WorksheetsMacbeth: Act 4
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
The first apparition or vision is a....
Bloody Child
Armored Head
Crown
A Forest
The third apparition (a crowned child holding a branch) tells Macbeth...
He shall never be vanquished until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill come against him.
He shall never be vanquished until the three witches call upon Hecate again.
That he will defeat Siward's army
That he is a terrible king who resembles Satan.
Why does Malcolm test Macduff?
to see if he knows about his family's murder
to make sure that he is not looking for Donalbain
to ensure that his loyalty is for Scotland
Which of the following answers best reflects the test Malcolm sets up for Macduff?
Malcolm threatens to kill Macduff's family.
Malcolm speaks of how his brother is deceitful.
Malcolm claims that he is the true murderer of his late father, King Duncan.
Malcolm explains that he is lustful and greedy, and therefore not fit to be king.
What happens after the witches say, “By the pricking of my thumbs,/Something wicked
this way comes…”?
An earthquake occurs
Macbeth enters the cavern
Lennox walks by
The cauldron explodes
What feelings about Scotland does Macduff demonstrate?
He is indifferent to the overall state of Scotland, but has a personal need to overthrow
Macbeth.
He thinks Scotland should become part of England.
He is a patriotic supporter of restoring Scotland and has a personal need to overthrow
Macbeth.
He used to love Scotland, but he wants to permanently leave it.
How does Malcolm tell Macduff to react to the deaths in his family?
Grieve for as long as necessary.
Be stoic.
Turn your grief into anger to use in fighting Macbeth.
React to the deaths after battle.
Where does Macduff go to find Malcolm?
Wales
France
America
England
guilty of deception or betrayal
treacherous
laudable
avaricious
pernicious
In Act IV Scene III Macduff says more women become widows and children orphans every day under the reign of Macbeth... why is this ironic?
Macduff does not know hat his family has died.
Macduff knows his family is dead and doesn't care.
Why did Malcolm lie about himself to Macduff?
Malcolm likes lying.
To test his loyalty and make sure he could trust him.
In Scene iii, what finally convinces Malcolm that Macduff is loyal?
Macduff's reaction to the murder of his family
Macduff's noble despair for his country
Macduff's professed hatred for Macbeth
Macduff's attempts to refute Malcolm's claims of character flaw
The end of Act IV foreshadows an important conflict between
Macbeth and Macduff.
Malcolm and Ross.
Macbeth and his wife
Macduff and Malcolm.
Images of babies and children are recurrent in The Tragedy of Macbeth. What do these images represent in the context of the play?
joyfulness, which is lacking in Macbeth's life
a false prophecy that does not concern Macbeth
the past, which Macbeth cannot escape
the future, which Macbeth is warring against
Which of the following statements best summarizes the central idea of Macbeth’s encounter with the witches?
Macbeth is infuriated with the witches because they will only tell him that Macduff and no other man is a threat to him, but they won’t explain how he will die.
Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo who shows him that his descendants, not Macbeth's, will rule Scotland for generations.
Macbeth receives reassurances from apparitions, but when he asks about Banquo controlling the throne, he sees eight kings who are descendants of his murdered friend.
The witches dance and sing around their cauldron, but they won’t give Macbeth any more information because Hecate forbade it.
Which of the following inferences is best supported by the conversation between Macduff and Malcolm at King Edward’s palace in Act 4, Scene 3?
Malcolm is a clever man who tricks Macduff into showing him his loyalty to Scotland, and only then will he believe that Macduff is not Macbeth’s spy
Malcolm is a lustful, greedy, warmonger who would not be a very good King of Scotland, and Macduff tells him as much.
Malcolm never really wanted to be King of Scotland, so he’s glad that Macbeth killed his father, but he wants to seek revenge for Macduff’s family’s sake
Malcolm is trying to trick Macduff into thinking he’ll be a bad king so that he can name Banquo’s sons his heirs to fulfill the prophecy.
What sentences best describes a theme of the play that is being developed through Macduff and Malcolm’s conversation about ruling Scotland?
This conversation develops the theme of how the power dynamic of a husband and wife can influence their relationship.
This conversation develops the theme of how terrible things that a person does will always come back to haunt him or her.
This conversation develops the theme of the supernatural events that influence the ordinary lives of people.
This conversation develops the theme of political and moral legitimacy of some kings versus the tyranny of others.
Why does Lady MacDuff believe her husband is a traitor?
He left Scotland to join Malcolm's forces in England.
He doesn't trust Macbeth's leadership which is divine right.
He has conspired with Macbeth to overthrow King Duncan
He fell in love with Banquo and didn't buy her a Valentine.
What army does Malcolm have to fight Macbeth with?
Only what men who are left that were loyal to his father
No army at all
Only what Macduff can supply him with
thousands of English troops
