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Macbeth Test

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True-False: The witches tell Banquo he will be murdered by Macbeth.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

True-False: Banquo was killed, but his son Fleance escaped.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True-False: According to the witches’ predictions, Banquo will someday be king.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True-False: Lady Macbeth kills the servants after Duncan’s body is discovered.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True-False: At a banquet, Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True-False: At the beginning of the play Scotland is at war with Ireland.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True-False: The three witches order the execution of Macduff’s family.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True-False: Macduff puts Macbeth’s head on a pole.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True-False: Malcolm will return to rule Scotland.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Who wrote this play?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Edgar Allan Poe

11.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: The witches predict that ______.

a)

Macbeth will remarry soon

b)

Banquo will be king

c)

Macbeth will be king

d)

Macbeth will have many sons

12.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: King Duncan disturbs Macbeth by announcing that _______.

a)

Malcolm will be the future king of Scotland

b)

He will visit Macbeth at his castle

c)

He will make Banquo a prince

d)

He wants to continue the war

13.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: What vision does Macbeth have before he kills Duncan?

a)

He sees a bloody child

b)

He sees a crowned child with a tree in his hand

c)

He sees a floating dagger

14.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill the king by telling him that _____.

a)

Duncan is old and hateful

b)

Duncan will attack Macbeth

c)

Macbeth has legal claim to the throne

d)

Macbeth is not a man if he fears to commit the murder

15.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Whom does Lady Macbeth frame for the murder of Duncan?

a)

Malcolm and Donalbain

b)

Duncan’s Guards

c)

The Porter

d)

Macbeth

16.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Who discovers Duncan’s body?

a)

Lennox

b)

Macduff

c)

Ross

d)

Donalbain

17.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Whom does Macbeth see sitting in his chair during the banquet?

a)

Duncan’s ghost

b)

Banquo’s ghost

18.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Who killed MacDuff’s family?

a)

Banquo

b)

Macbeth

c)

Fleance

d)

Hired murderers

19.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Macbeth kills or arranges to have killed all of the following except

a)

Duncan

b)

Young Siward

c)

Lady Macduff

d)

Old Siward

20.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Lady Macbeth may be best described as

a)

ambitious

b)

brave

c)

loving

d)

companionate

21.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: What happens to Lady Macbeth before she dies?

a)

She is plagued by fits of sleepwalking

b)

She is haunted by the ghost of Duncan

c)

She sees her children killed in battle

d)

She sees her children killed by Macbeth

22.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Dramatic irony is often used in the play. Which is one such example?

a)

The warm welcome of Lady Macbeth to King Duncan, when her true feelings are to have him killed that very night.

b)

When Macduff became angry with Macbeth when he realized his wife and child had been murdered

c)

When the ghost of Banquo appeared at the banquet

d)

The witches’ three prophecies to Macbeth

23.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Why does Ross lie to Macduff about his family?

a)

He really wants to be king.

b)

He wants to see if Macduff was sent by Macbeth

24.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Who flees Scotland immediately after Duncan’s death?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Macduff

c)

Malcolm and Donalbain

d)

Ross and Lennox

25.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Macbeth’s tragic flaw is

a)

Fear

b)

Wickedness

c)

Doubt

d)

Ambition

26.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: How did Macbeth convince the murderers to kill Banquo?

a)

He bribed them

b)

He would have them killed if they didn’t

c)

He told them Banquo was their enemy

d)

He said he would have them sent to prison

27.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: In what country did most of the action of the play take place?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Ireland

d)

Scotland

28.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: What reason does Lady Macbeth give for not having killed Duncan herself?

a)

The guards were not asleep yet

b)

She lacked the courage

c)

The king looked like her father

d)

Killing is man’s work

29.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Macbeth fears Banquo because

a)

Banquo has vowed to kill Macbeth

b)

The witches prophesied that Banquo’s children would inherit Macbeth’s crown

c)

Lady Macbeth has repeatedly warned him about Banquo

d)

He knows Banquo desires the kingship for himself

30.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: As Lady Macbeth sleepwalks, she acts as if she

a)

Is washing her hands

b)

Is stabbing a victim

c)

Is a little child again

d)

Is asking the witches for help

31.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Which of the following best describes Lady Macbeth’s death?

a)

She dies offstage

b)

She sleepwalks off the palace wall

c)

She declares her own guilt and stabs herself with a knife

d)

Macduff slays her in revenge for his own wife’s murder

32.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Why is Macduff able to kill Macbeth despite the witches’ prophecy?

a)

He kills the witches first

b)

He receives a charm from Hecate

c)

He is a powerful warlock himself

d)

He was born of cesarean section

33.

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer: Who becomes king at the end of the play?

a)

Macduff

b)

Donalbain

c)

Banquo

d)

Malcolm

34.
Macduff:
a)
gone to England to ask for military help against Macbeth
b)
rightful heir to the Scottish throne
c)
escaped after his father's murder
d)
Macbeth's partner in crime
35.

Witches

a)

Give insight to the rise and fall of Macbeth

b)

Like to hang out in random fields

c)

Clean Houses

d)

Love to have Girl's Night

36.
How does Macbeth die?
a)
He is attacked by a group of Macduff's soldiers
b)
He "accidentally" falls on his own sword
c)
Macduff beheads him (after killing him)
d)
One of his own soldiers mistakenly kills him.
37.

A messenger arrives, what does he tell Lady Macduff?

a)

Her husband is dead.

b)

To leave the castle and run for your lives .

38.
Where is the play set?
a)
England
b)
Wales
c)
Ireland
d)
Scotland
39.
Macbeth and his wife plan to: 
a)
poison both Duncan and the guards
b)
trick Macduff and Banquo into killing the King
c)
push the king out a window 
d)
get the guards drunk and frame them by using their weapons to kill the king
40.
Malcolm and Donalbain's decision to flee Scotland causes others to think...
a)
They are in mourning.
b)
They bribed the guards to kill their father.
41.

How many soldiers march against Macbeth?

a)

100,000

b)

10,000

c)

50,000

d)

Barney Fife and Otis

42.

What news does Ross bring to Scotland?

a)

Macbeth is in league with witches

b)

Macduff's family is killed

c)

Macbeth killed Banquo

d)

Malcolm's army has arrived

43.
What does Macbeth tell them to do about Banquo's son, Fleance?
a)
To embrace him and take care of him
b)
To let him escape because he's too young
c)
To kidnap him and hold him for ransom
d)
To kill him, too
44.

What does Lady Macbeth obsessively try to wash off her hands in Act 5?

a)

Ink

b)

Blood

c)

Dirt

d)

Paint

45.

What do the witches prophesize about Macbeth and Banquo?

a)

Macbeth will be King, and Banquo's sons will be King.

b)

Macbeth will die in battle, and Banquo will become a nobleman.

c)

Macbeth will become a great warrior, and Banquo will betray him.

d)

Macbeth will rule for a short time, and Banquo will be his advisor.

46.

What does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth lacks?

a)

The courage to confront his enemies

b)

The ambition to become king

c)

The manliness to pursue his ambitions

d)

The wisdom to make strategic decisions

47.

Who is the King when the play starts?

a)

Duncan

b)

Macbeth

c)

Banquo

d)

Malcolm