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WorksheetsMacbeth
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
How does the Captain describe Macbeth's actions at the start of the play?
Brave and loyal
Traitorous and a betrayal of the king
Cowardly and uncertain
Hopeless and ineffectual
Till he unseamed him from the
(a)
Macbeth first meets the witches when he is coming back from battle with his best friend...
Banquo
Macduff
Duncan
Lennox
What do the witches predict for Macbeth?
His children will become Kings
He will live a happy life
He will be King
He will lead the Scottish Army
Who does Duncan name as the Prince of Cumberland?
Donalbain
Malcolm
Macbeth
Banquo
'I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only
(a)
What vision does Macbeth have before he kills Duncan?
He sees a floating head urging him to murder
He sees a bloody axe lodged in Duncan's head
He sees a pale maiden weeping in the moonlight
He sees a floating dagger pointing towards Duncan's chamber
Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle
(a)
Who discovers Duncan's body?
Banquo
Lennox
Malcolm
Macduff
Who does Macbeth 'see' at the banquet?
Duncan
Banquo
Fleance
The Three Witches
What do the apparitions tell Macbeth?
Beware Macduff
No man born of woman can harm him
He will not be defeated until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane
To kill Macduff's family
How does Macbeth respond to Macduff's refusal to attend his coronation and celebatory banquet?
Strips him of his title
Exiles him to England
Kills his family
Throws him in the dungeon
From this moment the very firstlings of my heart shall
(a)
What does Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking show?
Her guilt
Her loss of control
Her mental decline
All of the above
Tomorrow, and tomorrow,
(a)
Who kills Macbeth?
Ross
Siward
Donaldbain
Macduff
At the end of the play who is the new king of Scotland?
Macduff
Banquo
Malcolm
Donalbain
