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The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth
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Fair is foul, foul is fair game in this Quiz quiz covering everything Macbeth.
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1
What is a monologue?
A long speech to show thoughts and feelings
A long speech performed at the beginning of the play
A long speech
A long speech to provide exposition
2
Which of the following is NOT a prophecy of the 3 apparitions the witches present to Macbeth?
Macbeth will remarry a woman who'll give birth to his heir.
Macbeth should beware Macduff.
Macbeth will only be harmed when forest comes to his castle.
No person born from a woman shall harm Macbeth.
3
What is a soliloquy?
A long speech to show thoughts and feelings
A long speech
A long speech to provide exposition
A long speech performed at the beginning of a play
4
What is Macbeth's tragic flaw?
Gluttony
Avarice
Ambition
Greed
5
Who was from his mother's womb untimely ripped"?
Macduff
Fleance
Macbeth
Malcolm
6
Young Siward dies with honor at Macbeth’s hands because:
Macbeth fights him unfairly and dishonorably.
he fights with damaged armor.
Young Siward stands up to Macbeth and does not run.
he fights without a sword.
7
As he preps final battle, Macbeth expresses his disappointment that old age will not bring him:
a contented retirement.
a faithful, honest wife who is ambitious.
his legacy of children and heirs.
love, honor, and many friends.
8
What is the definition of a tragedy?
A solemn and formal lyric about death
A literary work that has a happy ending
Shows the downfall of the antagonist
Shows the downfall of a noble character
9
An example of dramatic irony in Act 1 occurs when:
the Thane of Cawdor is captured.
the Thane of Cawdor is executed.
Macbeth questions why witches call him “Thane of Cawdor.”
the second witch hails Macbeth as “Thane of Glamis.”
10
Who does the bloody child represent?
Malcolm
Duncan
Macduff
Donalbain
11
Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane when...
the witches rendezvous with Macbeth
the camouflaged soldiers make their advance.
Malcolm rides in on horseback
the woods are set aflame
12
Which of the following best describes the mood of Act I, scene i when the witches first appear?
confusion and distress.
uneasiness and gloom.
lighthearted wonder.
horror and shock.
13
How are Macbeth and Banquo considered character foils in the play?
Begin the play as heroes, and they both die as heroes.
Begin as heroes, hear futures, but react differently
Begin hearing futures foretold, only MacB’s prophecies true.
Begin w/futures foretold but MacB don't trust it, BanQ does.
14
What is a tragic flaw?
A flaw in the antagonist
A flaw in the protagonist
15
Malcolm tells Macduff that when he is king, he will do some nasty things. This information:
is what Macbeth told Malcolm to say
is a lure for Malcolm to test Macduff’s noble character.
attracts Macduff and aligns him even more so to Malcolm.
foreshadows that Malcolm will be a tyrannical king.
16
Macbeth’s tragic flaw is....
Loyalty to fate.
Patience and understanding.
Ambition.
Desire for glory.
17
Macbeth says, “Is this a dagger which I see before me..." From these lines, Macbeth:
is wavering in his decision to commit murder.
Both blue and yellow
questions what he sees due to the lack of good lighting.
is hallucinating from anxiety of the impending murder.
18
When Macduff asks Ross about his family, he says “they were all at peace" This is an example of
sarcasm.
equivocation.
tragedy.
melodrama.
19
In the final battle, on whose side are Lennox, Angus, Menteith and Caithness?
the English army, led by King Edward the Confessor.
the Norwegians, led by King Erik Bluetooth.
the rebel Scots, led by Macduff and Malcolm.
the Scots loyal to Macbeth, led by him as king.
20
“Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown.." In these lines, Macbeth realizes that:
Lady Macbeth has just had a miscarriage.
he killed Duncan for Banquo’s benefit.
the role of king is a triumph for him.
the crown was made of brass and the jewels are fake.
21
Which of the following is a sign of Macbeth’s guilt in the play?
He sees a bloody chair floating around his head.
He orders the slaughter of Lennox’s entire household.
He sees ghost of Duncan sitting in his chair at the banquet.
He refuses to take bloody daggers back to murder scene.
22
The number three is an important motif in the play.
True
False
23
Hecate says Macbeth will “spurn fate, scorn death.. wisdom, grace, and fear.” Macbeth becomes:
victorious.
overconfident.
brave.
wise.
24
“More needs she the divine than the physician.” The doctor thinks Lady M needs help from a:
a vacation.
a priest’s guidance.
strong medications.
talk therapy and psychoanalysis.
25
When the witches show Macbeth the vision of 8 kings, what frightens Macbeth about what he sees?
He realizes throne unsafe & Banquo’s heirs will be kings.
He realizes that the witches tell the truth.
He realizes that he will have no heir to the throne.
He realizes he wronged his friend Banquo.
26
What does "Fair is foul, foul is fair" mean?
Appearance is different than reality
All is fair in love and war
I'm a bad guy
The weather is not good
27
“Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player.." What do the lines reveal about Macbeth?
His deep love for his wife.
His sense that life is meaningless.
His regret for losing power.
His desire for redemption.
28
Macbeth is written mostly in prose.
False
True
29
Another instance of dramatic irony in Act 2 occurs when:
Macduff believes the king’s sons are guilty of the murder.
king’s sons fail to join in to avenge the king’s murder.
king’s sons flee to avoid being murdered by their father.
Macbeth is made king instead of one of the king’s sons.
30
According to evidence in Act V, Lady Macbeth died
as a result of her own guilt
at the hands of assassins
in battle
by being poisoned by Macbeth
31
Macbeth is first presented to the audience as:
Thane of Cawdor.
a brave and honored soldier.
jealous of Banquo.
out of favor with the king.
32
“There the grown serpent lies; the worm that’s fled...will venom breed.” This means Macbeth is:
fearful that Macduff will return to avenge Banquo’s death.
happy to learn that Fleance is wounded and cannot be harmed.
hopeful that he will live his life untouched by fate.
fearful that Fleance will prove a threat in the future.
33
Which of the following quotations reveal Lady Macbeth’s feelings of guilt?
“My hands are of your colour...wear a heart so white.”
“If he do bleed...for it must seem their guilt.”
“Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had don’t.”
“Consider it not so deeply.”
34
Which two monarchs did Shakespeare directly perform his plays?
Henry VIII and Elizabeth
Henry VI and Elizabeth
Elizabeth and James VI
Elizabeth and Edward
35
Lady Macbeth characterizes her husband as being
"too full of the milk of human kindness."
"he tries way too hard to be nice, it's creepy"
"a cannon overcharg'd with a double crack."
"the glass of fashion and the mould of form."
36
"Lay on, Macduff..damned be him that first cries ‘Hold, enough!’” MacB fights to death because?
does not believe Macduff’s claim about his birth.
is given no other choice.
thinks that Macduff can be easily defeated.
prefers an honorable defeat to a humiliating surrender.
37
Who acts as the play's comic relief?
Porter
Doctor
Jester
Lennox
38
Who does the armed head represent?
Donalbain
Malcolm
Macduff
Duncan
39
Duncan is presented as someone who:
cannot be trusted.
always thinks of money.
cannot judge people well.
rules with an iron hand.
40
The most significant consequence of Fleance’s escape is that he can now:
be a threat to Macbeth’s throne.
expose King Duncan’s murderer.
lend support to Duncan’s exiled sons.
avenge his father Banquo’s murder.
41
The voice calls out “Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep” is symbolic of the idea that:
someone has witnessed Duncan’s murder.
Macbeth murdered Duncan while Duncan was asleep.
Duncan will never awaken from his “sleep.”
Macbeth will never again rest with a clear conscience.
42
Macbeth says of Duncan, "He's here in double trust..." meaning that Macbeth:
must take action now or give up becoming king.
is now free to assume the position of king.
will have to let fate take its course.
has no justifiable reason to kill the king.
43
All of the prophecies came true.
False
True
44
“How say’st thou, that Macduff denies his person.." Macbeth orders Macduff’s murder family bc:
Macbeth has been ignored and insulted twice by Macduff.
Macduff refused Lady Macbeth’s offer of hospitality.
Macbeth believes Macduff and his descendants are a threat.
The witches, Hecate in particular, instructed him to do so.
45
In Act 2, dramatic irony occurs when:
Lady Macbeth smears blood on guards to make them look guilty
Macbeth sees daggers that seem to point him to murder.
Macduff says it's bad for Lady M to hear about the murder.
Macbeth hears after the murder,“Macbeth has murdered sleep.”
46
Eventually all tragic heroes...
Fall from great heights or esteem
Make an irreversible error in judgement
All of the above
Face and accept their fate
47
Which play is another tragedy by Shakespeare?
Taming of the Shrew
A Comedy of Errors
Hamlet
Midsummer Night's Dream
48
In the opening scene, the three witches say, “Fair is foul, foul is fair.” This means:
they will greet Banquo with fair tidings.
things will not be what they seem to be.
they will see to it that Duncan loses his life in battle.
peace will follow the storm.
49
“I have almost forgot the taste of fears" When Macbeth hears wife is dead, he recognizes that:
he has seen too much slaughter to react with emotion.
he is glad to hear that she is dying.
he no longer loves Lady Macbeth.
he realizes that he has been tricked by the witches.
50
Which of these predictions come true in the end?
All of the above
“Beware the Thane of Fife.”
“None of woman born shall harm Macbeth.”
“Macbeth shall never be conquered..Birnam comes to Dunsinane
