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MacBeth Quiz 10th Grade

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Paraphrase the quote, "Fair is foul, and foul is fair/Hover through the fog and filthy air". (1.1.12-13)

5.

a)

The good can also be bad, and the bad can also be good.

b)

The point of being fair when someone is acting unfair to you.

c)

The air is dirty and foggy so the witches float above it

d)

The witches are hovering through the air.

2.

In Act 1 Scene 1, where do the three witches plan to meet Macbeth?

a)

'On a mountain'

b)

'Upon the heath'

c)

'Under the heath'

d)

'Upon a hill'

3.

What kind of place is a heath?

a)

A seashore

b)

A wood

c)

An empty area like a moor

d)

A small lake

4.

Lady Macbeth wants to be more like a _______.

a)

pelican

b)

tiger

c)

bear

d)

man

5.

According to Macbeth, who else besides Banquo must die?

a)

Fleance

b)

Lennox

c)

Ross

d)

Malcom

6.

Who was Fleance?

a)

son of Macbeth

b)

son of Banquo

c)

son of MacDuff

d)

cousin of Banquo

7.

What is the king's name?

a)

King Charles

b)

King James

c)

King Kiward

d)

King Duncan

8.

How many witches are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

Although invisible to others, what does Lady Macbeth try to wash away?

a)

Bits of wax from her candle

b)

Spots of her own blood

c)

Ink stains from a letter

d)

Spots of blood on her hands

10.

Who helps Macbeth come up with his plan to kill the king?

a)

Malcolm

b)

The witches

c)

Banquo

d)

Lady MacBeth

11.

Why does Macbeth want to kill King Duncan?

a)

Duncan insulted him.

b)

Macbeth wants to be king.

c)

The people don't respect Duncan.

d)

The witches forced Macbeth to carry out their plan.

12.


Why does Lady Macbeth think that Macbeth will not be able to kill King Duncan? 

a)

He is not strong enough to do it.

b)

He is not smart enough to pull it off

c)


His nature is too kind

d)

He does not have the ambition to be King

13.

What important role do the witches play in Act I?  

a)

They foreshadow events

b)

they help define the setting

c)

they provide historical background

d)

they introduce the other characters

14.

After reading her husband's letter:

a)


Lady Macbeth dismisses the words of the witches.

b)

Lady Macbeth is determined to question the witches.

c)

Lady Macbeth prepares to kill Duncan.

d)

Lady Macbeth plans to ask her husband for the real story

15.

What happened to MacBeth at the end of the play?

a)

He was killed and beheaded

b)

He conquered the Scottish army

c)

He committed suicide with Lady MacBeth

d)

He fled to another country insearch of a new life