WorksheetsMacbeth Test
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 34mins
True-False: The witches tell Banquo he will be murdered by Macbeth.
True
False
True-False: Banquo was killed, but his son Fleance escaped.
True
False
True-False: According to the witches’ predictions, Banquo will someday be king.
True
False
True-False: Lady Macbeth kills the servants after Duncan’s body is discovered.
True
False
True-False: At a banquet, Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo.
True
False
True-False: At the beginning of the play Scotland is at war with Ireland.
True
False
True-False: The three witches order the execution of Macduff’s family.
True
False
True-False: Macduff puts Macbeth’s head on a pole.
True
False
True-False: Malcolm will return to rule Scotland.
True
False
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Who wrote this play?
William Shakespeare
Edgar Allan Poe
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: The witches predict that ______.
Macbeth will remarry soon
Banquo will be king
Macbeth will be king
Macbeth will have many sons
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: King Duncan disturbs Macbeth by announcing that _______.
Malcolm will be the future king of Scotland
He will visit Macbeth at his castle
He will make Banquo a prince
He wants to continue the war
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: What vision does Macbeth have before he kills Duncan?
He sees a bloody child
He sees a crowned child with a tree in his hand
He sees a floating dagger
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill the king by telling him that _____.
Duncan is old and hateful
Duncan will attack Macbeth
Macbeth has legal claim to the throne
Macbeth is not a man if he fears to commit the murder
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Whom does Lady Macbeth frame for the murder of Duncan?
Malcolm and Donalbain
Duncan’s Guards
The Porter
Macbeth
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Who discovers Duncan’s body?
Lennox
Macduff
Ross
Donalbain
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Whom does Macbeth see sitting in his chair during the banquet?
Duncan’s ghost
Banquo’s ghost
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Who killed MacDuff’s family?
Banquo
Macbeth
Fleance
Hired murderers
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Macbeth kills or arranges to have killed all of the following except
Duncan
Young Siward
Lady Macduff
Old Siward
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Lady Macbeth may be best described as
ambitious
brave
loving
companionate
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: What happens to Lady Macbeth before she dies?
She is plagued by fits of sleepwalking
She is haunted by the ghost of Duncan
She sees her children killed in battle
She sees her children killed by Macbeth
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Dramatic irony is often used in the play. Which is one such example?
The warm welcome of Lady Macbeth to King Duncan, when her true feelings are to have him killed that very night.
When Macduff became angry with Macbeth when he realized his wife and child had been murdered
When the ghost of Banquo appeared at the banquet
The witches’ three prophecies to Macbeth
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Why does Ross lie to Macduff about his family?
He really wants to be king.
He wants to see if Macduff was sent by Macbeth
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Who flees Scotland immediately after Duncan’s death?
Macbeth
Macduff
Malcolm and Donalbain
Ross and Lennox
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Macbeth’s tragic flaw is
Fear
Wickedness
Doubt
Ambition
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: How did Macbeth convince the murderers to kill Banquo?
He bribed them
He would have them killed if they didn’t
He told them Banquo was their enemy
He said he would have them sent to prison
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: In what country did most of the action of the play take place?
France
England
Ireland
Scotland
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: What reason does Lady Macbeth give for not having killed Duncan herself?
The guards were not asleep yet
She lacked the courage
The king looked like her father
Killing is man’s work
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Macbeth fears Banquo because
Banquo has vowed to kill Macbeth
The witches prophesied that Banquo’s children would inherit Macbeth’s crown
Lady Macbeth has repeatedly warned him about Banquo
He knows Banquo desires the kingship for himself
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: As Lady Macbeth sleepwalks, she acts as if she
Is washing her hands
Is stabbing a victim
Is a little child again
Is asking the witches for help
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Which of the following best describes Lady Macbeth’s death?
She dies offstage
She sleepwalks off the palace wall
She declares her own guilt and stabs herself with a knife
Macduff slays her in revenge for his own wife’s murder
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Why is Macduff able to kill Macbeth despite the witches’ prophecy?
He kills the witches first
He receives a charm from Hecate
He is a powerful warlock himself
He was born of cesarean section
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Who becomes king at the end of the play?
Macduff
Donalbain
Banquo
Malcolm
Witches
Give insight to the rise and fall of Macbeth
Like to hang out in random fields
Clean Houses
Love to have Girl's Night
A messenger arrives, what does he tell Lady Macduff?
Her husband is dead.
To leave the castle and run for your lives .
How many soldiers march against Macbeth?
100,000
10,000
50,000
Barney Fife and Otis
What news does Ross bring to Scotland?
Macbeth is in league with witches
Macduff's family is killed
Macbeth killed Banquo
Malcolm's army has arrived
What does Lady Macbeth obsessively try to wash off her hands in Act 5?
Ink
Blood
Dirt
Paint
What do the witches prophesize about Macbeth and Banquo?
Macbeth will be King, and Banquo's sons will be King.
Macbeth will die in battle, and Banquo will become a nobleman.
Macbeth will become a great warrior, and Banquo will betray him.
Macbeth will rule for a short time, and Banquo will be his advisor.
What does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth lacks?
The courage to confront his enemies
The ambition to become king
The manliness to pursue his ambitions
The wisdom to make strategic decisions
Who is the King when the play starts?
Duncan
Macbeth
Banquo
Malcolm
