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Macbeth

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who does Duncan name the new Thane of Cawdor?

a)

Duncan

b)

Macbeth

c)

Thane of Cawdor

d)

Lady Macbeth

2.
What do the witches predict in Act 1 scene 3 for Macbeth?
a)
he will be king
b)
his children will be king
c)
beware Macduff
d)
the woods will move
3.
What do the witches predict in Act 1 for Banquo?
a)
his children will be king
b)
beware Macduff
c)
the woods will move
d)
he will be king
4.
What does Banquo say about the motives of the “instruments of darkness” or the witches?
a)
listen to them and follow their advice
b)
turn them into the king and he will hunt them down
c)
the tell of good things without revealing the bad consequences
d)
they want to be close to the king
5.
Macbeth says, “Stars hide your fires.  Let not light see my black and deep desires.” What are Macbeth’s desires?
a)
to kill Duncan
b)
to be king
c)
to leave his country for England
d)
to kill Banquo
6.
After Lady Macbeth reads the letter, what does she tell us is her opinion of Macbeth?
a)
she hates her husband
b)
she is afraid of what Macbeth might do
c)
she is excited he is coming home and they can forget about war
d)
he's too full o' th' milk of human kindness to do what's necessary
7.
What advice does Lady Macbeth give Macbeth when he arrives home?
a)
trust his generals
b)
look innocent when your heart is full of evil
c)
trust no one
d)
confide in his king
8.
What is Lady Macbeth’s plan for killing Duncan?
a)
drug the guards and go in the room and stab him
b)
overpower the guards and kill Duncan in hand to hand combat
c)
poison Duncan at the banquet
d)
turn Malcolm against him and get him to do it
9.
Why is Macbeth crowned king after Duncan is murdered and not Duncan’s sons?
a)
Duncan has no children
b)
Duncan had named Macbeth his heir
c)
the witches told them to
d)
Duncan's sons have run away and seem guilty
10.
Why does Macbeth want to kill Banquo and Fleance?
a)
Banquo is a traitor
b)
the witches prophecy
c)
Lady Macbeth wants him to
d)
Fleance conspired to kill Macbeth
11.
What is Macbeth’s plan for killing Banquo and Fleance?
a)
fight them in hand to hand combat
b)
poison them at the banquet
c)
hire murderers to waylay them in the dark
d)
drug their guards and stab them in their sleep
12.
Who or what did Macbeth see at the banquet table?
a)
Banquo's ghost
b)
the witches
c)
Lady Macbeth's ghost
d)
Duncan's ghost
13.
How many witches approach Macbeth with the prophecy?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
2
d)
4
14.
Which era was this play written?
a)
Elizabethan
b)
Victorian
c)
Jacobean
d)
Post-Modern
15.

Who does Lady Macbeth frame for the murder of Duncan?

a)

Malcolm and Donalbain

b)

Duncan’s drunken chamberlains

c)

The porter

d)

Macbeth

16.
Who kills Banquo 
a)
Macduff
b)
Fleance
c)
Macbeth
d)
A group of murderers hired by Macbeth
17.
Who discovers Duncan's body?
a)
Ross
b)
Lennox
c)
Macduff
d)
Donalbain
18.

Who said this:

"Stars, hide your fires;

Let not light see my black and deep desires"

a)

Macduff

b)

Banquo

c)

Duncan

d)

Macbeth

19.

Who said this:

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair:

Hover through the fog and filthy air."

a)

Macbeth

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

The 3 Witches

d)

Banquo

20.

Who said this:

"Come, you spirits

That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,

And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full

Of direst cruelty!"

a)

Macbeth

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

Duncan

d)

Ross

21.
What word can Macbeth not say? 
a)
Amen 
b)
Duncan 
c)
Murder
d)
Sleep 
22.
Why was the original Thane of Cawdor executed?
a)
He cheated on his wife.
b)
He was a traitor.
c)
He killed the Queen.
d)
He didn't like Macbeth.
23.
When do the witches plan to meet Macbeth?
a)
When the battle begins
b)
In the middle of the battle
c)
When the battle's over
d)
They don't plan to meet him
24.
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.
25.
This character is seen to be a tragic hero, someone who should be great but falls short 
a)
Macbeth
b)
Macduff
c)
Lady Macbeth 
d)
Banquo
26.
This character receives prophecies from the witches and is told that his son will be king
a)
  Macbeth
b)
 Banquo
c)
Macduff
d)
Duncan
27.
This character has his entire family killed by another character. 
a)
 Macduff
b)
Macbeth
c)
Duncan
d)
Banquo
28.
Who says 'Thou has't it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all.  As the weird women promised, and, I fear, thou play'dst most fouly for it.' 
a)
Lady Macbeth 
b)
Banquo
c)
Malcolm
29.

"If chance will have me ________, why, chance may crown me." - Macbeth

a)

Queen

b)

Prince

c)

King

d)

Thane

30.

"It is too full o' th' _______ of human kindness" - Lady Macbeth

a)

Water

b)

Milk

c)

Milo

d)

Blood

31.

"Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts! ________ me here." - Lady Macbeth

a)

Undress

b)

Unwind

c)

Unsex

d)

Unravel

32.

"And fill me from the crown to the toe top full of _________ cruelty." - Lady Macbeth

a)

Disastrous

b)

Direst

c)

Devilish

d)

Dirty

33.

"If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done _________." - Macbeth

a)

Quickly

b)

Slowly

c)

Swiftly

d)

Well

34.

"Screw your _________ to the sticking-place and we'll not fail." - Lady Macbeth

a)

Honour

b)

Screwdriver

c)

Courage

d)

Opinion

35.

"Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep __________." - Macbeth

a)

Dreams

b)

Sheep

c)

Squires

d)

Desires

36.

"False face must hide what the false ________ doth know." - Macbeth

a)

Artery

b)

Mind

c)

Soul

d)

Heart

37.

"Is this a __________ which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?" - Macbeth

a)

Knife

b)

Dagger

c)

Spoon

d)

Sword

38.

"What's done is ________." - Lady Macbeth

a)

Done

b)

Did

c)

Over

d)

Dinner

39.

"My hands are of your ____________, but I shame to wear a heart so white." - Lady Macbeth

a)

Size

b)

Complexion

c)

Colour

d)

Feet

40.

"Look like the innocent flower, but be the __________ under't." - Lady Macbeth

a)

Snake

b)

Eagle

c)

Doormat

d)

Serpent

41.

What does the motif of blood symbolise?

a)

Guilt

b)

Good

c)

Deception

d)

Hope

42.

What does light symbolise in the play?

a)

Goodness

b)

Deception

c)

Hope

d)

Death

43.

Although invisible to others, in Scene 1, what does Lady Macbeth try to wash away?

a)

Bits of wax from her candle

b)

Spots of blood on her hands

c)

Spots of her own blood

d)

Ink stains from a letter

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