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LITERATURE REVIEW QUIZ

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who believes the foretellings of the witches is evil and must be related to the devil?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Macduff
c)
Duncan
d)
Banquo
2.
Which woman was murdered because of her husband's actions?
a)
Lady Duncan
b)
Lady Macdonwald
c)
Lady Macduff
d)
Lady Macbeth
3.
Which woman, presumably, took her own life?
a)
Lady Macduff
b)
Lady Banquo
c)
Lady Duncan
d)
Lady Macbeth
4.
What character acts as the main messenger in the play, bringing good news to Duncan, but bad news to Macduff
a)
Seyton
b)
Angus
c)
Fergus
d)
Ross
5.
Who is the queen of the witches that reprimands the other three weird sisters for dealing with Macbeth?
a)
Hecuba
b)
Hecate
c)
Hellkite
d)
Helen
6.
Who is the only man in the play shown in hand-to-hand combat with Macbeth
a)
Duncan
b)
Banquo
c)
Young Siward
d)
Duncan's guard
7.
Which forest appears to move?
a)
Birnam Wood
b)
Hundred Acre Wood
c)
Forbidden Forest
d)
Sherwood Forest
8.
Who brings Macbeth the news that Lady Macbeth is dead?
a)
Ross
b)
Angus
c)
Fleance
d)
Seyton
9.
Which of Duncan's sons flees to Ireland?
a)
Malcolm
b)
Donalbain
c)
James
d)
Siward
10.
Where did Macbeth call home before he became king?
a)
Inverness
b)
Forress
c)
Scone
d)
Fife
11.
Where was Duncan and previous Scottish kings buried?
a)
Scone
b)
Inverness
c)
Colmekill
d)
Dunsinane Hill
12.
Where were Scottish kings, including Macbeth, crowned? 
a)
Dunsinane
b)
Colmekill
c)
Scone
d)
Forress
13.
Who was the soldier who turned traitor to his Scottish homeland and is then beheaded in Act I?
a)
Macgregor
b)
Macdonwald
c)
Macbeth
d)
Macduff
14.
Which thane is cousins with Macduff and his wife?
a)
Ross
b)
Angus
c)
Lennox
d)
Lord
15.
What is the signal from Lady Macbeth to tell Macbeth it's time to kill Duncan?
a)
Bells ring
b)
Knocking
c)
Bird signing
d)
Bagpipes 
16.
In Act I, Banquo and Macbeth are key military officers in Scotland's defeat of what country?
a)
England
b)
Ireland
c)
Norway
d)
Herot
17.
Who is called a bird, a monkey, and an egg and then is killed when advice is not heeded?
a)
Fleance
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
Banquo
d)
Boy Macduff
18.
Who is glad his son died like an honorable soldier in battle? He is also Malcolm's uncle.
a)
Ross
b)
Angus
c)
Lennox
d)
Old Siward
19.
Who was king in England while Macbeth was king of Scotland?
a)
Edward the Confessor
b)
Richard the Lionheart
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Edward Longshanks
20.
Who accompanies Macduff to wake Duncan and also reports to Macbeth the strange storms?
a)
Ross
b)
Angus
c)
Lennox
d)
Seyton
21.
Who is the first to give Macbeth the news that he really has been named thane of Cawdor?
a)
Ross 
b)
Angus
c)
Lennox
d)
Seyton
22.
What is NOT 1 of the 3 relationships that binds Macbeth and Duncan?
a)
Thane
b)
Kinsman
c)
Host
d)
Brother
23.
What reason does Macbeth GIVE for killing Duncan's grooms/guards?
a)
They were guilty, and Macbeth couldn't control his rage.
b)
They were really English spies.
c)
They tried to kill Macbeth - it was self-defense.
d)
He didn't kill them; they were already dead.
24.
What is the REAL reason Macbeth kills Duncan's grooms/guards?
a)
They could have contradicted his story for who killed Duncan.
b)
They were really English spies.
c)
They tried to kill Macbeth - it was self-defense.
d)
He didn't kill them; Macduff killed them.
25.
What IS NOT part of the Duncan murder plot?
a)
Get the guards drunk.
b)
Put the bloody daggers back on the guards.
c)
Wait until everyone has gone to bed.
d)
Have Lady Macbeth kill Duncan.
26.
What IS NOT one of the pronouncements of the apparitions?
a)
Macbeth should fear Macduff.
b)
No one born of woman can harm Macbeth.
c)
Macbeth will have a line of 8 sons who will be kings.
d)
Macbeth will be fine until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane.
27.
What does Lady Macduff think of her husband fleeing to England?
a)
He is a traitor who should die.
b)
His leaving is cowardly.
c)
He has now left his family unprotected and vulnerable.
d)
All of the above.
28.
What mistake did Macbeth make with Duncan's murder?
a)
He forgot to wait until the guards were asleep.
b)
He forgot the leave the daggers with the guards.
c)
He went into Duncan's room too early.
d)
He refused to do it, and Lady Macbeth murder Duncan.
29.
Stars, hide your fires;
Let not light see my black and deep desires
a)
Macduff
b)
Banquo
c)
Duncan
d)
Macbeth
30.
Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air.
a)
Macbeth
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
The 3 Witches
d)
Banquo
31.
Come, you spirits
That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,
And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full
Of direst cruelty!
a)
Macbeth
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
Duncan
d)
Ross
32.
What word can Macbeth not say? 
a)
Amen 
b)
Duncan 
c)
Murder
d)
Sleep 
33.
Why was the original Thane of Cawdor executed?
a)
He cheated on his wife.
b)
He was a traitor.
c)
He killed the Queen.
d)
He didn't like Macbeth.
34.
When do the witches plan to meet Macbeth?
a)
When the battle begins
b)
In the middle of the battle
c)
When the battle's over
d)
They don't plan to meet him
35.
The witches greet Macbeth by the title of 
a)
The Thane of Glamis
b)
The Thane of Cawdor
c)
King, hereafter
d)
All of the above
36.
What important role do the witches play in Act I?  
a)
They foreshadow events
b)
They help define the setting
c)
They provide historical background
d)
They introduce the other characters
37.
What "sign" convinces Macbeth that he must go through with killing the king?
a)
One of the witches appears in his room.
b)
He has a nightmare about the murder.
c)
He sees a floating dagger  before him.
d)
The ghost of his father visits him.
38.
At the beginning of Act II, Banquo and Fleance both say how dark it is. The darkness is important because
a)
both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth prayed to evil spirits and asked for darkness to cover them
b)
It is Daylight Savings Time, but they don't know it
c)
Bad things always happen in the dark
39.
How are Banquo and Fleance realated?  
a)
Banquo is Fleance's father
b)
Fleance and Banquo are brothers
c)
Fleance is Banquo's father
d)
Banquo is Fleance's uncle
40.
What prevents Banquo from sleeping at Macbeth's castle?
a)
A wound from battle
b)
He keeps having bad dreams
c)
He cannot stop thinking about the prophecy
d)
He has an infection
41.
Did the murderers succeed in the killing of Banquo and Fleance?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe
d)
Don't know
42.
How many men reign as King of Scotland throughout the play?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
43.
What is the name of the forest that the witches prophesised would move towards Dunsinane?
a)
Birnam Wood
b)
The Forest of Dean
c)
Burnham Wood
d)
100 Acre Wood
44.
How was Macduff born?
a)
Naturally
b)
Alien
c)
Caesarean Section
d)
Fell out
45.
Why would Lady Macbeth want to overrule Macbeth and make him a murderer?
a)
So Macbeth has a happy life
b)
So she becomes Queen and rules
c)
The kindness of her heart
d)
She loves the king but he hates her
46.
What is a symbol of death?
a)
Raven
b)
Frog
c)
Bear
d)
Panda
47.
How did Lady Macbeth die?
a)
Stabbed
b)
Fell to her death
c)
Drowned
d)
Trampled by a horse
48.
We know that Malcolm told Macduff that his family was murdered
a)
True
b)
False
49.

Why does Macbeth become the Thane of Cawdor?

a)

He the son of the last Thane of Cawdor

b)

He kills the last Thane of Cawdor

c)

Duncan rewards him for bravery and loyalty

d)

The witches predicted it.

50.
Why does Macbeth want to kill King Duncan?
a)
Duncan is an unfair leader
b)
Duncan is old and senile
c)
Macbeth wants to be King himself
d)
Duncan insulted Macbeth's manhood
51.

When the first murderer comes into the party in Act III, he has...

a)

a broken arm

b)

a torn cloak

c)

blood on his face

d)

a black eye

52.
What are the main emotions that Lady Macbeth shows in her sleepwalking scene?
a)
love and loyalty
b)
love and grief
c)
guilt and fear
d)
anger and hatred
53.

Which of these predictions come true in the end?

a)

"none of woman born shall harm Macbeth"

b)

"Beware Macduff"

c)

"Macbeth shall never be conquered until the forest of Birnam comes to Dunsinane"

d)

all of the above

54.

What do the witches predict in Act 1 for Banquo?

a)

his children will be kings

b)

beware Macduff

c)

the woods will move

d)

he will be king

55.

After Lady Macbeth reads the letter from her husband in Act I, what does she tell us is her opinion of Macbeth?

a)

she hates her husband

b)

she is afraid of what Macbeth might do

c)

she is excited he is coming home and they can forget about war

d)

he is too kind to do what is necessary for him to be king

56.
Why is Macbeth crowned king after Duncan is murdered and not Duncan’s sons?
a)
Duncan has no children
b)
Duncan had named Macbeth his heir
c)
the witches told them to
d)
Duncan's sons have run away and seem guilty
57.

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 said that he would be king.

d)

Where Macduff is hiding.

58.

Who or what did Macbeth see at the banquet table in Act III?

a)

Banquo's ghost

b)

the witches

c)

Lady Macbeth's ghost

d)

Duncan's ghost

59.

How has Macbeth changed between the beginning of Act I and the end of Act III?

a)

He has gained the respect and loyalty of his friends.

b)

He no longer hesitates or even thinks before he kills whoever might threaten him.

c)

He no longer doubts his ability to rule justly.

d)

He no longer regrets having killed King Duncan.

60.

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 heirs.

d)

He has no right to be king.

61.

The first apparition in Act IV warns Macbeth...

a)

to beware Macduff

b)

to beware Siward

c)

to beware Malcolm

d)

to beware Lady Macbeth

62.

The third apparition in Act IV (a crowned child holding a bough) tells Macbeth...

a)

He shall never be vanquished until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill come against him.

b)

He shall never be vanquished until the three witches call upon Hecate again.

c)

That he will defeat Siward's army

d)

That he is a terrible king who resembles Satan.

63.

When Macbeth finds out Lady Macbeth is dead, he

a)

says life is just a meaningless path to death.

b)

kills the doctor who couldn't heal her.

c)

kills himself.

d)

refuses to believe it.

64.

Who is crowned the king of Scotland at the end?

a)

Malcolm

b)

Macduff

c)

Donalbain

d)

Ross

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