WorksheetsMacbeth Mrs. Cespedies
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins
Serrarlier's adaptation of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is called?
"Murder at Donsenane"
"Murder at Dunsenane"
"Murder at Dunsinane"
"Murder at Donsenain"
The play is set in _________________
Scotland
England
Ireland
Italy
We first meet Macbeth and Banquo. Macbeth is a ______, ______ character while Banquo is a _____, ____ character.
round, villain
flat, protagonist
flat, static
round, dynamic
Dynamic, protagonist
Round, dynamic
round dynamic
dynamic, round
What era is the setting of this play?
15th century
17th century
11th century
14th century
Who was the main aggressor behind "The murder at Dunsinane"?
Macbeth
Banquo
Duncan
Lady Macbeth?
Which character is described as "strongwilled and utterly ruthless"
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
The witches
Fleance
Why do you think the witches targeted Macbeth?
He would be perfect to take revenge against Duncan who had used them to put him on the throne of Scotland.
They needed a king on the throne of Scotland that was evil and ruthless so that they could increase in power.
They sensed that Macbeth struggled with vain ambition and knew that it would be easy to sway his mind with false prophecies.
They were looking for a king as ally to rule over the scoittish people and increase in power over thi sregion.
Who starts out being the KIng of Scotland?
Banquo
Macduff
Duncan
Macbeth
Whose ghost appears at the banquet that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth throw at their palace?
Banquo
Duncan
Macduff
the murdered servant
Select the sentence in which "treachery" is not being used correctly.
"He used lies, treachery and deceit to achieve his aims"
"
"But we should not allow him, or his friends, to forget his own personal treachery."
"He was applauded for his great act of treachery while serving as kinsman to the king"
"The treachery of language can be a thorn to students of literature."
What other word or phrase could you use to replace the word that is underlined in the following sentence?
"You brandish spear and javelin, but I come in the mighty name of the God of Israel."
flaunt
choose
carry
fight with
What literary device is being used in the following line from the text?
"It is strange. Macbeth, but sometimes the powers of darkness deceive us into trusting them. Afterwards they betray us."
soliloquy
metaphor
foreshadowing
dramatic irony
What happens to Macduff's family?
They flee to England in the night.
The are rescued by the Scottish nobles and brought to England.
Everyone is killed except the children and maids.
The entire family is massacred.
Who is the play's antagonist?
Macduff
Macbeth
Lennox
Duncan
Select the group that contains the predictions of the witches.
Soon you will be king of Scotland.
Not happy, but much happier
No one born of a woman will ever harm you
Soon you will be king of Scotland.
Hail Macbeth Thane of Cawder
No one born of a woman will ever harm you
Soon you will be king of Scotland.
Not happy, but much happier
Hail Macbeth Thane of Glamis
Soon you will be king of Scotland.
Not happy, but much happier
Your children will be kings.
Lady Macbeth lost her mind and commit suicide.
She only lost her mind.
TRUE
FALSE
Who was Banquo's son?
Macduff
Malcolm
Lennox
Fleance
What drove Macbeth to being a murderous tyrant
The predictions of the witches
His ambition
His evil wife Lady Macbeth
DuncanHis hatred for
What is the MOST central theme driving the plot of this play?
Vain ambition leads to evil
Treachery personified
Never trust a witch
The influence of women on men
