WorksheetsMacbeth Quiz - Act III, scenes 1-4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
How does Macbeth feel about being king?
It is everything
It is nothing without safety
It is a burden
It is a joy
What does Banquo say about Macbeth becoming king?
He ignored the weird women's promise
He played foully for it
It is endless
He has no hope himself now
Macbeth says it is for ____ that he has murdered Duncan.
His wife
His wealth
His reputation
Banquo's children
What does Macbeth say to the murderers about Banquo's son, Fleance?
He is not a threat to his safety
He will be king if Macbeth's sons are not kings
He must embrace the same fate of that dark hour
He will flee the country
What does Lady Macbeth say to Macbeth about him worrying about becoming king?
All he needs to do is wash his hands with water
What's done is done
People think he is the innocent flower in the garden
No one suspects anything
What does Macbeth mean by saying he wears a "fruitless crown"?
He has no power
He has no heirs
He has no wealth
He has no allies
How many murderers does Macbeth hire?
3
1
2
none
What does Macbeth mean by "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck"?
He wants Lady Macbeth to know everything.
He wants Lady Macbeth to remain unaware of his plans.
He wants Lady Macbeth to help him with his plans.
He wants Lady Macbeth to confess to their crimes.
What does the murderer mean when he says, "we have lost the best half of our affair"?
We won't be hired by Macbeth again.
Bad actions lead to bad outcomes.
Our reputations are ruined.
Fleance got away.
What animals does Macbeth refer to when he says: "There the grown ___ lies; the ___ that's fled hath nature that in time will venom breed, no teeth for the present."
serpent
worm
snake
scorpion
lion
raven
scorpion
serpent
What is Macbeth's reaction after the murderer tells him that Fleance escaped?
He has a fit.
He leaves him and joins the banquet.
He tells him he is the best of the cut-throats.
He angrily seeks out Lady Macbeth.
What does Macbeth see at the banquet table?
The dead body of Fleance
A floating dagger
Duncan's dead body
Banquo's ghost
After Macbeth says there is no place at the table for him to sit and demands to know who is making him see things, what does Lady Macbeth say to their guests?
Macbeth has been like this since his youth and is often like this.
In a moment he will give the cheer.
Ross, Lennox, did you send this to him?
Macbeth just needs to sleep.
Which of the following quotes means that Macbeth has a spy in every home?
"I am in blood stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more, returning would were as. tedious as going o'er."
"There's not a one of them but in his house I keep a servant fee'd."
"Avaunt! and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee."
"Think of this, good peers, but as a thing of custom: 'tis no other."
What does Macbeth mean when he says, "Strange things I have in head, that will to hand; which must be acted ere they may be scann'd."
My head is full of strange things.
I am going to do things with my hands.
My head is aching with strange thoughts.
I am going to act quickly on any strange thoughts that I have.
Which of the following Lady Macbeth quotes is NOT a typical insult she says to Macbeth?
Are you a man?
Shame itself!
Fie, for shame.
Blood hat been shed ere now.
During his public hallucination, he tells the guests that what he sees ___.
is a flashback from their last battle
is only because he is sick
might appall. the devil
is a murderer at the door
After Lady Macbeth continues to scold him for his behavior, Macbeth explains to the guests ....
"I' the olden time, when the brains were out, the man would die, and there an end."
"I just need some wine; fit full."
"Thou canst not say I did it."
"I have a strange infirmity, which is nothing to those that know me."
What does Macbeth's following quote tell us? "It will have blood; they say, blood will have blood."
He knows that people are aware that he killed Duncan.
He knows there will be karma for his having Banquo killed.
He knows he will see more blood.
He knows people are talking about the blood smeared on Duncan's guards.
Who did not show up at Macbeth's coronation banquet?
Ross
Macduff
Lennox
Banquo's ghost
