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AP Review - Macbeth

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At the beginning of the play, ............ is the King of Scotland.

a)

Malcolm

b)

Duncan

c)

Donalbain

d)

Macbeth

2.

Malcolm describes Cawdor's last moments before execution.  What is Duncan's reply?

a)

You should never turn your back, even on a friend.

b)

You shouldn't sympathize for one who has committed evil deeds

c)

You should always be ready for you never know when death will strike.

d)

You can't tell what is in a person's heart by looking at his face.

3.
What do the witches predict in Act I scene 3 for Macbeth? For Banquo?
a)
Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and eventually king.  Banquo's descendants will be king, although he will not.
b)
Macbeth will be conqueror of Norway, Banquo will be king
c)
Macbeth will remain Thane of of Glamis, Banquo will be Thane of Cawdor, neither will ever be king.
d)
Macbeth will be king.  Banquo will be Thane of Glamis and Cawdor
4.

What is Lady Macbeth's plan?

a)

to kill Macbeth.

b)

to kill the current king.

c)

to wait until things happen naturally

5.

................... actually kills Duncan.

a)

Macbeth

b)

Banquo

c)

Lady Macbeth

6.

 This character fears being falsely framed for murdering Duncan and flees to England.

a)

Malcolm

b)

Donaldbain

c)

Banquo

d)

macduff

7.
What does Banquo say about the motives of the "instruments of darkness?"
a)
They are greedy and only make predictions when someone pays enough
b)
Good conquers evil, and their predictions will not come true
c)
They often tell of good things without telling the bad consequences
d)
"That witches be crazy, and don't know what they are saying!"
8.

Fleance is the son of .....................

a)

Duncan

b)

Banquo

c)

Macbeth

9.
What is the name of the witch leader/ goddess who was upset at what the witches had done?
a)
Polixenes
b)
Hecate
c)
Macdonwald
10.
This character has his entire family killed by another character. 
a)
 Macduff
b)
Macbeth
c)
Duncan
d)
Banquo
11.

In the final act, what does Ross's report to Siward reflect about Siward's main concern about the death of his son, Young Siward?

a)

Whether or not his son died facing his enemy and fighting

b)

That the bell rings to properly honor his son's death

c)

How many other sons he may lose to the war

d)

That someone takes revenge on Macbeth

12.

What does the Gentlewoman report in Act V that Lady Macbeth does in her sleep?

a)

Write a letter

b)

Look for something

c)

Open someone's letters

d)

Receives messages from Macbeth

13.

Although invisible to others, what does Lady Macbeth try to wash away (Act V)?

a)

Bits of wax from her candle

b)

Spots of blood on her hands

c)

Spots of her own blood

d)

Ink stains from a letter

14.

WHO is the king of Scotland at the end of the play?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Malcolm

c)

Macduff

15.

In the final battle scene, what happens to make Macbeth realize that Macduff will be the one who kills him?

a)

Macduff says he needs to avenge the deaths of his family.

b)

Macduff says he was removed, not born, from his mother.

c)

Macbeth decides the apparitions/ghosts lied to him.

d)

Macbeth finally wishes his life to be over.

16.

Identify the speaker:

"Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires."

a)

Macduff

b)

Banquo

c)

Duncan

d)

Macbeth

17.

Identify the speaker:

"Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty!"

a)

Macbeth

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

Duncan

d)

Ross

18.
How does Macbeth die?
a)

He is attacked by a group of Macduff's soldiers

b)

He kills himself by falling on his own sword

c)

Macduff beheads him (after killing him)

d)

One of his own soldiers mistakenly kills him.

19.
This character is seen to be a tragic hero, someone who should be great but falls short 
a)
Macbeth
b)
Macduff
c)
Lady Macbeth 
d)
Banquo
20.

 These characters destabilize the present by tempting Macbeth 

a)

The witches 

b)

The guards

c)

Malcolm's army

d)

Macduff's army

21.
 Lady Macbeth 
a)
 Commits suicide
b)
Invokes the powers of evil to help her influence her husband to commit murder and treason 
c)
challenges Macbeth's manhood 
d)
all of the above 
22.
 King Duncan
a)

 Is a good king

b)

 doesn't trust others easily 

c)

Eventually defeats Macbeth

d)

All of the above

23.

Identify the speaker:

"Out out brief candle! Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more." 

a)

Macbeth speaking to Lady Macbeth 

b)

A Macbeth soliloquy 

c)

Macbeth speaking to Seyton 

d)

The witches speaking to Macbeth and Banquo 

24.
When a character speaks only to himself alone on the stage
a)
Aside
b)
Sleep talking
c)
Soliloquy 
d)
Speech
25.
When the audience knows something the character does not know. 
a)
Secrets
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Metaphor
26.
When a character speaks to himself only when others are on stage
a)
Aside
b)
Sleep talking
c)
Soliloquy 
d)
Speech
27.
“Valiant cousin!  Worthy gentleman” is the ironic acknowledgment of Duncan for
a)
Malcom
b)
Macbeth
c)
Macduff
d)
Lennox
28.
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
29.

What is Macbeth's fatal flaw?

a)

ambition

b)

jealousy

c)

anger

d)

laziness

30.

Who are Malcolm and Donalbain?

a)

Duncan's sons

b)

Macbeth's nephews

c)

Macbeth's clansmen

d)

servants who provide comic relief

31.
Who also fought bravely with Macbeth in the battle at the beginning of the play?
a)
King Duncan
b)
Malcolm
c)
Banquo
d)

Lennox

32.
True or False:
According to the Three Witches, Macbeth and his sons will be kings.
a)
True
b)
False
33.

What do the witches prophesize for Banquo?

a)

Nothing. They don't speak to him.

b)

His children will be killed by Macbeth

c)

He will be king someday

d)

He will be the father to kings

34.

The witches tell Macbeth that he will not be defeated until Birnam ____ comes to Dunsinane?

a)

Wood

b)

Troops

c)

Sword

d)

Tower