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WorksheetsMacbeth Unit Test
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Who was executed at the beginning of the play for his treason against his country?
Thane of Glamis
Thane of Fife
Thane of Cawdor
Thane of Scone
What is Macbeth's tragic flaw?
His guilt
His ambition
His love
His devotion
Which of the following did the witches NOT prophesize about?
Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor
Macduff will be Thane of Glamis
Macbeth will be King
Banquo's children will be kings
Who made the plan to kill King Duncan?
Macbeth
The Murderers
Macbeth's wife
Macduff's wife
What did the first apparition warn Macbeth about?
A long life
Birnam Woods
No one born of woman will hurt him
Beware Macduff
What did the second apparition warn Macbeth about?
A long life
Birnam Woods
No one born of woman will hurt him
Beware Macduff
What did Macduff go to England to do towards the end of the play?
Convince Donalbain to come back
Convince Malcolm to come back
Stop the uproar in England
Add some life to Scotland since it's a boring place
Who ends up as king in the end?
Macbeth
Macduff
Macdonwald
Malcolm
What happened to Macbeth at the end of the play?
He won the heart of Lady Macbeth
He will live forever as an apparition
He was beheaded
He moved away and forgot about all his struggles.
Just before he goes to kill Duncan, Macbeth sees a vision of a _____ before him, guiding him to do the deed.
floating dagger
bloody hands
crown
ghost
When Malcolm and Donalbain decide to flee the country after their father’s death, their departure is perceived as:
entertaining
suspicious
admirable
questionable
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:
bravery
masculinity
ambition
guilt
When Macduff leaves Scotland to join forces with Malcolm, Macbeth decides to:
murder Macduff's family
steal Macduff's land
tell Lady Macduff her husband is dead
do nothing; he doesn't care anymore
The reason Macduff is able to defeat Macbeth is because he
is smarter in battle
not born of woman
disguised himself as Birnam Wood
filled with more anger than Macbeth
____________________________ occurs in a play when the audience knows a key detail about the story that other characters in the play do not know.
Tragic irony
Dramatic irony
Tragic flaw
Aside
What does Lady Macbeth do that worries her servant?
She sleepwalks and predicts Macbeth's death.
She sleepwalks and predicts her own death.
She sleepwalks and relives the murder of the king.
She sleepwalks and relives the witches' prophecies.
How many men reign as king of Scotland throughout the play?
1
2
3
4
“Fair is foul and foul is fair, Hover through the fog and filthy air.”
simile
hyperbole
alliteration
onomatopoeia
•“The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down or else overleap, for in my way it lies.”
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
oxymoron
•“Stars, hide your fires.”
metaphor
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
personification
•''The raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements.''
oxymoron
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
•“Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it.”
hyperbole and alliteration
oxymoron and onomatopoeia
simile and metaphor
personification and alliteration
•“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No.”
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
oxymoron
•Lady Macbeth: “we…dwell in doubtful joy”
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
metaphor
oxymoron
•“He that’s coming must be provided for.”- Lady Macbeth referring to Duncan coming to their home in Act I, Scene 5.
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
•“See…our honored hostess…we thank you for your trouble.” – Duncan thanking Lady Macbeth for hosting him in Act I, Scene 6.
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
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.
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
Which character survives the play?
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Macduff
Duncan
