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Macbeth Act 2 and 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the new king of Scotland?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Banquo

c)

Malcolm

d)

Macduff

2.

What does Banquo's line of thought on page 49 reveal about what he thinks of Macbeth?

a)

He thinks Macbeth is deserving of his position.

b)

He believes that Macbeth got his position through dubious means.

c)

He thinks Macbeth is not deserving of the position.

3.

What event does Macbeth invite Banquo to?

a)

A Cawdor festival

b)

A formal banquet

c)

A coronation ceremony

4.

Where did Duncan's sons escape to?

a)

England and Scotland

b)

England and Ireland

c)

England and Norway

d)

Scotland and Ireland

5.

Match the quote to the speaker.


"You will breed kings though you will not be one."

a)

Malcolm

b)

Banquo

c)

The three witches

d)

Macbeth

6.

"...he is afraid of nothing, but he's also clever enough to act when the time is right."


Who is Macbeth referring to?

a)

Malcolm

b)

Macduff

c)

Fleance

d)

Banquo

7.

Match the quote to the speaker.


"...to be king is nothing. To stay king is everything."

a)

Macbeth

b)

Banquo

c)

King Duncan

d)

Macduff

8.

Based on Macbeth's thought in page 52, how many sons does he have?

a)

5

b)

2

c)

1

d)

0

9.

Based on the outcome of event at the end of Act 3 scene 1, which adjective best describes the character of Macbeth?

a)

Manipulative

b)

Caring

c)

Enduring

d)

Abusive

10.

Why does Macbeth betray his friend Banquo?

a)

he fears that Banquo will one day oust him as king and take over the throne.

b)

he fears that Banquo will ensure to make his descendant a king.

c)

he is disgusted by Banquo's personality.

11.

What persuasive appeal is employed by Macbeth on page 53?

a)

Logos

b)

Ethos

c)

Pathos

12.

On pages 53-55, Macbeth is portrayed to the audience as all of the following except one.

a)

Manipulative

b)

Wicked

c)

Brave

d)

treacherous

13.

"...Banquo your soul's flight will find out if it is to be in heaven tonight."


What does the line above foreshadows about Banquo?

a)

He is to be killed that night.

b)

He is to be crowned by heaven.

c)

He is to be enlisted as the king's most trusted..

14.

What can you say about the concept ambition, as portrayed on page 55

a)

Ambition, when wrongly channeled could lead to evil deeds.

b)

Being amitious equates selfishness.

c)

It is wrong to be ambitious.

15.

The men who choose to killed Banquo decided so for what reason?

a)

solely because they had scores to settle with Banquo

b)

to amass wealth for themselves

c)

for both reasons

d)

none of the above

16.

A foreshadowed event...

a)

is an event that provides background information about the character

b)

is an event that gives the audience a clue of what is to happen in the story

c)

is an event that emphasis the author's point and establishes his claim on the subject he is writing about

d)

is the event that convinces the audience of the author's professionalism

17.

A foreshadowed event introduces suspense in a story?

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Which two dramatic techniques are employed by Shakespeare in Act 2 and 3 to help the audience learn about certain character's personility?

a)

Foreshadowing and dramatic irony

b)

Dramatic irony and soliloquy

c)

An aside and monologue

d)

Dramatic irony and an aside

19.

In Act 3, scene 1, Macbeth uses the following persuasive techniue except one

a)

personal pronoun

b)

repetition

c)

rhetorical question

d)

exaggeration

e)

statistics

20.

Suspense is used by authors to develop the following in the reader, except.

a)

anxiety

b)

uncertainty

c)

fear

d)

interest