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WorksheetsMacbeth - Act 2 Scenes 3 and 4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who is the first person to speak in Act 2 Scene 3?
Macbeth
Macduff
The Porter
Lady Macbeth
What does the Porter compare his job to?
Being the gate-keeper at the Gates of Heaven
Being the gate-keeper at the Gates of Hell
Being a door-keeper at a prison
He doesn't make a comparison
Who are the three people that the Porter imagines opening the gate to?
Builder, baker and sailor
Soldier, king and tailor
Farmer, equivocator and tailor
Farmer, sailor and soldier
An equivocator is someone who
tells the truth
sits on the fence with decisions
who is indecisive
lies
Which characters does the Porter let into Macbeth's castle?
Macduff and Lennox
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
Duncan and Malcolm
Donalbain and Banquo
What three things does drink 'provoke' according to the Porter?
sleep, violence and joyfulness
laughter, fun and sleep
nose-painting, sleep and urine
violence, deception and murder
Which character says it's his job to wake Duncan?
Lennox
Macbeth
Banquo
Macduff
Which character talks about how 'unruly' the night has been and that he has never seen one so 'rough' before?
Lennox
Banquo
Ross
Lady Macbeth
What word does Macduff repeat three times when he discovers Duncan's body?
Murder
Horror
Sacrilege
Listen
Complete the following line:
'Awake, awake! Ring the alarum bell! Murder and blank.'
Sacrifice
Horror
Treason
Death
When Lady Macbeth arrives in the scene, Macduff uses what word to describe her?
Gentle
Kind
Brave
Honourable
What does Lady Macbeth seemed to be concerned about?
That her husband isn't present.
That Duncan is dead.
That Duncan was murdered in their house.
That the murderers are on the loose.
Who does Lennox think murdered King Duncan?
the Porter
the guards
Macbeth
Macduff
What does Macbeth do in reaction to seeing King Duncan dead?
He kills the guards.
He takes the guards to be questioned.
He wakes the guards up.
He lets the guards go.
Where does Malcolm intend to flee to?
England
Ireland
France
Wales
Where does Donalbain intend to flee to?
England
Ireland
France
Wales
Why do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to separate?
They don't really like each other.
They like the places they have chosen.
It will keep them safer.
It will enable them to launch an attack on Macbeth from different places.
In Act 2 Scene 4, Ross and the old man discuss strange happenings. Which one of these is not discussed?
Horses broke from their stalls.
Horses eating other horses.
A falcon was killed by an owl.
The sea over-ran the land.
Who does Macduff say killed Duncan to Ross?
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
the guards
Banquo
Why does Macduff think the guards killed Duncan?
He thinks Macbeth made them.
He thinks they hated him and thought he was an evil king.
He thinks Donalbain and Malcom may have bribed them to do as their fleeing makes them look guilty.
He thinks Lady Macbeth was in some way behind it.
