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Macbeth Final Quiz/Test

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is Macbeth married to?
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Banquo 
c)
Macduff
d)
King Duncan
2.
How many witches approach Macbeth with the prophecy?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
2
d)
4
3.
What is Banquo's son called?
a)
Fleance
b)
Malcolm
c)
Donalbain
d)
Lennox
4.
Who wrote this play?
a)
Willam Shaksepeere
b)
Will. I. Am Shakesperae
c)
BIll Shakey
d)
William Shakespeare
5.
Who kills Macbeth?
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Donalbain
c)
Duncan
d)
Macduff
6.
Whom does Lady Macbeth frame for the murder of Duncan?
a)
Malcolm and Donalbain
b)
Duncan’s drunken chamberlains
c)
The porter
d)
Macbeth
7.

Who kills Banquo?

a)

Macduff

b)

Fleance

c)

Macbeth

d)

A group of murderers hired by Macbeth

8.
Which of these describes Lady Macbeth's death?
a)

She dies offstage

b)

She stumbles and falls on a knife

c)

She is killed by Banquo

d)

She is killed by Macbeth

9.
Who discovers Duncan's body?
a)
Ross
b)
Lennox
c)
Macduff
d)
Donalbain
10.

Macbeth lives in ...

a)

Wales

b)

Ireland

c)

England

d)

Scotland

11.

What do the witches predict in Act 1 for Macbeth?

a)

beware Macduff

b)

his children will be king

c)

Macbeth will be king of Scotland

d)

the woods will move

12.
What do the witches predict in Act 1 for Banquo?
a)
his children will be king
b)
beware Macduff
c)
the woods will move
d)
he will be king
13.

Who said it?

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair:

Hover through the fog and filthy air."

a)

Macbeth

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

The three witches

d)

Banquo

14.

What is a trio?

a)

A group of two people

b)

A person by themselves

c)

A group of three people

d)

A group of four people

15.

What is the weather usually like when the Witches appear?

a)

Sunny and bright

b)

Dark and stormy

c)

Snowing

d)

Clear, blue sky

16.

Who does King Duncan name the new Thane of Cawdor?

a)

Duncan

b)

Macbeth

c)

Thane of Cawdor

d)

Lady Macbeth

17.
What does Banquo say about the motives of the “instruments of darkness” or the witches?
a)
listen to them and follow their advice
b)
turn them into the king and he will hunt them down
c)
the tell of good things without revealing the bad consequences
d)
they want to be close to the king
18.
After Lady Macbeth reads the letter, 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's too full o' th' milk of human kindness to do what's necessary
19.
What advice does Lady Macbeth give Macbeth when he arrives home?
a)
trust his generals
b)
look innocent when your heart is full of evil
c)
trust no one
d)
confide in his king
20.
What is Lady Macbeth’s plan for killing Duncan?
a)
drug the guards and go in the room and stab him
b)
overpower the guards and kill Duncan in hand to hand combat
c)
poison Duncan at the banquet
d)
turn Malcolm against him and get him to do it
21.
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
22.
Who or what did Macbeth see at the banquet table?
a)

Banquo's ghost

b)

the witches

c)

Fleance's ghost

d)

Duncan's ghost

23.
What is a direct result of the witches prophecy to Macbeth to “Beware Macduff?”
a)
Banquo is killed
b)
Lady Macbeth kills herself
c)
Macbeth is beheaded
d)
Macbeth has Macduff's wife and children murdered
24.
What do the doctor and the gentlewoman see Lady Macbeth doing?
a)
planning the murder of her husband
b)
stabbing Banquo
c)
sleeping "as though dead"
d)
sleepwalking and constantly "washing" her hands
25.
What is Macbeth’s reaction to Lady Macbeth’s death?
a)
he collapses from grief and shock
b)
he is calm because he killed her and is hiding it
c)
he is calm and says life is meaningless anyway
d)
he screams out and kills the messenger
26.
Why does Birnam Wood appear to move?
a)
the soldiers have disguised themselves with branches
b)
there are Ents in the wood
c)
the witches have put a spell on it
27.
Who is “from his mother’s womb untimely ripp’d”?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Macduff
c)
Fleance
d)
Malcolm
28.
How does Macbeth die?
a)
he stabs himself
b)
Macduff stabs him and then beheads him
c)
he is poisoned by Lady Macbeth
d)
a branch from Birnam wood falls on him when he is running from Macduff
29.

In his soliloquy before the murder, what does Macbeth imagine he sees in front of him?

a)

Duncan's crown

b)

Banquo's ghost

c)

A dagger

d)

Malcom's face

30.

Who says "A little water clears us of this deed"?

a)

Lady Macbeth

b)

King Duncan

c)

Macbeth

d)

Malcom

31.

Who kills the chamberlains who look guilty of the murder?

a)

Macduff and Lennox

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

Macbeth

d)

Banquo

32.

How does Lady Macbeth publicly react to the news of the murder?

a)

She says it is horrible and pretends to faint.

b)

She begins to wail uncontrollably.

c)

She laughs gleefully and rubs her hands.

d)

She beats her chest and exclaims that she bears responsibility since it happened in her home.

33.
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
34.
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
35.
Did the murderers succeed in the killing of Banquo and Fleance?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe
d)
Don't know
36.
How was Macduff born?
a)
Naturally
b)
Alien
c)
Caesarean Section
d)
Fell out
37.

Banquo

a)

Macbeth's General

b)

Macbeth's Servant

c)

Macbeth's Cook

d)

Macbeth's Doctor

38.
This character has his entire family killed by another character. 
a)
 Macduff
b)
Macbeth
c)
Duncan
d)
Banquo
39.

"Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts! ________ me here." - Lady Macbeth

a)

Undress

b)

Unwind

c)

Unsex

d)

Unravel

40.

"Screw your _________ to the sticking-place and we'll not fail." - Lady Macbeth

a)

Honour

b)

Screwdriver

c)

Courage

d)

Opinion

41.

"Is this a __________ which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?" - Macbeth

a)

Pocketknife

b)

Dagger

c)

Spoon

d)

Sword

42.

"What's done is ________." - Lady Macbeth

a)

Done

b)

Did

c)

Over

d)

Dinner

43.

"Out, damned __________! out, I say!" - Lady Macbeth

a)

Spot

b)

Stain

c)

Blood

d)

Pest

44.

What does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth lacks?

a)

The intelligence to be King

b)

The ambition to succeed

c)

Modesty

d)

The manliness to pursue his ambitions

45.

What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says "unsex me"?

a)

She will disguise herself as a man

b)

She willl not sleep with Macbeth until he is King

c)

She will sleep with the evil spirits

d)

She does not want being a woman to stop her ambitions

46.
What is a Tragedy
a)
a drama that ends in a catastrophe for the main characters
b)
a drama that begins in a catastrophe for the main characters
47.
Macbeth’s guilt that causes him to imagine he sees Banquo’s ghost at the banquet is an example of
a)
External conflict
b)
Internal conflict
c)
Theme
d)
Poetic license
48.
What is the name of the witch leader/ goddess who was upset at what the witches had done?
a)
Polixenes
b)
Hecate
c)
Macdonwald
49.
Early in the play, a wounded captain tells us all about what Macbeth has been doing. This part of the plot is called the...
a)
Exposition
b)
Inciting Incident
c)
Climax
d)
Resolution
50.
Why is Macbeth not worried when he learns that 10,000 English troops are headed his way?
a)
Macbeth's army is bigger
b)
He doesn't believe the servant
c)
The witches make him overconfident
d)
He is safe as long as he stays in his castle
51.

Why is Siward proud of his son (Young Siward) at the end of the play?

a)

His son killed Macdonwald

b)

His son died fighting

c)

His son becomes king

d)

His son is an honor's student

52.
Who said: “Out, damned spot! Out I say!”
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
The doctor
c)
Malcolm
d)
Banquo
53.
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
54.
One of the images or themes that runs throughout the play is that of
a)
ships at sea
b)
battle armor
c)
brotherly love
d)
blood
55.
What is Lady Macbeth's "prayer" to the spirits after she learns King Duncan is coming?
a)
She wants to be filled with cruelty, given the hard heart and thick blood necessary to do what has to be done to make Macbeth king.
b)
She prays that Duncan will die on the way.
c)
She asks for a sign that her decision is the right one for her husband and for the country.
d)
She want's her husband's nerve to become stronger.
56.

How many lines are in a sonnet?

a)

14

b)

10

c)

8

d)

24

57.

What year was Shakespeare born?

a)

1564

b)

1654

c)

1700

d)

1992

58.

What year did Shakespeare die?

a)

1616

b)

1717

c)

1800

d)

2014

59.

What was the name of the place where Shakespeare's plays were performed?

a)

The Globe Theater

b)

Showtime at the Apollo

c)

The Shakespeare Theater

d)

The Movie Theater

60.

When a character talks out their thoughts it is called a

a)

Soliloquy

b)

Dementia

c)

Aside

d)

Irony

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