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Shakespeare's Macbeth Review
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1
Why is the Porter scene included in the play?
comic relief
to please the king
dramatic irony
to make the groundlings suffer
2
How does Macbeth become Thane of Cawdor?
the Witches predicted it
he is the son of the last Thane of Cawdor
he kills the last Thane of Cawdor
Duncan rewards him for bravery and loyalty
3
Lady Macbeth is a murderer.
True
False
4
Who was considered brave and honorable for winning a battle for King Duncan?
Banquo
the Captain
Macduff
Macbeth
5
The Witches address Banquo as future king.
False
True
6
Who is responsible for Macbeth's death?
Macdonwald
Hecate
Macduff
Donalbain
7
Malcolm proves to Macduff that he would make a horrible king.
True
False
8
Lady Macbeth is all of the following
except
:
crazy
selfish
kind
manipulative
9
What is Lady Macbeth's plan?
drug the king's guards & kill him while they are passed out
poison the king
hire hit-men to kill King Duncan
bribe the guards to kill Macbeth
10
Lady Macbeth plans to blame Duncan's murder on whom?
Duncan's guards
Ross
Banquo
Malcolm
11
Which character was murdered first?
Banquo
the king's guards
Lady Macduff
King Duncan
12
A hint or sign of something is to come in the future is what literary term?
dramatic irony
foreshadowing
soliloquy
monologue
13
Birnam Wood burns to the ground.
False
True
14
Who tells Macduff his family is dead?
Macbeth
Ross
the Witches
Duncan
15
Why do Malcolm and Donalbain flee?
they fear for their lives
they want to marry the Queen of Scotland
they killed King Duncan
they have lost their inheritance
16
King Duncan is Lady Macbeth's Father, which is why she cannot kill him.
False
True
17
When the audience knows something that the characters do not is what literary term?
dramatic irony
soliloquy
foreshadowing
monologue
18
Who kills Lady Macbeth?
Donalbain
Macduff
Lady Macbeth
Malcolm
19
What event disturbs Macbeth and his dinner guests when they are having a feast?
he is sleepwalking
he sees Duncan's ghost
he sees Banquo's ghost
he is washing his hands
20
Who is the only one to see Banquo's ghost?
Macbeth
Ross
Banquo
Lady Macbeth
21
Who was executed for being a traitor?
Lennox
Ross
Fleance
The Thane of Cawdor
22
Lady Macbeth believes her husband is "too full o' th' milk of human kindness," which means:
he is a scardy cat
he is ruthless
he is feeding their baby
he is too kind
23
Who becomes king at the end of the play?
Banquo
Porter
Ross
Malcolm
24
Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo and Fleance.
False
True
25
What do the natural disturbances in the night symbolize?
the natural world reflects the chaos of the human world
the glow of the fire in Dunsinane Hills
a coming war in a foreign country
the seismic aftershock of an earthquake
26
What does Lady Macbeth do during the banquet?
tries to cover for Macbeth
sees a ghost and begins to lose her mind
confesses her own guilt
drinks too much
27
Who discovers that King Duncan is dead?
Malcolm
Macduff
Banquo
Donalbain
28
Before Macbeth kills Duncan what does he see?
bloody dagger
The Witches
bloody hands
Banquo's ghost
29
Macduff goes to England to join Malcolm
False
True
30
Which of the following was
not
said to Macbeth by an apparition from the Witches?
thou shall get kings, though thou be none
none of woman born shall harm Macbeth
beware Macduff
Macbeth won't fall until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane
31
Who encourages Macbeth to kill King Duncan?
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
the Witches
Lady Macduff
32
Who pretends to faint after Duncan's murder?
Lady Macbeth
Malcolm
Banquo
the Porter
33
Towards the end of the play, Macbeth finally realizes
the Witches gave Banquo better news than they gave him
it was all a dream
the Witches deceived him by giving vague prophecies
Lady Macbeth deceived him
34
When Lady Macbeth says, "the thane of Fife had a wife. Where is she now?" she means:
they got divorced
she's at home
Lady Macduff ran away
Macduff's wife is dead
35
From what illness does Lady Macbeth begin to suffer?
sleepwalking
seizures
stomach ache
headaches
