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1
What does Macbeth see at the banquet table?
Banquo's ghost
Marley's ghost
A bloody knife
Duncan's ghost
2
The Globe burned down during a performance of:
Hamlet
Henry VIII
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
3
Did Duncan exist in real life?
Yes, he did: but this is not historically accurate
Yes, he did: this is a historically accurate story
No, he did not: Shakespeare completely made this story up
No, he did not: Shakespeare used his teacher's name
4
How does Macbeth react to his wife's death?
He doesn't care at all: he says he never liked her
This is an inconvenient time
He blames Macduff and vows revenge
He falls apart: weeping and screaming
5
Vision #4 (only because he asked):
Macbeth will have a son who will rule
Malcolm will rule
Banquo's descendants will rule
He is the fairest of them all
6
Why does Malcolm tell Macduff that he is a terrible person and would be a terrible king?
To have Macduff help him smuggle money and goods
Because he likes to shock people
Because he knows he is a terrible person and wants to admit it
To see if he was loyal to his country or the person in power
7
Why does Macduff say he will put away his sword when he is faced with someone that is NOT Macbeth?
the witches told Macduff he will slay Macbeth
he is too scared to fight the others
He only wants to kill Macbeth
He broke his sword
8
His theater was in
Stratford
Paris
Boston
London
9
Some people doubt that Shakespeare wrote his plays and sonnets because he had little education
False
True
10
His famous theater was called:
The Ball Theater
My Theater
Shakespeare's Theater
The Globe Theater
11
Shakespeare's parents were:
John Shakespeare and May Shakespeare
astronauts
William Shakespeare and Jenny Ament
John Shakespeare and Mary Arden
12
Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave?
They didn't: They stay to find the real murderer
They killed Duncan and are running away from the crime
They are told to by the witches
They fear they will be killed because they are next in line for the throne
13
Shakespeare had __________ children
2
4
3
1
14
Before Macbeth even talks to his wife, he has a "dark thought" that he doesn't want to think... what is it?
Become a traitor to Scotland
Kill Duncan
Kill the witches
Run away from Scotland
15
What is Lady Macbeth's plan?
Poison his dinner
get him "lost" in the woods
Drug the guards and stab the king with their knives
Pay murderers to do it
16
How does Lady Macbeth convince Macbeth to murder the king?
She insults his manhood
She doesn't want to kill the king: Macbeth does
She puts a drug in his tea
She talks about how much better of a King Macbeth will be
17
What does the doctor and gentlewoman see Lady Macbeth doing?
Planning the murders
Sneaking out to flee Scotland
Sneaking poison to her husband
sleepwalking and washing her hands over and over
18
What did King James think of witchcraft?
He took it very seriously and even wrote a book
He thought it was made up to make people scared
He thought it was a serious matter that the Church should fix
He thought that witches ruled our fates
19
Is Malcolm really as bad as he says he is?
no
Yes
20
Vision #3:
Macbeth will not be defeated until he travels through Birnham Wood
Macbeth will not be defeated until Birnham Wood comes to Dunsinane
Macbeth will flee Scotland and go to France
Macbeth will rule for years to come
21
What is Lady Macbeth's signal she has taken care of the guards?
put a candle in the window
ring a bell
send him a note with a messenger
send him a text
22
What is Macbeth's reaction to the news that Birnham Wood is moving?
He launches fire balls at the forest
He runs out the back of the castle
Let's go meet them: we will die as soldiers
He summons the witches to see what will happen if he stays
23
Shakespeare was born in
London
Strangham upon Trinity
Worchestershire
Stratford upon Avon
24
Macbeth to Macduff, "But get thee back, my soul is too much charged With blood of thine already." what does he mean?
he fears death
he is scared he will lose the crown
He cut Macduff with his sword already
He killed Macduff's family
25
The king of England when
Macbeth
was written was:
King Henry VIII
King Triton
King George
King James
26
How does Lady Macbeth cover for Macbeth's weirdness as he talks to this ghost no one can see?
he is taking part in a murder mystery
he is just playing around: join him
ignore him: he has had fits like these for years
he is a seer: he can tell the future
27
How does he plan on killing Banquo and Fleance?
His wife does it
Poisons them
Kills them himself
Hires murderers
28
When does Macbeth know he is really in trouble?
when Macduff says he was not born the normal way
When Macduff says he wants to kill only him
when his wife commits suicide
when he sees Banquo's ghost
29
Macbeth
takes place in __________?
Scotland
America
France
England
30
Who becomes the next king of Scotland?
Fleance
Donalbain
Malcolm
Macduff
31
Shakespeare's grave gives a warning to people in the form of a:
play
joke
poem
single word
32
Macbeth decides he must kill _____________ and his son _______________ since the witches said theirs is a line of kings
Banquo and Fleance
Malcolm and Lennox
Banquo and Malcolm
Macduff and Ross
33
the last two lines of a sonnet is called
couplet
ending
rhyme scheme
blank verse
34
An Iambic foot consists of an unstressed and stressed syllable
False
True
35
Shakespeare married
April Hathaway
Anne Boleyn
Mrs. Shakespeare
Anne Hathaway
36
What do the witches predict for Banquo on the first meeting?
you will be king
you will be murdered
your sons will be kings
you will live happily ever after
37
What reason does Macbeth give for killing the guards (even though it is really to cover his tracks)?
They failed in their duty
They failed to stop Duncan's murder
he was in a rage because they murdered Duncan
They attacked Macbeth
38
Who discovers Duncan has been murdered?
Macduff
Ross
Banquo
Donalbain
39
What does Macbeth demand the doctor do for his wife?
heal her mind
take her away from his sight
wake her up
take her to a hospital
40
What does Malcolm do to hide how many people are in his army?
dress them in disguises
Have some hiding behind trees
cut and hide behind branches in the woods
dig holes and cover them with branches while it is dark
41
How does Macbeth die?
Macduff beheads him
Duncan beheads him
He is killed in battle
He is poisoned
42
Unrhymed iambic pentameter is called
couplet
poetry
blank verse
ending
43
What arguments does Macbeth make with himself against killing Duncan?
He is a good leader and well guarded
He is my kin, my king, a good man, and my guest
He is my kin, my king, and my best friend
He looks like my father
44
Vision #2 tells Macbeth:
Banquo's sons will not rule
No man of woman born will harm Macbeth
Your men will betray you
No one born in Scotland can defeat Macbeth
45
Macbeth existed in real life (and so does his castle)
True
False
46
What does Macduff do when he finds out Macbeth has killed his family?
kills Macbeth's wife as punishment
Goes crazy
Flees
vows to kill him and only him for revenge
47
Where is Macduff?
France
Ireland
Scotland
England
48
each pair of syllables is called
iambic foot
rhyme
iambic meter
couplet
49
His theater was famous for it's ___________ design
beautiful
theater in the round
stage
theater of the people
50
Shakespeare's sonnets are written in
iambic pentameter
blank verse
Iambic quadratical
alternate rhyme scheme
51
Lady Macbeth says a "prayer" after she learns Duncan is coming. what does she ask for?
make the night dark so no one will see
Make her drunk so she won't remember what they did
Make her the fairest in the land
"Thicken her blood" so she will feel no remorse
52
The second Globe was __________ after being closed by the Puritans.
torn down
rebuilt
burned down
reopened
53
a single line of a sonnet has _____ syllables
10
5
12
4
54
Witch #2 says: "By the pricking of my thumb, something wicked this way comes". Who arrives?
Macbeth
Macduff
Duncan
Lady Macbeth
55
Shakespeare wrote only history plays
false
true
56
What excuse does Lady Macbeth give for not killing Duncan herself?
She was a lady
she was not strong enough
The guards were not asleep yet
He looked like her father
57
Shakespeare's acting troupe was called
The Shakespeare Acting Company
The King's Men
The Lord's Men
The Londoners
58
Again the witches: Vision #1 tells Macbeth:
Beware the heaviness of the crown
Don't lose your head
Beware the guilt that plagues your wife
Beware Macduff the Thane of Fife
59
What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says: "Out damn spot, out I say"?
She is trying to rid herself of her husband
she is trying to wash the blood (her guilt!) off her hands
She is talking to the dog
She has a stain on her dress she cannot get out
60
What does Macbeth do since he cannot kill Macduff?
sends murderers to England to find him
Kills his wife and children
Has him arrested
Bans him from Scotland
61
Why isn't his plan to kill Banquo and his heirs successful?
Banquo and Fleance kill the murderers
Fleance gets away
Banquo gets away
The murderers betray Macbeth
62
Shakespeare wrote:
sonnets and newspaper articles
poetry and novels
plays and novels
plays and sonnets
63
The witches call Macbeth the Thane of Glamis, the Thane of __________, and King thereafter
Catapult
Cantaloupe
Cawdor
Cawsor
64
What is Lady Macbeth's opinion of her husband?
She thinks he is evil
She thinks he is weak
She thinks he is an amazing leader
She thinks he is crazy
