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WorksheetsMacbeth
Total questions: 134
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Fill in the blanks: fair is ............ and .............. is fair’ (W) (A1) [Macbeth]
a)
fair / fair
b)
foul / foul
c)
fair / foul
2.
Fill in the blanks: ‘............ Macbeth – well he deserves that name […] ............ him from the nave to the chaps’ (Sgnt) (A1) [Macbeth]
a)
Brave / unseam'd
b)
Heroic / unseam'd
c)
Gallant / ripped
3.
Fill in the blanks: ‘So ............ and ............ a day I have not seen’ (MB) (A1) [Macbeth]
a)
foggy / dark
b)
fair / foul
c)
foul / fair
4.
Fill in the blanks: ‘“The instruments of ............ tell us truths, / Win us with honest trifles, to ............ /In deepest consequence.’ (B) (A1) [Macbeth]
a)
darkness / betray's
b)
Magic / lie
c)
whispers / succeed
5.
Fill in the blanks: ‘“why do I yield to that suggestion / Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair / And make my seated ............ knock at my ribs, / Against the use of ............?" (MB) (A1) [Macbeth]
a)
stomach / magic
b)
heart / nature
c)
brain / logic
6.
Fill in the blanks: ‘Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, ............ me here and fill me from the crown to the toe topfull of direst cruelty […] take my ............ for gall’ (LM) (A1) [Macbeth]
a)
break / child
b)
unwrap / milk
c)
unsex / milk
7.
Fill in the blanks: ‘I do fear thy nature; It is is too full o’th’............ of human ............ to catch the nearest way’ (LM) (A1) [Macbeth]
a)
milk / nature
b)
milk / kindness
c)
water / generosity
8.
Fill in the blanks: ‘look like th’innocent ............, but be the ............ under’it’’ (LM) (A1) [Macbeth]
a)
flower / serpent
b)
rose / beetle
c)
flower / scorpion
9.
Fill in the blanks: ‘“‘I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only ............ ............, which o’erleaps itself and falls on the other.’ (MB) (A1) [Macbeth]
a)
wild / aspiration
b)
vaulting / ambition
c)
jolting / ambition
10.
Fill in the blanks: ‘False ............ must hide what the false ............ doth know’ (MB) (A1) [Macbeth]
a)
face / heart
b)
heart / face
c)
eyes / mind
11.
Who says it? Which act? : fair is foul and foul is fair’ [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth Act 2
b)
Witches Act 1
c)
Banquo Act 1
12.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘Brave Macbeth – well he deserves that name […] unseam’d him from the nave to the chaps’ [Macbeth]
a)
Captain Act 1
b)
Banquo Act 1
c)
King Duncan Act 2
13.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘So foul and fair a day I have not seen’ [Macbeth]
a)
Lady Macbeth Act 3
b)
Macbeth Act 1
c)
Witches Act 1
14.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘“The instruments of darkness tell us truths, / Win us with honest trifles, to betray's /In deepest consequence.’ [Macbeth]
a)
Banquo - Act 1
b)
Macbeth Act 2
c)
Lady Macbeth Act 3
15.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘“why do I yield to that suggestion / Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair / And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, / Against the use of nature?" [Macbeth]
a)
Lady Macbeth 3
b)
Macbeth Act 1
c)
Banquo Act 2
16.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here and fill me from the crown to the toe topfull of direst cruelty […] take my milk for gall’ [Macbeth]
a)
Witches Act 3
b)
Lady Macbeth Act 1
c)
Macbeth Act 2
17.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘I do fear thy nature; It is is too full o’th’milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way’ [Macbeth]
a)
Lady Macbeth Act 1
b)
Witches Act 2
c)
Macbeth Act 3
18.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘look like th’innocent flower, but be the serpent under’it’’ [Macbeth]
a)
Witches Act 1
b)
Macbeth Act 2
c)
Lady Macbeth Act 1
19.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘“‘I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself and falls on the other.’ [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth - Act 1
b)
Lady Macbeth - Act 2
c)
Macbeth - Act 4
20.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘False face must hide what the false heart doth know’ [Macbeth]
a)
Banquo - Act 3
b)
Macbeth - Act 1
c)
Witches - Act 2
21.
Fill in the blanks: Is this a ............ which I see before me, the handle towards my hand? Come let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I ............ thee still.’ (MB) (A2) [Macbeth]
a)
dagger / want
b)
dagger / see
c)
knife / imagine
22.
Fill in the blanks: ‘Methought I heard a voice cry, ‘............ no more, Macbeth does ............ sleep- the innocent sleep’ (MB) (A2) [Macbeth]
a)
Wake / value
b)
sleep / murder
c)
relax / kill
23.
Fill in the blanks: ‘Infirm of ............! Give me the daggers. The sleeping and the dead Are but as pictures. 'Tis the eye of ............ That fears a painted devil.’ (LM) (A2) [Macbeth]
a)
bravery / childhood
b)
reason / foolishness
c)
purpose / childhood
24.
Fill in the blanks: "Will all great ............ ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one ............" (M) (A2) [Macbeth]
a)
Neptune's / red
b)
Jupiter's / blue
c)
Apollo's / red
25.
Fill in the blanks: ‘My hands are of your ............, but I shame to wear a ............ so white’ (LM) (A2) [Macbeth]
a)
colour / heart
b)
texture / brain
c)
nature / gut
26.
Fill in the blanks: “O gentle lady, 'Tis not for you to hear what I can speak: The repetition, in a ............ ear, / Would murder as it fell." (MD) (A2) [Macbeth]
a)
woman's
b)
cat's
c)
man
27.
Who says it? Which act? : Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle towards my hand? Come let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.’ [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth - Act 2
b)
Lady Macbeth - Act 3
c)
Macbeth - Act 4
28.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘Methought I heard a voice cry, ‘Sleep no more, Macbeth does murder sleep- the innocent sleep’ [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth - Act 5
b)
Macbeth - Act 2
c)
Lady Macbeth - Act 3
29.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘Infirm of purpose! Give me the daggers. The sleeping and the dead Are but as pictures. 'Tis the eye of childhood That fears a painted devil.’ [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth - Act 2
b)
Lady Macbeth - Act 2
c)
Witches - Act 2
30.
Who says it? Which act? : Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red [Macbeth]
a)
Lady Macbeth - Act 2
b)
Macbeth - Act 4
c)
Macbeth - Act 2
31.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘My hands are of your colour, but I shame to wear a heart so white’ [Macbeth]
a)
Lady Macbeth - Act 2
b)
Macbeth - Act 2
c)
Lady Macbeth - Act 4
32.
Who says it? Which act? : “O gentle lady, 'Tis not for you to hear what I can speak: The repetition, in a woman's ear, / Would murder as it fell." [Macbeth]
a)
Banquo - Act 1
b)
Macduff - Act 2
c)
Macbeth - Act 3
33.
Fill in the blanks: ‘Thou hast it now – King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, As the weird women promised, and, I fear, thou play’dst most ............ for’t.’ (B) (A3) [Macbeth]
a)
unhappily
b)
fairly
c)
foully
34.
Fill in the blanks: ‘To be thus is nothing, but to be ............ thus. Our fears in ............ stick deep’ (MB) (A3) [Macbeth]
a)
happily / Lady Macbeth
b)
safely / Banquo
c)
poorly / Neptune
35.
Fill in the blanks: ‘Upon my head they placed a ............ crown, And put a ............ sceptre in my grip’ (MB) (A3) [Macbeth]
a)
fruitless
b)
hollow
c)
painful
36.
Fill in the blanks: ‘We have scorch'd the ............, not killed it.’ (MB) (A3) [Macbeth]
a)
dog
b)
snake
c)
fear
37.
Fill in the blanks: ‘O, full of ............ is my mind, dear wife!’ (MB) (A3) [Macbeth]
a)
Scorpions
b)
snakes
c)
maggots
38.
Fill in the blanks: ‘Be ............ of the knowledge, dearest ............, Til thou applaud the deed’ (MB) (A3) [Macbeth]
a)
apprehensive
b)
guilty
c)
innocent
39.
Fill in the blanks: ‘It will have blood they say – ............ will have ............’ (MB) (A3) [Macbeth]
a)
power / blood
b)
death / death
c)
blood / blood
40.
Fill in the blanks: ‘Thou canst not say I did it: never shake Thy ............ ............ at me.’ (MB) (A3) [Macbeth]
a)
gory / face
b)
gory / locks
c)
disgusting / hair
41.
Fill in the blanks: ‘I am in ............ Stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more, ............ were as tedious as go o'er.’ (MB) (A3) [Macbeth]
a)
water / Inviting
b)
power / Entering
c)
blood / Returning
42.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘Thou hast it now – King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, As the weird women promised, and, I fear, thou play’dst most foully for’t.’ [Macbeth]
a)
Banquo - Act 3
b)
Lady Macbeth - Act 2
c)
Witches - Act 4
43.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus. Our fears in Banquo stick deep, and in his royalty of nature reigns that which would be feared.’ [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth - Act 3
b)
Lady Macbeth - Act 4
c)
Lady Macbeth - Act 2
44.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, And put a barren sceptre in my grip’ [Macbeth]
a)
Macduff - Act 5
b)
Macbeth - Act 3
c)
Duncan - Act 1
45.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘We have scorch'd the snake, not killed it.’ [Macbeth]
a)
Lady Macbeth - Act 2
b)
Lady Macbeth - Act 3
c)
Macbeth - Act 3
46.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!’ [Macbeth]
a)
Banquo - Act 1
b)
Macduff - Act 4
c)
Macbeth - Act 3
47.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, Til thou applaud the deed’ [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth - Act 3
b)
Lady Macbeth - Act 4
c)
Banquo - Act 2
48.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘It will have blood they say – blood will have blood’ [Macbeth]
a)
Lady Macbeth - Act 3
b)
Macbeth - Act 3
c)
Banquo Act 2
49.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘Thou canst not say I did it: never shake Thy gory locks at me.’ [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth - Act 3
b)
Macbeth - Act 5
c)
Lady Macbeth - Act 4
50.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘I am in blood Stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er.’ [Macbeth]
a)
Lady Macbeth - Act 2
b)
Macbeth - Act 5
c)
Macbeth - Act 3
51.
Fill in the blanks: ‘By the pricking of my thumbs, something ............ this way comes’ (W) (A4) [Macbeth]
a)
foul
b)
wicked
c)
putrid
52.
Fill in the blanks: ‘Be bloody, ............, and resolute; laugh to scorn The power of man, for none of ............ born Shall harm Macbeth.’ (W- apparition) (A4) [Macbeth]
a)
brave
b)
hopeful
c)
bold
53.
Fill in the blanks: “What, all my pretty chickens and their dam / At one fell ............?" (MD) (A4) [Macbeth]
a)
swoop
b)
crash
c)
time
54.
Fill in the blanks: ‘Bring thou this fiend of Scotland and myself; Within my ............ length set him’ (MD) (A4) [Macbeth]
a)
arm's
b)
sword's
c)
shield's
55.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes’ [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth - Act 3
b)
The witches - Act 4
c)
Lady Macbeth - Act 4
56.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn The power of man, for none of woman born Shall harm Macbeth.’ [Macbeth]
a)
The witches - act 4
b)
Banquo - act 2
c)
Macduff - Act 3
57.
Who says it? Which act? : “What, all my pretty chickens and their dam / At one fell swoop?" [Macbeth]
a)
Macduff Act 4
b)
Banquo Act 3
c)
Lady Macbeth Act 3
58.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘Bring thou this fiend of Scotland and myself; Within my sword's length set him’ [Macbeth]
a)
Macduff - Act 1
b)
Macduff - Act 4
c)
Banquo - Act 3
59.
Fill in the blanks: ‘Out, damned ............! Out, I say! One, two: why, then, ‘tis time to do’t.’ (LM) (A5) [Macbeth]
a)
spot
b)
night
c)
tear
60.
Fill in the blanks: ‘will these ............ ne’er be clean?’ (LM) (A5) [Macbeth]
a)
halls
b)
eyes
c)
hands
61.
Fill in the blanks: "Here’s the ............ of blood still; all the ............ of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand." (LM) (A5) [Macbeth]
a)
perfumes
b)
roses
c)
flowers
62.
Fill in the blanks: ‘Till Birnam ............ do remove to Dunsinane, I cannot taint with ............’ (MB) (A5) [Macbeth]
a)
Garden / evil
b)
Forest / horror
c)
Wood / fear
63.
Fill in the blanks: Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking ............, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying .............' (MB) (A5) [Macbeth]
a)
shadow / nothing
b)
cloud / nothing
c)
pace / everything
64.
Fill in the blanks: ‘I have almost forgot the taste of ............’ (MB) (A5) [Macbeth]
a)
tears
b)
fears
c)
nightmares
65.
Fill in the blanks: ‘And let the angel whom thou still hast served Tell thee: Macduff was from his mother's womb Untimely .............’ (MD) (A5) [Macbeth]
a)
destroyed
b)
taken
c)
ripped
66.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘Out, damned spot! Out, I say! One, two: why, then, ‘tis time to do’t.’ [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth - Act 2
b)
Lady Macbeth Act 4
c)
Lady Macbeth - Act 5
67.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘will these hands ne’er be clean?’ [Macbeth]
a)
Lady Macbeth Act 5
b)
Macbeth Act 3
c)
Lady Macbeth Act 1
68.
Who says it? Which act? : Here’s the smell of blood still; all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. [Macbeth]
a)
Lady Macbeth - Act 2
b)
Macbeth - Act 4
c)
Lady Macbeth - Act 5
69.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘Till Birnam Wood do remove to Dunsinane, I cannot taint with fear’ [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth Act 5
b)
Lady Macbeth Act 2
c)
Macduff Act 4
70.
Who says it? Which act? : Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.' [Macbeth]
a)
Lady Macbeth Act 3
b)
Macbeth Act 1
c)
Macbeth - Act 5
71.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘I have almost forgot the taste of fears’ [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth - Act 3
b)
Macbeth - Act 5
c)
Lady Macbeth - Act 3
72.
Who says it? Which act? : ‘And let the angel whom thou still hast served Tell thee: Macduff was from his mother's womb Untimely ripped.’ [Macbeth]
a)
Macduff - Act 5
b)
Banquo - Act 2
c)
Macbeth - Act 4
73.
Through Macbeth, Shakespeare explores the idea that over ambition leads to what? [Macbeth]
a)
Generosity
b)
Success
c)
Self-destruction
74.
Shakespeare explores whether Macbeth's actions are a result of ................ or .................. ? [Macbeth]
a)
Fate / Free will
b)
Ambition / Folly
c)
Religion / Lack of belief
75.
The witches' speech can be seen as a form of equivocation. This means that . . . [Macbeth]
a)
They speak very enthusiastically
b)
They use riddles and paradoxes to delibrately mislead Macbeth
c)
They have supernatural abilities
76.
Lady M's 'innocent flower'/'serpent' quote; the witches' 'fair is foul' quote and the dagger scene are all linked to which theme? [Macbeth]
a)
Appearance vs reality
b)
Wisdom vs folly
c)
War vs peace
77.
Which of the following of Macbeth's features make it part of the tragic genre? [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth's hamartia (his fatal flaw)
b)
Macbeth's violent nature
c)
Macbeth's nihlism (the rejection of all religious and moral principles)
78.
What was the Divine Right of Kings? [Macbeth]
a)
The title of a famous book written by King James about witchcraft.
b)
The natural order of Jacobean society.
c)
The belief that Kings are more important than Angels.
79.
Who would the Jacobean society have been worried about being given too much power and diverging from their given role? [Macbeth]
a)
Animals
b)
Women
c)
Catholics
80.
Macbeth is the tragic hero whose .............. and .............. lead to his downfall. [Macbeth]
a)
hubris / hamartia
b)
folly / determination
c)
love / carelessness
81.
Jacobeans believed that God determined what? [Macbeth]
a)
The power of supernatural forces
b)
The Divine Right of Kings
c)
The ability to sleepwalk
82.
What is the name for murder of a king or queen? [Macbeth]
a)
Suicide
b)
Patricide
c)
Regicide
83.
Shakespeare's inclusion of regicide in the plot was likely inspired by what historical even the previous year? [Macbeth]
a)
The reformation
b)
Gunpowder Plot
c)
Witch trials
84.
Macbeth could be said to be emasculated by which character? [Macbeth]
a)
The Witches
b)
Banquo
c)
Lady Macbeth
85.
Through Macbeth, Shakespeare explores the idea that self-destruction can be caused by what? [Macbeth]
a)
Overambition
b)
Gluttony
c)
Innocence
86.
Which of the following characters are most closely tied to the theme of fate vs free will? [Macbeth]
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Macbeth
c)
Banquo
87.
The witches' speech contains ............ and ............ which deliberately mislead Macbeth. [Macbeth]
a)
riddles / paradoxes
b)
humour / persuasion
c)
compliments / insults
88.
Which of the following events are linked to the theme of appearance vs reality? [Macbeth]
a)
Banquo's death
b)
King Duncan staying at Macbeth's castle
c)
Dagger scene
89.
Macbeth's hamartia, hubris and fall from grace mean that the play is part of what genre? [Macbeth]
a)
Comedy Genre
b)
Romance
c)
Tragic Genre
90.
What two God-given orders does Macbeth disrupt? [Macbeth]
a)
The Great Chain of Being and The Divine Right of Kings
b)
Blasphemy and humility
c)
The order to never be jealous or deceptive
91.
What Jacobean anxieties about women does Shakespeare capitalise on? [Macbeth]
a)
Women being cruel to men
b)
Women voting in elections
c)
Women diverging from their given role
92.
Which of the following does Macbeth possess? [Macbeth]
a)
Evil
b)
Hubris
c)
Loneliness
93.
Who did Jacobeans believe determined the Natural Order and the Divine Right of Kings? [Macbeth]
a)
Supernatural forces
b)
The Prime Minister
c)
God
94.
Regicide is the murder of a ............? [Macbeth]
a)
Queen
b)
King
c)
Family member
95.
What was the aim of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605? [Macbeth]
a)
To fight against witches
b)
To smuggle weapons into London
c)
To kill King James I and destroy parliament
96.
Choose the word that fits best: Lady Macbeth .............. Macbeth at the start of the play? [Macbeth]
a)
emasculates
b)
comforts
c)
challenges
97.
How do the witches speak differently from other characters? [Macbeth]
a)
Iambic Pentameter and Blank Verse
b)
Trochaic tetrameter (stressed, unstressed) and rhyming couplets
c)
Colloquial language.
98.
What happens to the roles and Macbeth and Lady Macbeth over the course of the play? [Macbeth]
a)
As the play progresses the roles become reversed in terms of dominance and control.
b)
Their roles remain the same throughout the play.
c)
Lady Macbeth becomes equally as powerful as Macbeth in terms of dominance and control.
99.
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are what types of character? [Macbeth]
a)
Violent
b)
Dynamic
c)
Static
100.
Banquo, Macduff and the witches are what types of character? [Macbeth]
a)
Dynamic
b)
Foolish
c)
Static
101.
Shakespeare uses motifs of light and dark throughout the play. These could be seen to represent what? [Macbeth]
a)
Good vs evil
b)
Heaven vs hell
c)
Power vs weakness
102.
Shakespeare uses motif sleep throughout the play. This could be seen to represent what? [Macbeth]
a)
This represents the theme of innocence vs guilt.
b)
This represents the theme of royal power
c)
This represents the theme of prophecy
103.
Repeated references to .............. vs ................ suggests things aren’t always as they seem and can be deceiving. [Macbeth]
a)
Good / Evil
b)
Appearance / Reality
c)
Truth / Lies
104.
Why is it important that Macbeth is presented as heroic and loyal at the start of the play? [Macbeth]
a)
To emphasise Macbeth's self destruction and fall from grace
b)
To show how violence was rewarded in Jacobean society
c)
To show how powerful the witches were in corrupting Macbeth
105.
Why do the audience feel a sense of catharsis at the end of the play? [Macbeth]
a)
The tyrannical Macbeth has been killed and order is restored when Malcolm takes the throne.
b)
They sympathise with Lady Macbeth's character
c)
The witches prophecy did not come true.
106.
What does Macbeth never gain in the play even though he goes to more extreme lengths? [Macbeth]
a)
Kingship
b)
Power
c)
Satisfaction
107.
At which point in the play is Macbeth most suggestible and corruptible? [Macbeth]
a)
When he defeats Macdonwald in battle
b)
When he hears the witches prophecy for the first time in Act 1 Scene 3
c)
During his sololiquy in Act 5 Scene 5
108.
At the start of the play, Macbeth is portrayed as . . . ? [Macbeth]
a)
Brave
b)
Tyrannical
c)
Scheming
109.
At the play progresses, Macbeth becomes . . . ? [Macbeth]
a)
Tyrannical
b)
Brave
c)
Merciful
110.
At the end of the play, Macbeth is portrayed as . . . ? [Macbeth]
a)
Determined
b)
Hopeful
c)
Nihilistic
111.
Who becomes frantic and neurotic in Act 5? [Macbeth]
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Macbeth
c)
Malcolm
112.
What traits does Lady Macbeth never display? [Macbeth]
a)
Maternal
b)
Neurotic
c)
Determined
113.
At the outset of the play, Lady Macbeth could be described as… [Macbeth]
a)
Caring
b)
Kindhearted
c)
Dominant
114.
What causes Macbeth's downfall? [Macbeth]
a)
Ambition
b)
Madness
c)
Temptation
115.
Some people view the witches as .............. for Macbeth's actions which means that they are the cause of his actions. [Macbeth]
a)
Foils
b)
Catalysts
c)
Paradoxes
116.
What is the effect of the different meter and rhyme in the witches' speech? [Macbeth]
a)
It shows that they are not royalty as they do not speak in iambic pentameter
b)
The falling rhythm and consistent rhyming couplets depict witchcraft and the recitation of magical spells which creates an eerie, ominous mood
c)
It makes the reader sympathise with the witches
117.
Macbeth's and Lady Macbeth's roles reverse over the course of the play in terms of who has more what? [Macbeth]
a)
Happiness and satisfaction
b)
Dominance and control
c)
Friends and alliances
118.
Which of the following characters are dynamic? [Macbeth]
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Banquo
c)
Macduff
119.
Which of the following characters are static? [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
Banquo
120.
What contrasting motif does Shakespeare use to symbolise good vs evil throughout the play? [Macbeth]
a)
Open / closed spaces
b)
Light / dark
c)
Religion / Lack of belief
121.
What motif does Shakespeare use to symbolise guilt and innocence throughout the play? [Macbeth]
a)
Meals
b)
Light
c)
Sleep
122.
What could the repeated references to appearance vs. reality suggest? [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth is losing his mind
b)
things aren’t always as they seem and may be deceiving
c)
The lack of insight
123.
Macbeth is the main character who falls from grace. This means he is the .......... .............. of the play. [Macbeth]
a)
Tragic villain
b)
Tragic Hero
c)
Violent protagonist
124.
What do the audience feel when order is restored (Macbeth is killed and Malcolm takes the throne)? [Macbeth]
a)
Disappointment
b)
catharsis
c)
Empathy
125.
Which of the following statements about Macbeth is true? [Macbeth]
a)
Macbeth feels in control in his relationship with Lady Macbeth throughout the play
b)
At the end of the play Macbeth feels satisfied
c)
Macbeth is never satisfied or secure
126.
At the start of the play, Macbeth could be said to be …. [Macbeth]
a)
religious
b)
moral
c)
corruptible
127.
At which point in the play is Macbeth portrayed as brave, noble and heroic? [Macbeth]
a)
The start - when he has defeated two separate invading armies—one from Ireland, led by the rebel Macdonwald, and one from Norway.
b)
The middle when he arranges Banquo's murder
c)
The end of the play when he loses the battle at Dunsinane Hill
128.
At which point in the play is Macbeth portrayed as ruthless, merciless and tyrannical? [Macbeth]
a)
During his sololiquy in Act 5 Scene 5
b)
When he plans to kill Banquo in Act 3 Scene 1
c)
During the dagger scene in Act 2 scene 1
129.
At which point in the play is Macbeth nihilistic and resigned to his fate? [Macbeth]
a)
During the dagger scene in Act 2 scene 1
b)
When he plans to kill Banquo in Act 3 Scene 1
c)
During his sololiquy in Act 5 Scene 5
130.
In Act 5, Lady Macbeth could be described as …? [Macbeth]
a)
Neurotic
b)
Calm
c)
Scheming
131.
Which character displays the maternal feminine traits that Lady Macbeth never does? [Macbeth]
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Lady Macduff
c)
The witches
132.
When in the play is Lady Macbeth portrayed as dominant and manipulative? [Macbeth]
a)
Act 1 Scene 7
b)
Act 5 Scene 1
c)
Act 4 Scene 2
133.
Macbeth's ambition leads to his ... [Macbeth]
a)
victory
b)
self-destruction
c)
immorality
134.
If a character is described as a 'catalyst' what does this mean? [Macbeth]
a)
they cause a change in a play
b)
they are a sympathetic character
c)
they are ignorant of what is going on around them
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