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Macbeth Unit Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was executed at the beginning of the play for his treason against his country?

a)

Thane of Glamis

b)

Thane of Fife

c)

Thane of Cawdor

d)

Thane of Scone

2.

What is Macbeth's tragic flaw?

a)

His guilt

b)

His ambition

c)

His love

d)

His devotion

3.

Which of the following did the witches NOT prophesize about?

a)

Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor

b)

Macduff will be Thane of Glamis

c)

Macbeth will be King

d)

Banquo's children will be kings

4.

Who made the plan to kill King Duncan?

a)

Macbeth

b)

The Murderers

c)

Macbeth's wife

d)

Macduff's wife

5.

What did the first apparition warn Macbeth about?

a)

A long life

b)

Birnam Woods

c)

No one born of woman will hurt him

d)

Beware Macduff

6.

What did the second apparition warn Macbeth about?

a)

A long life

b)

Birnam Woods

c)

No one born of woman will hurt him

d)

Beware Macduff

7.

What did Macduff go to England to do towards the end of the play?

a)

Convince Donalbain to come back

b)

Convince Malcolm to come back

c)

Stop the uproar in England

d)

Add some life to Scotland since it's a boring place

8.

Who ends up as king in the end?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Macduff

c)

Macdonwald

d)

Malcolm

9.

What happened to Macbeth at the end of the play?

a)

He won the heart of Lady Macbeth

b)

He will live forever as an apparition

c)

He was beheaded

d)

He moved away and forgot about all his struggles.

10.

Just before he goes to kill Duncan, Macbeth sees a vision of a _____ before him, guiding him to do the deed.

a)

floating dagger

b)

bloody hands

c)

crown

d)

ghost

11.

When Malcolm and Donalbain decide to flee the country after their father’s death, their departure is perceived as:

a)

entertaining

b)

suspicious

c)

admirable

d)

questionable

12.

At the banquet in Act III, only Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo, and he is deeply disturbed by its presence. The ghost and Banquo can best be described as a symbolic representation of Macbeth’s sense of:

a)

bravery

b)

masculinity

c)

ambition

d)

guilt

13.

When Macduff leaves Scotland to join forces with Malcolm, Macbeth decides to:

a)

murder Macduff's family

b)

steal Macduff's land

c)

tell Lady Macduff her husband is dead

d)

do nothing; he doesn't care anymore

14.

The reason Macduff is able to defeat Macbeth is because he

a)

is smarter in battle

b)

not born of woman

c)

disguised himself as Birnam Wood

d)

filled with more anger than Macbeth

15.
What excuse did Macbeth give for killing the guards (grooms)? What is his real reason?
a)
He was drunk and didn’t realize what he had done. He didn’t want anyone to suspect Lady Macbeth
b)
He did it out of love for Duncan and rage against the guard, but he actually wanted to be rid of any possible witnesses
c)
They were attacking him, and he did it in self defense. He wanted it to look like a plot to murder him, too
d)
The witches predicted it, and he could not help himself. He was afraid they would not be loyal to him once he became king
16.

____________________________ occurs in a play when the audience knows a key detail about the story that other characters in the play do not know.

a)

Tragic irony

b)

Dramatic irony

c)

Tragic flaw

d)

Aside

17.

What does Lady Macbeth do that worries her servant?

a)

She sleepwalks and predicts Macbeth's death.

b)

She sleepwalks and predicts her own death.

c)

She sleepwalks and relives the murder of the king.

d)

She sleepwalks and relives the witches' prophecies.

18.

How many men reign as king of Scotland throughout the play?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.
Who killed Duncan?
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Macbeth
c)
Ross
d)
Lennox
20.
What does Lady Macbeth say stopped her from killing Duncan?
a)
She believes Macbeth must do the murder
b)
The shriek of an owl frightened her
c)
Duncan reminds her of her father
d)
She fears the king's guards
21.
What do the witches predict in Act I scene 3 for Macbeth? For Banquo?
a)
Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and eventually king.  Banquo's descendants will be king, although he will not.
b)
Macbeth will be conqueror of Norway, Banquo will be king
c)
Macbeth will remain Thane of of Glamis, Banquo will be Thane of Cawdor, neither will ever be king.
d)
Macbeth will be king.  Banquo will be Thane of Glamis and Cawdor
22.
King Duncan makes Macbeth Thane of Cawdor because
a)
Malcolm is going to become a prince, thus leaving his position open
b)
Macbeth has fought valiantly for the king
c)
Banquo told Duncan about the prophecies
d)
Duncan knows that Macbeth will betray him otherwise
23.
Duncan names Malcolm as prince of
a)
Dunsinane
b)
Inverness
c)
Cumberland
d)
Fife
24.
Following the discovery of Duncan's body, Lady Macbeth faints because
a)
she is genuinely upset by the king's death
b)
she is surprised by the amount of blood
c)
she does not like knives and violence
d)
she wants to distract attention from Macbeth
25.

“Fair is foul and foul is fair, Hover through the fog and filthy air.”

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

26.

•“The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down or else overleap, for in my way it lies.”

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

oxymoron

27.

•“Stars, hide your fires.”

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

28.

•''The raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements.''

a)

oxymoron

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

29.

•“Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it.”

a)

hyperbole and alliteration

b)

oxymoron and onomatopoeia

c)

simile and metaphor

d)

personification and alliteration

30.

•“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No.”

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

oxymoron

31.

•Lady Macbeth: “we…dwell in doubtful joy”

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

oxymoron

32.

•“He that’s coming must be provided for.”- Lady Macbeth referring to Duncan coming to their home in Act I, Scene 5.

a)

dramatic irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

situational irony

33.

•“See…our honored hostess…we thank you for your trouble.” – Duncan thanking Lady Macbeth for hosting him in Act I, Scene 6.

a)

dramatic irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

situational irony

34.

In Act IV, Scene 1, the witches say, “Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him.” Later in the play, the English army disguises themselves with branches to march on Dunsinane.

a)

dramatic irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

situational irony

35.

Which character survives the play?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

Macduff

d)

Duncan