heard
footsteps
a voice
thunder
bells
In act 2, Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth that she
takes full share of the murder
regrets the murder
thinks he needs an alibi
wants to sleep
in act 2, who puts the daggers beside the murdered servants?
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
Banquo
Duncan
How does Shakespeare make Duncan's murder more monstrous than it already is?
shows Macbeth as a madman
portrays the king in sympathetic terms
makes the king unlikeable
describes the actual murder
after Duncan's murder, who knocked at the gate?
the porter
Banquo
Macduff and Lennox
Malcolm and Donalbain
who discovered Duncan's murder?
Macduff
Lennox
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
who killed the guards/grooms?
a servant after Macbeth refused
Macbeth when he saw the dagger
Macbeth when he and Lennox went into Duncan's oom
they committed suicide
Macduff emphasizes his opposition to Macbeth by
fleeing Scotland
publicly swearing allegiance to Malcolm
attempting to rally the thanes against Macbeth
refusing to go to Macbeth's crowning
in act 3, Banquo's soliloquy reveals that he
is planning to kill Macbeth
suspects Macbeth of killing Duncan
hopes to form an alliance with Macbeth
wants to leave Scotland
Macbeth wants Banquo dead because
the witches advised it
Lady Macbeth urges it
he fears Banquo's descendants
Banquo was raising an army against him
Macbeth convinces the murderers that Banquo
is their enemy
is a madman
wants to be king
killed Duncan
Who physically murdered Banquo?
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
Ross
hired assassins
Lady Macbeth
goaded her husband into murdering Banquo
knew nothing about the plan to kill Banquo
gave Macbeth a plan for killing Banquo
urged her husband not to kill Banquo
Macbeth was distressed by Fleance's escape because he
feared Fleance would poison him
feared Fleance would bring an army against him
had been insulted by Fleance
thought he would become king
in the banquet in act 3, Macbeth chastises Banquo for being absent. This is ironic because
Banquo is present as a ghost
the lords know Banquo has been murdered
Macbeth doesn't know Banquo is dead
Banquo escaped the murder
at the banquet in act 3, Macbeth's guilty conscience causes him to
drink excessively
confess his murder of Duncan
challenge Banquo's ghost
murder Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth says her husband's strange behavior is caused by
a fit
a headache
a fainting spell
a vision
at the end of act 3, Macduff goes to
Ireland
England
France
Norway
act 4, Macbeth visits the witches again because he
wants to kill them
is afraid of them
wants to reward them
is dependent on them
the first apparition tells Macbeth to beware of
Fleance
Malcolm
Macduff
Siward
the second apparition tells Macbeth to scorn the power of
witches
any man born of a woman
the ghost of Banquo
all supernatural visitations
the third apparition says Macbeth has nothing to fear until Great Birnam would
should come to Dunsinane
was burned to the ground
became his home
disappeared
Macbeth ordered Macduff's family killed because
he was afraid of them
Lady Macduff had betrayed him
Lady Macbeth was jealous of her
he couldn't get to Macduff
after the prophecies from the witches in act 4, Macbeth
repents of his crimes
feels secure
no longer believes them
resolves to attack Malcolm
Malcolm misrepresented himself to Macduff because he
didn't want to go back to Scotland
wanted to get rid of Macduff
was playing a joke on Macduff
wanted to be sure of Macduff's loyalty
Malcolm and Macduff fight Macbeth with help from
Ireland
Norway
England
France
after his conversation with Malcolm, Macduff is convinced
he would be a good king
he had murdered Lady Macduff
he would betray Scotland
he would be worse than Macbeth
who tells Macduff that his family is dead?
Malcolm
Lennox
Ross
the doctor
in act 5, Lady Macbeth
quarreled with her husband
became mentally deranged
thwarted some of her husband's plans
attempted to kill her husband
in act 5, like Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is incapable of
repenting
recognizing her crime
sleeping
giving up
while sleepwalking, Lady Macbeth
commits another murder
protests her own innocence
turned Macbeth in
washed her hands
until the very end of the play, Macbeth believed that
he was the rightful king
people would support him
the predictions assured his safety
he had done no wrong
preparing for battle in act 5, Macbeth is disappointed that old age will not bring
children
love and honor
retirement
sleep
Young Siward dies with honor at Macbeth's hands because
he fights without a sword
he fights with damaged armor
Macbeth has more experience
he doesn't run from Macbeth
at the end, most characters refer to Macbeth as a
coward
tyrant
madman
soldier
Macbeth meets his death with
indifference
cowardice
bravery
spirit of a martyr
at the end of the play, who is crowned king?
Macduff
Ross
Lennox
Malcolm
