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Macbeth (Act V) Quiz

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1-43.
1.

Where does Act V, Scene I of Macbeth take place?

a)

In a forest

b)

At Macbeth's castle at Dunsinane

c)

In a battlefield

d)

At the Thane of Fife's home

2.

What is Lady Macbeth observed doing in her sleep?

a)

Singing a song

b)

Writing a letter

c)

Rubbing her hands

d)

Reading a book

3.

What does the gentlewoman say Lady Macbeth does continually?

a)

She talks in her sleep

b)

She walks in her sleep

c)

She cries in her sleep

d)

She laughs in her sleep

4.

According to the Doctor, what is sleepwalking a sign of?

a)

A clear conscience

b)

A great mental perturbation in nature

c)

Physical illness

d)

Boredom

5.

What does Lady Macbeth say about the smell of blood on her hand?

a)

It reminds her of victory

b)

It is a sign of power

c)

All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten her hand

d)

It is the smell of justice

6.

According to the Doctor, what is Lady Macbeth's condition?

a)

She is physically unwell.

b)

She is revealing secrets in her sleep.

c)

She is under a spell.

d)

She is pretending to be ill.

7.

What does the Gentlewoman plan to remove from Lady Macbeth's presence?

a)

Weapons

b)

Poison

c)

Anything she could use to harm herself

d)

Unnatural spirits

8.

Where will Angus and the others meet to confront Macbeth?

a)

Inverness

b)

Fife

c)

Birnam Wood

d)

Dunsinane

9.

Who is leading the English army according to Menteith?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Siward

c)

Malcolm

d)

Macduff

10.

What does Caithness say about Macbeth's state of mind?

a)

He is confident and calm.

b)

He is mad, according to some.

c)

He is remorseful for his actions.

d)

He is planning his escape.

11.

What does Angus believe about Macbeth's feelings towards his title?

a)

He is proud of it.

b)

He feels it is well-deserved.

c)

He feels it hangs loose about him like a giant's robe.

d)

He wants to relinquish it.

12.

According to Macbeth, what is he not afraid of until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane?

a)

The English soldiers

b)

The prophecy of the witches

c)

The spirit of Banquo

d)

The rebellion of the thanes

13.

How many English soldiers does Seyton report to Macbeth?

a)

Ten thousand

b)

Five thousand

c)

Twenty thousand

d)

One thousand

14.

What does Macbeth want to do to those who talk of fear?

a)

Reward them

b)

Banish them

c)

Hang them

d)

Forgive them

15.

What does Macbeth ask the doctor to do for his wife?

a)

To give her medicine

b)

To let her rest

c)

To cure her mind

d)

To leave her alone

16.

What does Malcolm suggest his soldiers use to disguise their numbers?

a)

Shields

b)

The fog

c)

Boughs from Birnam Wood

d)

Cloaks

17.

According to Siward, what will the tyrant endure before stepping down?

a)

A final battle

b)

A siege at Dunsinane

c)

A negotiation with Malcolm

d)

A celebration of victory

18.

What is Macbeth's reaction to the news of the Queen's death?

a)

He is overwhelmed with sadness.

b)

He wishes she had died at a more opportune time.

c)

He is relieved that she is no longer suffering.

d)

He is indifferent and does not react.

19.

What does Macbeth say life is, as he reflects on the Queen's death?

a)

A brief candle

b)

A tale told by an idiot

c)

A walking shadow

d)

All of the above

20.

What strange phenomenon does the Messenger report to Macbeth?

a)

The castle walls have fallen.

b)

The forest has begun to move.

c)

A great storm is approaching.

d)

An army has disappeared.

21.

How does Macbeth respond to the Messenger's report?

a)

He thanks the Messenger for the information.

b)

He dismisses the report as impossible.

c)

He orders the Messenger to be executed.

d)

He calls the Messenger a liar and a slave.

22.

According to the Messenger, how far away can Macbeth see what is coming?

a)

Within one mile

b)

Within two miles

c)

Within three miles

d)

Within four miles

23.

What does Macbeth say he will do if the prophecy about Birnam Wood coming to Dunsinane is true?

a)

He will flee immediately

b)

He will surrender to the enemy

c)

He will fight with armor on his back

d)

There is no point in flying hence or staying

24.

What is Macbeth's reaction to the news that Birnam Wood is coming toward Dunsinane?

a)

He is excited and eager to fight

b)

He begins to doubt the honesty of the fiend

c)

He decides to join forces with the wood

d)

He feels confident and unafraid

25.

Who is the only one that Macbeth fears?

a)

Malcolm

b)

Siward

c)

Macduff

d)

Someone not born of woman

26.

What does Young Siward do when Macbeth tells him his name?

a)

He runs away in fear

b)

He laughs and mocks Macbeth

c)

He fights Macbeth

d)

He surrenders to Macbeth

27.

What is Young Siward's reaction to hearing Macbeth's name?

a)

He is honored to meet Macbeth

b)

He is indifferent and unimpressed

c)

He is afraid but still wants to fight

d)

He considers Macbeth's name more hateful than the devil

28.

What does Macbeth say about men born of women?

a)

He fears them the most

b)

He respects them greatly

c)

He laughs at their weapons

d)

He believes they are the strongest

29.

Who enters the scene along with Malcolm in Act V, Scene VIII of Macbeth?

a)

Macduff

b)

Siward

c)

Banquo

d)

Lady Macbeth

30.

What does Macbeth say about the people fighting on both sides of the war?

a)

They fight for honor and glory.

b)

They are all cowards and traitors.

c)

The noble ones do bravely in the war.

d)

They are all fighting for personal gain.

31.

According to Macbeth, what is he not yet ready to yield to due to a charm he bears?

a)

To the power of man

b)

To the fate of the stars

c)

To one of woman born

d)

To the forces of nature

32.

What does Macduff reveal about his birth to Macbeth?

a)

That he was born prematurely

b)

That he was born of a charm

c)

That he was born in a foreign land

d)

That he was born naturally

33.

What does Macbeth decide to do after learning of Macduff's birth?

a)

Surrender to Malcolm

b)

Continue to fight

c)

Flee the battlefield

d)

Kill himself

34.

Who exits carrying off Macbeth's body after he is slain?

a)

Malcolm

b)

Siward

c)

Ross

d)

Macduff

35.

What does Malcolm wish for?

a)

That Macbeth yields

b)

That the friends they miss were safe arrived

c)

That Siward's son had not died

d)

That Macduff had not killed Macbeth

36.

According to Siward, what is the cost of the great day?

a)

It is bought with gold

b)

It is bought with lies

c)

It is cheaply bought

d)

It is bought with the lives of many soldiers

37.

What does Ross say about Siward's son?

a)

He was a coward

b)

He died before he became a man

c)

He lived but until he was a man, and like a man he died

d)

He was not a soldier

38.

What does Macbeth refuse to do?

a)

Fight Macduff

b)

Yield to Malcolm

c)

Kiss the ground before young Malcolm's feet

d)

Die without a fight

39.

Who is slain in the battle according to the text?

a)

Malcolm

b)

Siward

c)

Macduff

d)

Macbeth

40.

What does Malcolm wish for in the text?

a)

That Macbeth surrenders

b)

That the friends they miss were safe arrived

c)

That Siward's son had lived

d)

That Macduff had not gone missing

41.

How did Siward's son die according to Ross?

a)

In his sleep

b)

By suicide

c)

Like a soldier

d)

From an illness

42.

Which Shakespeare play is mentioned in the text for depicting Roman generals killing themselves?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Othello

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Hamlet

43.

How was Macduff born according to the text?

a)

Naturally

b)

By Caesarean or C-section

c)

He was cloned

d)

The text does not specify