WorksheetsQ: Macbeth Act 4
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 29mins
In Act 4, how many apparitions appear in front of Macbeth?
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 if he doesn't go back to Scotland and Macbeth.
Malcolm speaks of how his brother, Donalbain, is deceitful and must ultimately be brought to justice.
Malcolm admits that he is the true murderer of his late father, King Duncan, so consequently, he cannot return to Scotland.
Malcolm explains that he is lustful, greedy, and filled with every malicious, vile character trait imaginable; therefore, he says he is 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 of his wife, children and servants?
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 that his family has died.
Macduff knows his family is dead and doesn't care.
Macduff knows that Macbeth has no children.
Macduff is lamenting one of the great tragedies of war.
Why did Malcolm lie about himself to Macduff?
Malcolm likes lying.
To test Macduff's loyalty and make sure he could trust him.
Malcolm wasn't lying.
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, leaving her and the children to fend for themselves in bloody Scotland.
He questions Macbeth's right to the throne, even though it his divine right.
New evidence suggests Macduff conspired with Macbeth to overthrow King Duncan.
He fell in love with Banquo's wife, Portia, and has left her and the children alone and defenseless in their cold castle.
With what army does Malcolm intend to fight Macbeth?
Only what men who are left that were loyal to his father
No army at all; his presence in Scotland will cause soldiers to appear.
Only what Macduff can supply him with
thousands of English troops
What was the first apparition?
A floating armored head
A bloody child
A child crowned with a tree in hand
King Duncan with a bloody knife
What was the first apparition's prophecy?
"Beware Macduff! Beware the Thane of Fife"
"none of woman born shall harm Macbeth"
"Macbeth shall never vanquish be until great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill"
"Macbeth shall conquer all of Europe
What was the second apparition?
A floating armored head
A bloody child
A child crowned with a tree in hand
King Duncan with a bloody knife
What was the second appropriations prophecy?
"Beware Macduff! Beware the Thane of Fife."
"none of woman born shall harm Macbeth"
"Macbeth shall never vanquish be until great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill"
"Macbeth shall rule the world"
What was the third apparition?
A floating armored head
A bloody child
A child crowned with a tree in hand
King Duncan with a bloody knife
What was the the third apparitions prophecy?
"Beware Macduff! Beware the Thane of Fife."
"none of woman born shall harm macbeth"
"Macbeth shall never vanquish be until great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill"
"Macbeth shall conquer the World."
How does Macbeth begin to act after the prophecies?
Invincible and Cocky
Concerned and Scared
Indifferent and carefree
Joyous and happy
Who forms an alliance with Macduff to eventually fight Macbeth?
Banquo
Donalbain
Malcom
Dr. Swope
Which significant character is less present in Act 4 than in previous Acts?
Macduff
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
The Hecate
not spoiled; fresh, clean
recoil
perseverace
murky
pristine
to wait; linger
palter
censure
transpose
tarry
desperately awful; terrifying
direness
prowess
untemperance
oblivious
to change form or to change the order of
vanquished
transpose
direness
palter
to pull back in fear or pain
censure
vanquish
tarry
recoil
agitation, feeling of irritation
direness
perturbation
transpose
oblivious
excessive; overindulgence
desolate
murky
oblivious
intemperance
bravery in battle
palter
prowess
pristine
perturbation
not giving up; working hard
perseverance
palter
vanquish
censure
judging in a critical way; criticism
transpose
vanquish
tarry
censure
to overcome; defeat; to get over a fear
oblivious
vanquished
desolate
murky
without people around; abandoned
desolate
murky
prowess
intemperate
dark, cloudy; unclear
palter
pristine
murky
tarry
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