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Macbeth Acts 1-4

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Banquo

a)

Macbeth's General

b)

Macbeth's Servant

c)

Macbeth's Cook

d)

Macbeth's Doctor

2.

Duncan

a)

King of Scotland

b)

King of England

c)

King of the World

d)

King of America

3.

What is dramatic irony?

a)

When the actual outcome is different from the expected outcome

b)

When the literal meaning of a statement is different from its intended meaning

c)

When the audience is aware of a situation but the character is not

d)

When the character begins to act in a dramatic fashion

4.

Before Macbeth ever comes out in the play, the other character talk about him as

a)

an unworthy liar who cheats his way through life

b)

an honorable and brave soldier

c)

a coward who runs away from fights

d)

an excellent and loving father and husband

5.

After reading Macbeth's letter, Lady Macbeth wants Macbeth to be king but worries that he is too

a)

unintelligent

b)

scared

c)

angry

d)

kind

6.

Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth that when Duncan arrives, to look like an innocent flower on the outside but underneath be a

a)

snake

b)

tiger

c)

wolf

d)

rat

7.

Donalbain

a)

Duncan's Second Son

b)

Duncan's Eldest Son

c)

Thane of Ross

d)

Thane of Cawdor

8.

Who tells Duncan about what's going on in the war?

a)

Donalbain

b)

Macbeth

c)

Captain

d)

Banquo

9.

Malcom

a)

Banquo's son

b)

Macbeth's Son

c)

Macbeth's Brother In Law

d)

Duncan's Eldest Son

10.

The witches greet Macbeth with ALL of the following titles EXCEPT

a)

Thane of Glamis

b)

Thane of Cawdor

c)

King hereafter

d)

Father of Kings

11.

Act I, Scene 1 with the witches creates a mood that is

a)

happy

b)

sad

c)

angry

d)

scary

12.

Macbeth

a)

Thane of Glamis

b)

Duke of Edinburgh

c)

A Soldier

d)

A Swordsman

13.

King Duncan announces that _____________, which gets Macbeth angry.

a)

Macbeth is the new Thane of Cawdor

b)

Malcolm is the Prince of Cumberland

c)

Banquo will receive great honors

d)

the Witches must be executed

14.

After Lady Macbeth hears that Duncan is coming to her home, she asks the spirits to

a)

keep her safe and protect her from Duncan

b)

help her stop Macbeth from doing anything violent

c)

make her more like a man that is cruel and feels no regret

d)

help her make Duncan fall in love with her

15.

Who is sentenced to death?

a)

The Thane of Cawdor

b)

Macdonwald

c)

Duncan

d)

The King of Norway

16.

a character who contrasts with or is the opposite of another character

a)

foil

b)

act

c)

line

d)

groundling

17.

a play that ends with the death of a main character

a)

tragedy

b)

comedy

c)

soliloquy

d)

aside

18.

An extended speech given by one character that expresses inner thoughts aloud to himself and the audience

a)

soliloquy

b)

monologue

c)

aside

d)

prologue

19.

Lady Macbeth

a)

Duncan's Best Friend

b)

Macbeth's Wife

c)

Macbeth's Wife and Accomplice

d)

Banquo's wife

20.
When a character speaks only to himself alone on the stage
a)
Aside
b)
Sleep talking
c)
Soliloquy 
d)
Speech
21.
When the audience knows something the character does not know. 
a)
Secrets
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Metaphor
22.
The Porter scene serves the purpose of 
a)
providing comic relief for the audience
b)
providing a reasonable length of time for Macbeth and his wife to get into bed
c)
providing a first view of Macduff as a foil for Macbeth
d)
wait, who's the Porter?
23.
We know that the ghost of Banquo is not “real” because
a)
he does not say anything to anyone
b)
nobody but Macbeth can see him
c)
he does not look like Banquo
d)
he is not serving an actual purpose
24.
Siward is proud when he finds out his son was stabbed in the front.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Who said the following quote? "look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it."
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Macbeth
c)
Duncan
d)
Porter
26.
“Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Macbeth
c)
Banquo
d)
King Duncan
27.
“There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face. He was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust.”
a)
King Duncan
b)
Malcolm
c)
Banquo
d)
Macbeth
28.
“Out, damned spot, out, I say! One. Two. Why then, ‘tis time to do ‘t. Hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account? Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?”
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Macbeth
c)
Banquo
d)
Fleance
29.
“Thou hast it now -- King, Cawdor, Glamis, all as the Weird Women promised, and I fear thou played’st most foully for ‘t.”
a)
Banquo
b)
Witches
c)
Macduff
d)
Macbeth
30.
"Bleed, bleed, poor country! Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure, for goodness dare not check thee.”
a)
Macduff
b)
Malcolm
c)
Macbeth
d)
Banquo
31.

What negative description can one associate with King Duncan?

a)

Two-faced

b)

Insane

c)

Gullible

d)

Indecisive

32.

What lie does Macbeth tell Banquo?

a)

He heard that Duncan would name Banquo’s son king.

b)

He doesn’t think about the witches anymore.

c)

He heard Macduff plotting to kill Duncan.

d)

He can’t sleep because he’s sick.

33.

What word does Macbeth have trouble saying

a)

Blood

b)

Amen

c)

God

d)

King

34.

Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave Scotland?

a)

They don’t want anyone to see their grief.

b)

They must fight in a war.

c)

They are appointed princes in England.

d)

They believe they are not safe in Scotland.

35.

After Macbeth behaves strangely at the banquet, what does Lady Macbeth say he needs?

a)

Sleep

b)

Blessing

c)

Food

d)

A good cry

36.

Which of the following statements best explains why it is symbolic that Banquo’s ghost sits in Macbeth’s seat at Macbeth’s banquet?

a)

This act symbolizes that Banquo’s children, not Macbeth’s, will inherit the throne.

b)

This act symbolizes that Banquo will sit with the kings of Scotland in the next life.

c)

This act symbolizes that Lady Macbeth is eyeing the throne and that Macbeth will soon be aware of her real intentions.

d)

This act symbolizes that Macbeth will be betrayed by a close friend, just like Banquo.

37.

Which of the following characteristics best showcases Macbeth’s tragic flaw? In other words, what is Macbeth’s downfall?

a)

His ambition

b)

His indecision

c)

His jealousy

d)

His pride

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