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Macbeth FINAL February 7

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do the witches predict for Macbeth?

CHOOSE THREE

a)

Macbeth will be Thane of Glamis

b)

Macbeth will be Thane of Scotland

c)

Macbeth will be king

d)

Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor

2.

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

3.

What emotion best describes how Banquo feels about the witches' prophecies?

a)

Excited

b)

Angry

c)

Hesitant

d)

Jealous

4.

How do the witches refer to Banquo?

a)

"Lesser than Macbeth and greater"

b)

"Thane of Fife"

c)

"Thane of Glamis"

d)

"Conquerer of Norway"

5.

In the beginning, who is Macbeth's companion?

a)

Macduff

b)

Malcolm

c)

Donelbain

d)

Banquo

6.

What is the witches prophesy for Banquo?

a)

He will be King

b)

He will be Thane of Glamis

c)

He will father future kings

d)

He will die

7.

What is an "aside"?

a)

A sarcastic remark made to the audience

b)

A remark made to the characters on the stage

c)

A remark to the other characters in the scene

d)

A remark intended to be heard by the audience only

8.

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

9.

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

a)

happy

b)

sad

c)

angry

d)

scary

10.

ACT I

The witches greet Macbeth with ALL of the following titles EXCEPT

a)

Thane of Glamis

b)

Thane of Cawdor

c)

King hereafter

d)

Thane of Inverness

11.

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

12.

At the start of the play, Scotland is at war with

a)

England

b)

Norway

c)

France

d)

Italy

13.

Due to his bravery on the battlefield, King Duncan gives the new title of ___ to Macbeth.

a)

Thane of Scotland

b)

Thane of Cawdor

c)

Thane of Glamis

d)

Thane of Inverness

14.

ACT I

Who is SENTENCED to death?

a)

The Thane of Cawdor

b)

Macdonwald

c)

Duncan

d)

The King of Norway

15.

Who is the King of Scotland?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Malcolm

c)

Duncan

d)

Banquo

16.

Which Thane is a traitor?

a)

Fife

b)

Glamis

c)

Ross

d)

Cawdor

17.

At the beginning of the play, what title does Macbeth hold?

a)

The Thane of Cawdor

b)

The king of Scotland

c)

The Thane of Glamis

d)

Heir to the Thane of Cawdor

18.

What do the witches predict for Banquo?

a)

Banquo's descendants will be kings

b)

Banquo's descendants will be thanes

c)

Banquo will become king

d)

Banquo will become Thane of Glamis

19.

ACT I

Who is Macbeth's companion as they are leaving the battlefield?

a)

Macduff

b)

Malcolm

c)

Donalbain

d)

Banquo

20.

ACT III

Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost at the banquet. What does that represent?

a)

an apparition

b)

the witches

c)

guilt

d)

murder

21.

ACT III

who said to whom..

"Thou has it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, as the weird women promised, and I fear thou played it most fully"

a)

Macbeth to Banquo

b)

Banquo to Macbeth

c)

Lady Macbeth to Macbeth

d)

Duncan to Macbeth

22.

ACT V sc 1

AT THE END OF SCENE 1, the doctor determines that Lady MacDuff needs God's forgiveness.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

ACT V, scene 5

How would you characterize Macbeth's response to Lady Macbeth's death?

a)

concerned

b)

remorseful

c)

muted

d)

horrified

24.

ACT IV scene vii

To which prophecy does Macbeth still cling?

a)

that he will remain King

b)

that Banquo's son is dead

c)

That Malcom will not return from England

d)

that none born of woman will harm him

25.

ACT V sc 1

Lady Macbeth confesses to the murder of Duncan, Lady Macduff and Banquo

a)

true

b)

false

26.

ACT III sc 1

What thoughts does Banquo reveal at the beginning?

a)

He fears Macbeth

b)

he fears he will be killed

c)

he fears Fleance will become king

d)

he does not believe the prophecies

27.

Match the following

a)

Fleance

1.

Banquo son

b)

Donalbain

2.

Duncan's son

c)

Prince of Cumberland

3.

Malcom

d)

Thane of Glamis

4.

Macbeth

e)

Ghost at coronation banquet

5.

Banquo

28.

ACT II sc i

What feelings does Banquo express to Fleance and what mood do these create?

CHOOSE 2

a)

he makes his allegiance clear to the king

b)

asks for merciful powers

c)

creates a foreboding, ominious mood

d)

he has no remorse

29.

When the AUDIENCE knows more than the character knows is called...

a)

dramatic irony

b)

foreshadowing

c)

Soliloquy

d)

monotype

30.

Match the following

a)

delivered to an audience, unheard by other characters

1.

aside

b)

lengthy speech delivered alone on stage

2.

sololiquy

c)

Character foil

3.

a character who CONTRASTS with another character

d)

the heir to Duncan's throne

4.

Malcom

e)

Apparitions

5.

ghosts

31.

ACT IV SC ii

Does Macbeth have any motive for killing MacDuff's son?

a)

yes

b)

no

32.

ACT IV sc iii

Does Macduff pass Malcom's test when he goes into despair and says "there is no one fit to rule Scotland?"

a)

YES

b)

NO

33.

Lady Macduff is losing her mind and shouts "out, out damn spot" delusionally referencing the figurative blood on her hands.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

ACT V sc ii

What did you learn in Scene ii?

check ALL THAT APPLY (3)

a)

Malcolm is leading the English Army

b)

Scottish forces will meet them near Birnam wood

c)

Macbeth is fortifying Dunsinane

d)

Siward and Donalbain take over Glamis

35.

Which character spares Fleance's life?

a)

Macduff

b)

Macdonalwald

c)

Ross

d)

Lennox

36.

ACT V

Who beheads Macbeth?

a)

Lennox

b)

Ross

c)

Macduff

d)

Siward

37.

The setting for Macbeth is where?

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

Ireland

d)

Norway

38.

Where does Macbeth flee to get crowned?

a)

Stonehenge

b)

England

c)

Scone

d)

Cawdor