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Macbeth Act 3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At the beginning of Act 3, what feeling does Banquo express about the witches' prophecies?

a)

a desire to hear more

b)

a wish that they not come true

c)

a fear that they have been disastrous for Scotland

d)

a hope that they prove true for him as they have for Macbeth

2.

What feeling does Banquo express about Macbeth?

a)

jealousy

b)

suspicion

c)

loyalty

d)

sadness

3.

Who does Macbeth hire after Banquo leaves the castle for the day?

a)

Thieves

b)

Cooks

c)

Murderers

d)

Guards

4.

What does Macbeth think his wife will do after she hears of Banquo's murder?

a)

Applaud him

b)

Faint

c)

Cry

d)

Laugh

5.

Who kills Banquo?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Banquo's servants

c)

Hired murderers

d)

Macduff

6.

Who escapes the ambush on Banquo?

a)

His son Fleance

b)

His guards

c)

Macduff

d)

His servants

7.

What does Macbeth see at the banquet that no one else does?

a)

Banquo's ghost

b)

Blood in the wine

c)

The three witches

d)

A procession of devils

8.
Why does Macbeth begin to act so oddly at the banquet?
a)
He has had too much to drink.
b)
He has been unable to sleep.
c)
He has become sick.
d)
He sees the ghost of Banquo.
9.
At the end of Act III, Macbeth plans to visit the witches once more. What does he want to learn?
a)
What troubles are still in store for him.
b)
Why they did not tell him he would have to kill Banquo.
c)
Why they prophesied that he would be king.
d)
Where Macduff is hiding.
10.
When Macbeth says “Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown / And put a barren scepter in my gripe . . .” he means
a)
He will be prosecuted for his crimes.
b)
He and Lady Macbeth have many children.
c)
He has no male children.
d)
He has no right to be king.
11.
What does Macbeth mean when he says the witches placed on his head "a fruitless crown"?
a)
he will not receive good fortune as king
b)
he will be a king but have no children
c)
none of his children will be heir to the crown
12.
How does Macbeth try to convince the murderers to kill Banquo?
a)
Macbeth blames all of their misfortunes on Banquo
b)
Macbeth does not have to convince them because they are murderers
c)
Macbeth does not convince them, it is Lady Macbeth
13.
Who else must die according to Macbeth?
a)
Ross
b)
Fleance
c)
Lennox
d)
Malcom
14.
Does Lady Macbeth know about Macbeth's plot to murder Banquo?
a)
Yes
b)
No
15.
Who says this: "It will have blood, they say: blood will have blood."
a)
Macbeth
b)
Lady Macbeth