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An #English quiz to review #Macbeth
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1
How does everyone find out about the Macbeths' murders?
Macbeth confessed in a trance
They were committed in front of others
Evidence is found connecting them
Lady Macbeth talks in her sleep
2
Who kills Macbeth?
it was suicide
Macduff
Banquo
Fleance
3
Why do the witches curse the sailor?
His wife wouldn't share her chestnuts
Hecate told them to
He called them witches
He was mean to them
4
How many murderers are present for Banquo's death?
3
0
2
4
5
What were the apparitions Macbeth saw when he returned to the witches?
A line of kings, the last holding a mirror
A child covered in blood
A head wearing armour
A crowned child, holding a tree
6
Why did Shakespeare write this play?
To reinforce English nationalism
To validate the rule of the current king
In response to the Gunpowder Plot
To suck up to the king
7
What is the weirdest ingredient in the witches' potion?
Finger of a strangled baby delivered in ditch by a prositute
Body goo from the noose that hung a murderer
The throat and stomach of a hungry salt-sea shark
Poison sweated from a toad that was under a rock for 31 days
8
Which of the following is used in I,ii to describe Macbeth?
What bloody man is that?
O valiant cousin! worthy gentleman!
The multiplying villanies of nature do swarm upon him
That most disloyal traitor
9
How did Macduff fulfill the prophecy?
He was the only one left standing
The murder of his family made him super angry
Macbeth tried to kill him
He was born from a c-section
10
How many witches are there?
6
4
3
2
11
What is the best insult in the entire play?
you egg... young fry of trechery
thou cream-faced loon!
thou lily-liver'd boy
thou shag-ear'd villain
12
What prophecy is first to come true
Macbeth will be King of Scotland
Macbeth will be Thane of Glamis
Macbeth will be Thane of Fife
Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor
13
Whose idea is it to kill Duncan?
Macbeth
Witches
Lady Macbeth
Hecate
14
Why is Hecate pissed at the witches?
They gave Macbeth false predictions
They broke the rules
They didn't invite her
They gave Macbeth true predictions
15
What does Macbeth hallucinate out of guilt before he kills Duncan?
Banquo's ghost covered in blood
A dagger
A dagger covered in blood
Banquo's ghost
16
Which of the following is NOT a prophecy Banquo receives from the witches?
Thou shalt die upon the heath
Thou shalt get kings
Lesser than Macbeth, but greater
Not so happy, yet much happier
17
What were the 3 prophecies from Macbeth's SECOND set of predictions?
You shall be king
You're safe until the woods marches up the hill
Beware Macduff
No man born of a woman can harm you
18
What weird thing happens after Duncan's death?
There is a tornado
A volcano erupts
A meteor falls to earth
Duncan's horses eat each other
19
What does Lady Macbeth tell the guests to do when Macbeth starts wigging out about the ghost?
Play along
Pretend to be ghosts
Ignore him
Look for ghosts
20
Which of the following is NOT a term of endearment used between the Macbeths?
My dearest partner of greatness
Moon and stars
My dearest love
Chuck
21
What does it mean to be "dressed in borrowed robes"?
Wearing someone else's clothes
Cheating to get what you want
Taking on a role you don't deserve
Given a title that belongs to someone else
22
What does 'hautboys' mean?
Musical instruments
Prophecies
Handsome fellows
Young servants
23
What impressive injury did Macbeth inflict upon the Macdonwald?
carved out his passage
placed his head upon a spike
unseam'd him from nave to chops
stabbed him in the back
24
Where are the witches found?
Upon the heath
In the swamp
Under a bridge
By the battlefield
25
What is "mortals' chiefest enemy"?
Security
Ambition
Greed
Pride
26
Who does Macbeth NOT directly kill
Young Siward
Macduff's family
Guards
Dunan
27
How does Macbeth convince the murderers to kill Banquo and Fleance?
He told them Banquo made them poor
He doesn't - they already wanted to
He paid them
He showed them evidence
28
Why do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to leave?
So no one suspects them of murder
To get away with murder
To find out who killed their dad
So they can stay safe
29
Who arrives at the castle and discovers Duncan's murder?
Banquo
Donalbain
Macduff
Malcolm
30
Which of the following is NOT a title Macbeth holds during the course of the play?
Thane of Cawdor
Thane of Fife
Thane of Glamis
King of Scotland
