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Basic Shakespeare and Macbeth Quiz
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How does Lady Macbeth explain her husband's wild behavior at the banquet?
She informs the guests that Macbeth is ill.
She reveals that Macbeth is grieving over Duncan's death
She tells the guests that Banquo's ghost is haunting Macbeth
She tells the guests that Macbeth has had too much to drink.
2
Whom does Macbeth see sitting in his chair during the banquet?
Banquo’s ghost
Lady Macbeth
himself
Duncan’s ghost
3
Who was William Shakespeare?
Anne Hathway's husband
A poet and playwright who is shrouded in mystery
A novelist from the 1500s
Queen Elizabeth's illegitimate son
4
Who is the goddess of witchcraft in the play?
Mordred
Hecate
Aphrodite
Minerva
5
Who jokes that he works at “hell gate”?
Duncan
Macbeth
Macduff
The porter
6
In what country is Macbeth set?
Spain
Canada
Scotland
Denmark
7
Who tells Macduff that his family has been killed?
Donalbain
Macbeth
Lady Macduff
Ross
8
Which of the following is not an apparation shown to Macbeth by the Witches:
A bloody child
A child crowned, with a tree in his hand
A bloody dagger floating in mid-air.
An armed head.
9
Macbeth hires assassins to murder Banquo's son, named...
Ross
Lennox
Angus
Fleance
10
Whom does Lady Macbeth frame for the murder of Duncan?
Macbeth
Malcolm and Donalbain
The porter
Duncan’s drunken chamberlains
11
All of the following plays were written by Shakespeare except
Romeo and Juliet
Pride and Prejudice
Hamlet
Macbeth
12
Who is travelling with Macbeth when he first encounters the Three Witches?
Banquo
Mercutio
Lady Macbeth
Macduff
13
Shakespeare wrote during what approximate time period?
1900s
1300s
1700s
1500s
14
What form did Shakespeare use for writing?
Iambic
Pentameter
Iambic Tetrameter
Iambic Pentameter
15
Which of the following best describes Lady Macbeth’s death?
She dies offstage.
She sleepwalks off of 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.
16
Why is Macduff able to kill Macbeth despite the witches’ prophecy?
He kills the witches first.
He receives a charm from Grinswindle.
He was born by cesarean section.
He is a powerful warlock himself.
17
Who kills Macbeth?
Malcolm
Banquo
Lady Macbeth
Macduff
18
Which of Shakespeare's characters said, "To be or not to be"?
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
Tybalt
Othello
19
Besides being a playwright, what else did Shakespeare do for a living?
Knight
Actor
Artisan
He was only a playwright
20
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
64
28
37
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