WorksheetsMacbeth (Act V) Quiz
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 24mins
Where does Act V, Scene I of Macbeth take place?
In a forest
At Macbeth's castle at Dunsinane
In a battlefield
At the Thane of Fife's home
What is Lady Macbeth observed doing in her sleep?
Singing a song
Writing a letter
Rubbing her hands
Reading a book
What does the gentlewoman say Lady Macbeth does continually?
She talks in her sleep
She walks in her sleep
She cries in her sleep
She laughs in her sleep
According to the Doctor, what is sleepwalking a sign of?
A clear conscience
A great mental perturbation in nature
Physical illness
Boredom
What does Lady Macbeth say about the smell of blood on her hand?
It reminds her of victory
It is a sign of power
All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten her hand
It is the smell of justice
According to the Doctor, what is Lady Macbeth's condition?
She is physically unwell.
She is revealing secrets in her sleep.
She is under a spell.
She is pretending to be ill.
What does the Gentlewoman plan to remove from Lady Macbeth's presence?
Weapons
Poison
Anything she could use to harm herself
Unnatural spirits
Where will Angus and the others meet to confront Macbeth?
Inverness
Fife
Birnam Wood
Dunsinane
Who is leading the English army according to Menteith?
Macbeth
Siward
Malcolm
Macduff
What does Caithness say about Macbeth's state of mind?
He is confident and calm.
He is mad, according to some.
He is remorseful for his actions.
He is planning his escape.
What does Angus believe about Macbeth's feelings towards his title?
He is proud of it.
He feels it is well-deserved.
He feels it hangs loose about him like a giant's robe.
He wants to relinquish it.
According to Macbeth, what is he not afraid of until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane?
The English soldiers
The prophecy of the witches
The spirit of Banquo
The rebellion of the thanes
How many English soldiers does Seyton report to Macbeth?
Ten thousand
Five thousand
Twenty thousand
One thousand
What does Macbeth want to do to those who talk of fear?
Reward them
Banish them
Hang them
Forgive them
What does Macbeth ask the doctor to do for his wife?
To give her medicine
To let her rest
To cure her mind
To leave her alone
What does Malcolm suggest his soldiers use to disguise their numbers?
Shields
The fog
Boughs from Birnam Wood
Cloaks
According to Siward, what will the tyrant endure before stepping down?
A final battle
A siege at Dunsinane
A negotiation with Malcolm
A celebration of victory
What is Macbeth's reaction to the news of the Queen's death?
He is overwhelmed with sadness.
He wishes she had died at a more opportune time.
He is relieved that she is no longer suffering.
He is indifferent and does not react.
What does Macbeth say life is, as he reflects on the Queen's death?
A brief candle
A tale told by an idiot
A walking shadow
All of the above
What strange phenomenon does the Messenger report to Macbeth?
The castle walls have fallen.
The forest has begun to move.
A great storm is approaching.
An army has disappeared.
How does Macbeth respond to the Messenger's report?
He thanks the Messenger for the information.
He dismisses the report as impossible.
He orders the Messenger to be executed.
He calls the Messenger a liar and a slave.
According to the Messenger, how far away can Macbeth see what is coming?
Within one mile
Within two miles
Within three miles
Within four miles
What does Macbeth say he will do if the prophecy about Birnam Wood coming to Dunsinane is true?
He will flee immediately
He will surrender to the enemy
He will fight with armor on his back
There is no point in flying hence or staying
What is Macbeth's reaction to the news that Birnam Wood is coming toward Dunsinane?
He is excited and eager to fight
He begins to doubt the honesty of the fiend
He decides to join forces with the wood
He feels confident and unafraid
Who is the only one that Macbeth fears?
Malcolm
Siward
Macduff
Someone not born of woman
What does Young Siward do when Macbeth tells him his name?
He runs away in fear
He laughs and mocks Macbeth
He fights Macbeth
He surrenders to Macbeth
What is Young Siward's reaction to hearing Macbeth's name?
He is honored to meet Macbeth
He is indifferent and unimpressed
He is afraid but still wants to fight
He considers Macbeth's name more hateful than the devil
What does Macbeth say about men born of women?
He fears them the most
He respects them greatly
He laughs at their weapons
He believes they are the strongest
Who enters the scene along with Malcolm in Act V, Scene VIII of Macbeth?
Macduff
Siward
Banquo
Lady Macbeth
What does Macbeth say about the people fighting on both sides of the war?
They fight for honor and glory.
They are all cowards and traitors.
The noble ones do bravely in the war.
They are all fighting for personal gain.
According to Macbeth, what is he not yet ready to yield to due to a charm he bears?
To the power of man
To the fate of the stars
To one of woman born
To the forces of nature
What does Macduff reveal about his birth to Macbeth?
That he was born prematurely
That he was born of a charm
That he was born in a foreign land
That he was born naturally
What does Macbeth decide to do after learning of Macduff's birth?
Surrender to Malcolm
Continue to fight
Flee the battlefield
Kill himself
Who exits carrying off Macbeth's body after he is slain?
Malcolm
Siward
Ross
Macduff
What does Malcolm wish for?
That Macbeth yields
That the friends they miss were safe arrived
That Siward's son had not died
That Macduff had not killed Macbeth
According to Siward, what is the cost of the great day?
It is bought with gold
It is bought with lies
It is cheaply bought
It is bought with the lives of many soldiers
What does Ross say about Siward's son?
He was a coward
He died before he became a man
He lived but until he was a man, and like a man he died
He was not a soldier
What does Macbeth refuse to do?
Fight Macduff
Yield to Malcolm
Kiss the ground before young Malcolm's feet
Die without a fight
Who is slain in the battle according to the text?
Malcolm
Siward
Macduff
Macbeth
What does Malcolm wish for in the text?
That Macbeth surrenders
That the friends they miss were safe arrived
That Siward's son had lived
That Macduff had not gone missing
How did Siward's son die according to Ross?
In his sleep
By suicide
Like a soldier
From an illness
Which Shakespeare play is mentioned in the text for depicting Roman generals killing themselves?
Macbeth
Othello
Julius Caesar
Hamlet
How was Macduff born according to the text?
Naturally
By Caesarean or C-section
He was cloned
The text does not specify
