WorksheetsMacbeth Act 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which character kills King Duncan?
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Macbeth
c)
Banquo
d)
The witches
2.
How is King Duncan killed?
a)
He is shot
b)
He is suffocated
c)
He is strangled
d)
He is stabbed
3.
Who discovers that King Duncan is dead first?
a)
Lennox
b)
Banquo
c)
Macduff
d)
His sons
4.
How is the Macbeth's castle presented?
a)
Hell
b)
Heaven
5.
How is it suggested that King Duncan's death is unnatural? Choose 3.
a)
The weather is horrific
b)
The owl is making a noise all night
c)
The King's horses break free and eat each other
6.
How does Macbeth feel after he murders King Duncan? Choose 2
a)
Regret
b)
Guilt
c)
Calm
d)
Relaxed
7.
How does Lady Macbeth feel after King Duncan's death? Choose 2.
a)
Regret
b)
Guilt
c)
Calm
d)
Relaxed
8.
Macduff compares King Duncan's murdered body to…
a)
A castle
b)
Heaven
c)
Hell
d)
A temple
9.
Which character is described as needing help when it is discovered King Duncan is dead?
a)
Macbeth
b)
The King's sons
c)
Lady Macbeth
d)
Macduff
10.
Who flees (run away) after King Duncan is found murdered?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Macduff
c)
The King's sons
d)
Banquo
11.
When Banquo tells Macbeth that he has been thinking about the witches' prophecies, Macbeth says he hasn't thought about them.
a)
true
b)
false
12.
What dramatic technique is used when Macbeth tells Banquo that he has not thought about the witches' prophecies?
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Pathetic fallacy
c)
Juxtaposition
d)
Dramatic irony
13.
When Macbeth sees a dagger floating in front of him, he speaks to…
a)
himself
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
Banquo
d)
A servant
14.
The signal for Macbeth to kill King Duncan is…
a)
an owl shrieking
b)
a bell ringing
c)
Lady Macbeth telling him to
15.
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.' What language technique is used here?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
16.
Who takes the daggers back to where King Duncan is murdered?
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Macbeth
17.
Macbeth says this about why he has killed the guards: 'Who could refrain,/That had a heart to love and in that heart/Courage to make’s love known?’ Which BIG IDEA does this link to?
a)
The divine right of kings
b)
The dual nature of man
c)
How easily people can be manipulated and allegiances can change.
d)
The corrupting nature of ambition
18.
What effect does Macduff think hearing the murder of King Duncan will have on Lady Macbeth?
a)
It will kill her
b)
It will make her poorly
c)
It will make her sad
19.
How is the day after King Duncan's murder described?
a)
Light
b)
Dark
20.
Who is crowned king after King Duncan's murder?
a)
Banquo
b)
King Duncan's son
c)
Macbeth
d)
Macduff
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