WorksheetsMacbeth Act II Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
In Scene 4, what is being demonstrated by Macduff's refusal to go to Macbeth's coronation?
He is refusing to accept Macbeth as King
He is afraid that Macbeth will have him murdered
He is religiously oppsoed to the witches' prophecies
He is forming an alliance with Donalbain, who he believes is the rightful King
In Act II, Scene 3, which character indicates that he will be the play's main antagonist when he vows to hunt down the traitor that killed Duncan?
Banquo
Malcolm
Macduff
Lennox
In Act II, Scene 3, Lennox's mention of the bizarre happenings of the night, including mysterious screaming sounds, noisy owls, and tremors in the earth further develops the theme of...
Nature vs. the supernatural
Masculinity vs. femininity
The dangers of excessive ambition
Fate vs. free will
Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?
Macduff greeting Macbeth as a "worthy thane" without knowing that Macbeth has just killed the King
Lady Macbeth saying she would have killed Duncan if he hadn't looked like her father
The porter and Macduff joking about the ways alcohol affects men
The strange natural phenomena that occur overnight (strange sounds, noisy owls, and unexplained tremors)
Macbeth's fixation on how he was unable to say "Amen" when one of Duncan's servants said "God bless us!" in their sleep demonstrates Macbeth's...
guilt
secret atheism
ambition
kindness
The blood on the daggers and Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's hands is a symbol of...
guilt
nature
traditional masculine traits
ambition
Macbeth's soliloquy in Scene 1 develops the theme of ambition when Macbeth has a vision of...
a dagger pointing toward Duncan's room
an owl eating a hawk
Banquo killing the witches
Lady Macbeth reading his letter
Why does Lady Macbeth faint in Scene 3?
She fakes it to avoid being questioned further about Duncan's death
She is exhausted from being up all night
She is pregnant
The witches curse her
Which of these provides comic relief among the dark events in Act 2?
The conversation between Macduff and the drunken porter
The strange screaming sounds and unexplained tremors
Lady Macbeth's continued bullying of Macbeth
The voices Macbeth is hearing
What mental state is being symbolically reflected when Macbeth believes he hears a voice cry, "Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep" as he kills Duncan?
loss of innocence
indifference to the deed
acceptance of fate
celebration of accomplishment
The darkness and turbulence in nature in Act II establishes a mood that is...
dark and ominous
romantic and wistful
peaceful and monotonous
somber and depressing
How does Macbeth attempt to cover his tracks with Macduff when lets slip that he killed Duncan's servants?
He says that Macduff is drunk and misunderstood him
He says that he killed the servants because he was so enraged when he found that they had killed Duncan
He accuses Banquo of committing the murder
He pretends to faint
Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave Scotland at the end of Act II?
They suspect that Duncan was killed by one of the thanes, and that they could be next
They want to become Kings of England and Ireland
They are afraid that they will be framed for Duncan's murder
They want to find the witches and ask them to predict their futures
In Scene 4, why does Macduff say that Malcolm and Donalbain are suspected of planning Duncan's murder?
They have fled Scotland
They were unhappy with how Duncan was handling the battles with the former Thane of Cawdor and the Norwegian King
They killed the servants
They were seen walking away from Duncan's room shortly before Duncan was found murdered
Macbeth's mentions of hearing voices throughout Act II demonstrates that he is suffering from intense feelings of...
guilt
sadness
fear
anger
