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M@cbeth

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country is the play 'Macbeth' set in?

a)

England

b)

Norway

c)

Ireland

d)

Scotland

2.
Who also fought bravely with Macbeth in the battle at the beginning of the play?
a)
King Duncan
b)
Malcolm
c)
Banquo
d)
Lady Macbeth
3.
What title was Macbeth given for his heroic deeds (actions) in battle?
a)
Thane of Scotland
b)
Lord of Cumberland
c)
Thane of Cawdor
d)
Lord of Inverness
4.
What do Macbeth and Banquo see that is supernatural?
a)
a big storm
b)
three witches
c)
a bloody battle
d)
a letter
5.
What plan does Macbeth begin to develop in Act 1?
a)
to kill Banquo
b)
to fight in Norway again
c)
to kill King Duncan
d)
to divorce Lady Macbeth
6.
Why was the original Thane of Cawdor executed?
a)
He cheated on his wife.
b)
He committed treason against King Duncan and Scotland
c)
He killed the Queen.
d)
He refused to go into battle because he was a coward.
7.
Who helps Macbeth come up with his plan to kill the king?
a)
Malcolm
b)
The witches
c)
Banquo
d)
Lady Macbeth
8.
Why does Macbeth want to kill King Duncan?
a)
Duncan insulted him.
b)
Macbeth wants to be king.
c)
The people don't respect Duncan.
d)
The witches forced Macbeth to carry out their plan.
9.

Finish the quote:

"If chance will have me ________, why, chance may crown me." - Macbeth

a)

Queen

b)

Prince

c)

King

d)

Thane

10.

Finish the quote:

"It is too full o' th' _______ of human kindness" - Lady Macbeth

a)

Water

b)

Milk

c)

Milo

d)

Blood

11.

Finish the quote:

"Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts! ________ me here." - Lady Macbeth

a)

Undress

b)

Unwind

c)

Unsex

d)

Unravel

12.

Finish the quote:

"I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only

_____________ ambition." - Macbeth

a)

Vaulting

b)

Unchecked

c)

Youthful

d)

Scottish

13.

Finish the quote:

"Screw your _________ to the sticking-place and we'll not fail." - Lady Macbeth

a)

Honour

b)

Screwdriver

c)

Courage

d)

Opinion

14.

Finish the quote:

"Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep __________." - Macbeth

a)

Dreams

b)

Sheep

c)

Squires

d)

Desires

15.

Finish the quote:

"Is this a __________ which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?" - Macbeth

a)

Knife

b)

Dagger

c)

Spoon

d)

Sword

16.

Finish the quote:

"What's done is ________." - Lady Macbeth

a)

Done

b)

Did

c)

Over

d)

Dinner

17.

Finish the quote:

"Look like the innocent flower, but be the __________ under't." - Lady Macbeth

a)

Snake

b)

Eagle

c)

Doormat

d)

Serpent

18.

Finish the quote:

"O, full of ____________ is my mind, dear wife!" - Macbeth

a)

Spiders

b)

Thoughts

c)

Scorpions

d)

Ideas

19.

Finish the quote:

"By the pricking of my thumbs, something ___________ this way comes." - Witches

a)

Noble

b)

Evil

c)

Courageous

d)

Wicked

20.

Finish the quote:

"Out, damned __________! out, I say!" - Lady Macbeth

a)

Spot

b)

Stain

c)

Blood

d)

Pest

21.

Finish the quote:

"Macduff was from his mother's womb untimely _________." - Macduff

a)

Plucked

b)

Ripp'd

c)

Snatched

d)

Born

22.

Lady Macbeth had the chance to kill Duncan herself. What reason does she give for not doing it?

a)

She was still too feminine

b)

She was too drunk and noisy

c)

Duncan looked like her father

d)

She wanted Macbeth to be a man and do it himself.

23.

Macbeth starts ranting again following the murder. He uses a metaphor to describe what he has done. Finish the quote:

"Macbeth does murder ................."

a)

Duncan

b)

his King

c)

God

d)

Sleep

24.

What word could Macbeth not say in return to the guards sleepy prayer?

a)

Hallelujah

b)

Amen

c)

Hosanna

d)

Aye

25.

Who find's Duncan's body in the morning?

a)

Lennox

b)

Macduff

c)

Angus

d)

The Porter

26.

Where does Malcolm, Duncan's oldest son, decide to run away to because he may be in danger?

a)

England

b)

Ireland

c)

France

d)

Denmark

27.

Why do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to flee the country?

a)

They fear they could be killed next.

b)

They are guilty, so they ran away.

c)

They know that Macbeth will be a bad king.

d)

They want to get away so they may grieve in peace.

28.

What do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to do?

a)

Malcolm goes to Ireland; Donalbain to England

b)

They both go to Ireland

c)

They both go to England

d)

Malcolm goes to England; Donalbain to Ireland

29.
Why does Macbeth decide to murder Banquo?
a)
The witches predicted that Banquo's son would become king.
b)
He believes that Banquo wants to kill him and become king himself.
c)
He knows that Banquo wants King Duncan’s sons to become king.
d)
He knows that Banquo wants him to stand trial for killing King Duncan.
30.
Why does Macbeth begin to act so oddly at the banquet?
a)
He has had too much to drink.
b)
He has been unable to sleep.
c)
He has become sick.
d)
He sees the ghost of Banquo.
31.
What is the name of the witch leader/ goddess who was upset at what the witches had done?
a)
Polixenes
b)
Hecate
c)
Macdonwald
32.

The First Apparition Macbeth sees is an armed head. What does it warn Macbeth of?

a)

Lady Macbeth

b)

Macduff

c)

Banquo's ghost

d)

Malcolm

33.

The Second Apparition, a Bloody Child, says

"Be bloody, bold, and resolute. Laugh to scorn

The power of man, for none of woman born

Shall harm Macbeth."

What is it telling Macbeth?

a)

Be tough, no one will ever hurt him

b)

Lady Macbeth has killed a child

c)

Lady Macbeth will have a child, but it will die

d)

To kill Macduff's son

34.

The Third Apparition, a child with a crown on his head and a tree in his hand, tells Macbeth that he will never be defeated by anyone- until Birnam Wood marches to fight him at Dunsinane Hill- which is not possible. Why not?

a)

Birnam Wood is dead

b)

Birnam Wood is a forest

c)

Birnam Wood doesn't exist

d)

Birnam Wood has a broken leg

35.

The last Apparition is a line of eight kings, the last one with a mirror in his hand, followed by Banquo's ghost. What does this symbolize?

a)

Macbeth's future children

b)

all the thanes of Duncan's kingdom

c)

Banquo and his descendants

d)

the people who were murdered by Macbeth

36.

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

37.
What does Macduff swear to do when he hears that his family is dead?
a)
return to Scotland to bury them
b)
restore Malcolm to the throne
c)
fight Macbeth and kill him
d)
have Macbeth tried for their murders
38.

Who is crowned the king of Scotland at the end?

a)

Malcolm

b)

Macduff

c)

Donalbain

d)

Ross

39.

What is Macbeth's downfall?

a)

Anger

b)

Ambition

c)

Love

d)

Money

40.

Who ends up killing Macbeth?

a)

No one. He doesn't die.

b)

Macbeth kills himself.

c)

Macduff kills Macbeth.

d)

Malcolm kills Macbeth.

41.
Why is Macduff able to kill Macbeth?
a)
He takes him by surprise
b)
He has been practicing
c)
He receives supernatural help from the witches
d)
He was not born of woman
42.

Which of the following best describes Lady Macbeth’s death?

a)

She throws herself off the castle.

b)

She declares her own guilt and stabs herself with a knife.

c)

Macduff slays her in revenge for his own wife’s murder.

d)

None of the above. She dies offstage.

43.

Which character is most affected by the role of the witches?

a)

Lady Macbeth

b)

Banquo

c)

King Duncan

d)

Macbeth

44.

Which character is the first to notice Lady Macbeth sleepwalking?

a)

Gentlewoman

b)

Doctor

c)

Ross

d)

Macbeth

45.

What does Lady Macbeth always carry beside her?

a)

A candle

b)

A lamp

c)

A torch

d)

A fish

46.

What is the name of Macbeth's servant?

a)

Seyton

b)

Satan

c)

Beelzebub

d)

Lucifer

47.

Who tells Macbeth that Lady Macbeth is dead?

a)

Seyton

b)

the doctor

c)

a messenger

d)

Lady Macbeth

48.

Who wrote Macbeth?

a)

J B Priestly

b)

Charles Dickens

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

William Goulding

49.

What genre is Macbeth?

a)

comedy

b)

romance

c)

tragedy

d)

horror

50.

Which era was Macbeth written in?

a)

Elizabethan

b)

Jacobean

c)

Tudor

d)

Victorian

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