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Macbeth, Act 3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

War heroes Macbeth and Banquo are (a)   . They fought together in battles and know each other very well.

(Act 3, Scene 1)

2.

REVIEW: In Scene 3 of Act 1, (a)   prophesy (predict) Macbeth will be the Thane of Cawdor and then king. They then prophesy that Banquo's children will become kings.

3.

Who does Macbeth want the assassins to kill?

(Act 3, Scene 1)

a)

Banquo

b)

Banquo and Fleance

c)

Fleance, Banquo's son

d)

the rest of King Duncan's family

e)

Lady Macbeth

4.

Macbeth tells his wife that his mind is full of (a)   . This is a sign he is emotionally unwell.

(Act 3, Scene 2)

5.

The phrase "mindful of scorpions" is a ___ for Macbeth's guilt and paranoia.

(Act 3, Scene 2)

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

motif

d)

personification

e)

analogy

6.

TRUE or FALSE: Lady Macbeth is aware of Macbeth's plan to have Banquo and his son murdered.

(Act 3, Scene 2)

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Who do the three assassins end up killing?

(Act 3, Scene 3)

a)

only Banquo

b)

both Banquo and Fleance

c)

only Fleance, Banquo's son

d)

neither Banquo nor Fleance

8.

Who does Macbeth see at the coronation feast?

(Act 3, Scene 4)

a)

Macduff

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

the ghost of Banquo

d)

Malcolm

e)

the ghost of King Duncan

9.

In Act 3, Scene 4, Lady Macbeth is surprised and angered by Macbeth's strange behavior. She insults his masculinity by asking if he is a (a)   .

10.

Macbeth is becoming paranoid about ___.

(Act 3, Scene 4)

a)

Lady Macbeth

b)

the Weird Sisters

c)

Macduff

d)

Fleance

e)

Donalbain

11.

In Act 3, Scene 4, Macbeth compares his current situation to...

(Hint: The answer is a three-word phrase.)

(a)  

12.

At the end of Act 3, Scene 4, Macbeth decides he should meet with ___.

a)

Hecate

b)

Macduff

c)

the three witches

d)

the King of England

e)

the King of Norway

13.

The goddess of witchcraft scolds the first witch for not having included her in the treachery against Macbeth. The name of this goddess is...

(Act 3, Scene 5)

a)

Sabrina

b)

Venus

c)

Hecate

d)

Wanda

e)

Agatha

14.

TRUE or FALSE: William Shakespeare did not write Act 3, Scene 5 (which is when Hecate and the three witches meet).

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

Who has travelled to England to try and get together an English army to come back to Scotland to defeat Macbeth?

(Act 3, Scene 6)

a)

Malcolm

b)

Macduff

c)

Lennox

d)

Siward

e)

Ross