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WorksheetsMacbeth Acts II & III Quiz Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When Macduff finds Duncan’s body, he yells: “Ring the alarum bell. Murder and treason! / Banquo and Donalbain, Malcolm, awake! / Shake off this downy sleep, death’s counterfeit, / And look on death itself.” Through this quote, what does the reader learn about Macduff? (RL.9-10.3)
He was involved with the plot and is trying to make himself look innocent.
He is loyal to his king and is appalled that someone would commit treason.
He wanted Macbeth to become king, but did not think that he would kill Duncan to get the crown.
He wanted Banquo to become the king because that is what the witches promised.
In Macbeth’s hyperbole-filled (exaggerated) reaction to the murder of Duncan, which line best contains some truth about how he actually feels about murdering Duncan and why this line is ironically true? (RL.9-10.4)
“Had I but died an hour before this chance, I had lived a blessed time” is actually true because Macbeth feels extremely guilty and remorseful following his killing of Duncan.
"There’s nothing serious in mortality. All is but toys” is actually true because Macbeth thinks life is a joke and he is just playing around.
“Renown and grace is dead” is actually true because he feels that all nobility should give up their titles now that Duncan is gone.
“The wine of life is drawn” is actually true because he is comparing Duncan’s blood to wine, which is now “drawn” out of him.
Why do Malcolm and Donalbain flee after learning of their father’s death? (RL.9-10.3)
They do not believe the guards killed Duncan and they are afraid they are not safe.
Their father sent them a note to leave and go to another country.
Macbeth orders them to leave so they won’t bother him when he becomes king.
They become very ill and have to leave to see a doctor.
Which of the following quotes best represents the idea that Macbeth is threatened by Banquo? (RL.9-10.1)
“We have scorched the snake, not killed it.”
“In the affliction of these terrible dreams / That shake us nightly.”
“Duncan is in his grave. / After life’s fitful fever he sleeps well.“
“O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife! / Thou know’st that Banquo and Fleance lives.”
Banquo’s ghost in Act III symbolizes… (RL.9-10.4)
Macbeth's ambition.
Macbeth's guilt.
Macbeth's future plans.
Macbeth's sadness.
It is revealed through a few characters in Act III that under Macbeth’s leadership, Scotland has… (RL.9-10.5)
Suffered fear and hardships.
Become prosperous.
Lost a war.
Doubled its supply of goods.
Why does Macduff go to England? (RL.9-10.5)
For a vacation.
To escape Macbeth’s wrath.
To gain support for a revolt against Macbeth.
To seek religious guidance.
Who could refrain / That has a heart to love, and that heart / Courage to make’s love known?” In this quote, Macbeth is discussing why he killed the servants who supposedly killed King Duncan. What is one reason that the reader may speculate as to why Macbeth killed the guards other than the reason he gives Macduff? (RL.9-10.3)
He did not want them to wake up and remember anything about the murder, including Lady Macbeth giving them alcohol that led to them passing out.
He did not want them to become king, because they were next in line for the throne before Macbeth.
He did not kill Duncan, but Lady Macbeth did. He was so upset that he killed them and her in his violent rage.
He feels immense power in being able to kill people, so he did it without a motive.
After Duncan has been killed, Macbeth mentions sleep multiple times and says “Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more! / Macbeth does murder sleep’.” What literary device is sleep serving as in this quote? (RL.9-10.4)
Simile
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Symbolism
What is the figurative meaning of Macbeth’s mention of sleep when he says: “Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more! / Macbeth does murder sleep.”
A lack of sleep because he stays up all night worrying about being murdered.
A lack of peace and a strong presence of guilt.
A lack of innocence because he is a murderer.
A lack of care for others around him because he is ruthless in his quest for power.
What is the literal meaning of Macbeth’s mention of sleep when he says: “Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more! / Macbeth does murder sleep.”
He will not be able to sleep again because he is deeply disturbed by his own actions.
He will not be able to sleep again because he is an insomniac.
He will not be able to sleep again because Banquo’s ghost wakes him up.
He will not be able to sleep again because Duncan’s ghost follows him around his bedroom.
“There the grown serpent lies. The worm that’s fled / Hath nature that in time will venom breed, / No teeth for th’ present.” This is not the first time we have seen a reference to a snake throughout the play. Therefore, what literary device do the “snakes” serve as in the play? (RL.9-10.4)
Simile
Metaphor
Symbolism
Allusion
Which two characters are explained by the “grown serpent” and “the worm that’s fled?”
Duncan is the “grown serpent” and Banquo is the “worm that’s fled.”
Banquo is the “grown serpent” and Fleance is the “worm that’s fled.”
Malcolm is the “grown serpent” and Donalbain is the “worm that’s fled.”
Macbeth is the “grown serpent” and Macduff is the “worm that’s fled.”
What is the significance of Macbeth saying: “There the grown serpent lies. The worm that’s fled / Hath nature that in time will venom breed, / No teeth for th’ present.”
Banquo is dead, but Fleance escaped the murderers. However, Fleance is not old enough to be a threat to Macbeth’s rule, so he is not worrying about him right now.
Duncan is dead, but Malcolm is still alive. However, Macbeth’s next planned move is to kill Malcolm.
Macbeth is the king so he does not have to worry about Macduff.
Malcolm is the Prince of Cumberland and he is next in line for the throne.
“Not i’ th’ worst rank of manhood, say’t, / And I will put that business in your bosoms / Who execution takes your enemy off, / Grapples you to the heart and love us.” Macbeth is talking to the murderers in this quote. Why is the manipulation of these men significant? (RL.9-10.3)
Macbeth is trying to persuade them to quit their jobs because he wants to be the one to murder traitors in Scotland.
Macbeth is guilt-tripping them into murdering Lady Macbeth because he is tired of her constant verbal abuse.
Macbeth is trying to persuade them to not murder Banquo and Fleance because he deeply cares about both of them and their lives.
Macbeth is guilt-tripping them into murdering Banquo by challenging their “manliness.” This is significant because he is employing similar persuasion techniques that Lady Macbeth used on him in Act I.
Macbeth says: “It is concluded. Banquo, thy soul’s flight, / If it find heaven, must find it out tonight.” Which quote from Act I closely mirror’s Macbeth’s final words before committing the murder of Duncan? (RL.9-10.1)
“I go, and it is done. The bell invites me. / Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell / That summons thee to heaven or to hell.”
“Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear / Thy very stones prate of my whereabouts / And take the present horror from the time, / Which now suits with it.”
“With Tarquin’s ravishing strides, towards his / design / Moves like a ghost.”
“Pale Hecate’s off’rings, and withered murder, / Alarumed by his sentinel, the wolf.”
Prior to the murder of Banquo, Macbeth says “Come, seeing night, / Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day / And with thy bloody invisible hand / Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond / which keeps me pale.” What is Macbeth asking for? (RL.9-10.4)
Macbeth wants his wife to wash her hands of all knowledge of bloody deeds.
Macbeth wants God to forgive him for the murder of Duncan and to make his conscience pale and clean.
Macbeth is asking for the darkness to cover the light so that he can continue on his path of bloody destruction without feeling guilty.
Macbeth and Banquo are plotting to continue to make the witches' prophecies come true by going to England and Ireland to kill Duncan’s sons.
How is the passage “Come, seeing night, / Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day / And with thy bloody invisible hand / Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond / which keeps me pale" similar to Lady Macbeth’s speech calling upon the spirits: “Make thick my blood. / Stop up th’ access and passage to remorse, / That no compunctious visitings of nature / Shake my fell purpose.” (RL.9-10.1)
Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth ask for spirits to make them violent and capable of murder.
Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth ask for the witches’ prophecies to come true in order to make sure they are in power for the rest of their lives, not worrying about traitors who may kill them.
Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plan to kill Banquo. Macbeth is going to kill Banquo, and Lady Macbeth is going to kill Fleance. They need to be violent and cruel.
Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are asking for God’s forgiveness of their sins. They know that committing murder is wrong, and they will not make any more plans to kill.
In Act III Scene II, Macbeth is describing his fears of Banquo and that there is “comfort” in the fact that he can be killed. Lady Macbeth asks what he means and he responds: “Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, / Till thou applaud the deed.” How does this line exemplify Macbeth’s tragic flaw? (RL.9-10.3)
Macbeth is still unsure about becoming and staying king through murder.
Macbeth is beginning to show signs of being a great king and does not want his wife to ruin it by saying he killed Duncan.
Macbeth is beginning to become corrupted by power. He has become evil on his own without her influence.
Macbeth’s hallucinations are beginning to affect Lady Macbeth, who is innocent.
Which of the following hallucinations convince Macbeth to go through with killing King Duncan in Act II?
One of the witches pays him a visit.
He has a nightmare about the murder.
He sees a floating, bloody dagger in his hand.
The ghost of Banquo visits him.
