WorksheetsMacbeth Act 4
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 28mins
What does the First Witch tell the witches to do in Scene 1?
Avoid the cauldron because of the poison inside.
Find the poisoned entrails around the cauldron.
Throw the poisoned entrails into the cauldron.
Put the cauldron on the poisoned entrails.
When the second witch announces, "Something wicked this way comes," she is referring to
Lady Macbeth.
Duncan's ghost.
Macbeth.
the conspiring Macduff.
What event in Act Four was foreshadowed by Fleance's escape in Act Three?
The death of Lady Macduff and her son
The murder of Macduff
The appearance of Banquo's ghost
The appearance of eight kings that all look like Banquo
There are three sets of prophecies in all. After hearing the second set of prophecies of the witches, Macbeth is
encouraged in his prospects.
angry at his wife.
overcome by remorse.
indecisive and dismayed.
When Macbeth confronts the witches a second time, they conjure up a series of apparitions that tell him all of the following with one exception. Which is the exception?
He should “beware Macduff;/Beware Thane of Fife
“None of woman born/Shall harm Macbeth.”
.”Their “curse shall blast Macbeth and all his issue.”
“Macbeth shall never vanquished be until / Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane Hill / Shall come against him.”
Macduff has fled from his castle because he
wants to join Malcolm's forces to defeat Macbeth.
plans to surprise Macbeth at Dunsinane.
took part in the murder of Duncan.
knew that the three witches would betray him.
Why is Lady Macduff angry with her husband in Scene 2?
His leaving throws suspicions on his wife.
His absence is causing his children to worry.
He left the country with some of his children.
He behaved as a traitor and then fled the country.
Why is Ross trying to comfort Lady Macduff in Scene 2?
Macbeth has become king in Scotland.
Her husband has died.
Many people are dying in Scotland.
Her husband has fled the country.
In response to Lady Macduff’s anger in Scene 2, Ross suggests that
Macduff is wise and knows exactly what he is doing.
he and Lady Macduff should be fleeing the country in fear.
Macduff has changed from a noble person into a coward.
they be patient because Macduff is about to return.
The actual murder of Lady Macduff and her children is committed by
Macbeth himself.
Lennox’s servants.
Macbeth’s hired assistants.
Ross’s servants.
At the end of Act Four, Macduff is filled with pain and guilt because he
should have prevented Duncan's murder.
left his wife and children unprotected in Scotland.
knows that Malcolm will not be a virtuous king.
should have guessed that Banquo would be murdered.
Macduff leaves his home quietly and quickly because he
is too afraid of Macbeth to stay in Scotland.
wants to see Donalbain in Ireland.
knows Macbeth will try to kill him.
wants to make plans to overthrow Macbeth.
Ross is reluctant to tell Macduff the news from Scotland because
Macduff's wife and children have been murdered.
Macbeth plans to wage war on England.
Macduff is considered a traitor in Scotland.
He believes Macduff is a spy for Macbeth.
Malcolm is the rightful king of
England.
Ireland.
Scotland.
Wales.
