WorksheetsMacbeth Book
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What "sign" convinces Macbeth that he must go through with killing the king?
a)
One of the witches appears in his room.
b)
He has a nightmare about the murder.
c)
He sees a floating dagger before him.
d)
The ghost of his father visits him.
2.
Why didn't Lady Macbeth just kill the king herself?
a)
He looked too much like her father.
b)
She changed her mind.
c)
Someone walked in on her about to kill him.
d)
She wanted Macbeth to do it by himself.
3.
What does Macbeth accidentally take with him after murdering the king?
a)
The dagger.
b)
The king's crown.
c)
A book
4.
Complete Macbeth's quotation: "I thought I heard a voice crying, 'Macbeth has murdered ____!'"
a)
truth
b)
Duncan
c)
honor
d)
sleep
5.
Name the speaker: "My hands are the same color as yours -- but I'd be ashamed to have a heart as white as yours!"
a)
An old man
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
Banquo
d)
Macbeth
6.
Who else does Macbeth kill that same night?
a)
Fleance
b)
Ross
c)
Lennox
7.
Immediately after committing the murder, Macbeth feels:
a)
guilty
b)
numb
c)
exhilerated
8.
What do Duncan's sons decide to do after their father's death?
a)
Declare Malcolm king.
b)
Find the person who murdered their father.
c)
Hold a trail.
d)
Run away from the scene of the crime.
9.
In Act II an animal noise is heard and frightens her. Which animal is this?
a)
horse
b)
owl
c)
wolf
10.
Where does Act 2 take place?
a)
Macbeth's castle
b)
Duncan's castle
c)
Ross's castel
11.
Who wrote the Tragedy of Macbeth?
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Ben Johnson
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Patrick Stewart
12.
Legend has it that Macbeth is a cursed play. What do theater people call the play to avoid the curse?
a)
The Play Which must not be named
b)
The Bloody Play
c)
The Scottish Play
d)
The Curse of Scotland
13.
True or False:
According to the Three Witches, Macbeth and his sons will be kings.
According to the Three Witches, Macbeth and his sons will be kings.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
King James I wrote a book on Demons called Daemonologie.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
King James I wrote a book on Demons called Daemonologie.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
True or False:
Both Macbeth and Banquo will be kings
Both Macbeth and Banquo will be kings
a)
True
b)
False
17.
_________ is the name of Banquo's son
a)
Malcolm
b)
Donalbain
c)
Porter
d)
Fleance
18.
At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a general in a war with
a)
Norway
b)
Ireland
Sweden
Sweden
c)
England
d)
Denmark
Germany
Germany
19.
King Duncan thinks of Macbeth as
a)
a loyal but overly ambitious soldier
b)
a man with a dangerously ambitious wife
c)
a hero to whom he owes great thanks
d)
a brave but indecisive soldier
20.
The original Thane of Cawdor is executed because
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
21.
King Duncan makes Macbeth Thane of Cawdor because
a)
Malcolm is going to become a prince, thus leaving his position open
b)
Macbeth has fought valiantly for the king
c)
Banquo told Duncan about the prophecies
d)
Duncan knows that Macbeth will betray him otherwise
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