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Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth!
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Questions about Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
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1
Who flees to Ireland as he is afraid and says "There's daggers in men's smiles"?
Donaldbain
Fleance
Ross
the Porter
2
Before Macbeth kills Duncan what does he see?
Bloody Dagger
Banquo's Ghost
Bloody Hands
The Witches
3
Who pretends to faint after Duncan's murder?
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
the porter
Malcolm
4
Shakespeare's repertory theater was unique. Why?
It put on a different show every night.
It only produced tragedies.
It played the same show for weeks at a time.
It only produced comedies.
5
Who said "Yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o' the milk of human kindness"?
Macbeth
Duncan
The Witches
Lady Macbeth
6
In this play, who has the most power over all?
Macduff
Macbeth
the Witches
Duncan
7
Which of the following was NOT said by an apparition from the witches?
Macbeth won't fall until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane
Thou shall get kings, though thou be none
Beware Macduff
None of woman born shall harm Macbeth
8
Shakespeare was born where
Stafford Avon
London
Inverness
Stratford Upon Avon
9
A hint or sign of something is to come in the future, is what literary term?
dramatic irony
soliloquy
foreshadowing
monologue
10
Who do the witches say has heirs who will be kings?
Macbeth
Banquo
Macduff
Malcolm
11
Who is responsible for Macbeth's Death
Macduff
Donalbain
MacDonald
Hecate
12
The groundlings were wealthy attendees of Shakespeare's plays.
False
True
13
Why is the Porter scene included in the play?
to make the groundlings suffer
dramatic irony
comic relief
to please the king
14
The Theme of Macbeth is
Power doesn't buy happiness
Actions have consequences
Political Greed Corrupts
Too Much Power leads to destruction
15
Who was considered brave and honorable for winning a battle for King Duncan?
the Captain
Banquo
Macbeth
Macduff
16
What event disturbs Macbeth and his dinner guests when they are having a feast?
he is washing his hands
he is sleepwalking
he sees Duncan's ghost
he sees Banquo's ghost
17
A bard is an entertainer.
False
True
18
Which was
NOT
mentioned by the witches?
Cawdor
Banquo is the enemy
King
Thane of Glamis
19
The new king is
Banquo's Son
Peter Griffen
Hecate
Malcolm
20
Lady Macbeth plans to blame Duncan's murder on whom?
Banquo
Duncan's Guards
Malcolm
Ross
21
Shakespeare's theater was called the....
Queen's Theater
World
King's Own Theater
Globe
22
After the witches greet Macbeth, Banquo asks:
If they are real
them to help him win the battle
if they will harm him
If Banquo will be king
23
Who said: [Life]
is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing
Macbeth
Malcolm
Lady Macbeth
Macduff
24
Macbeth asks Lady Macbeth's doctor for a cure to the war with England. What does this suggest?
He is most worried about his wife
He wishes his wife would die
He is afraid his wife is beyond recovery
He is more concerned about the upcoming battle than his wife
25
Lady Macbeth is all of the following
except
?
Crazy
kind
Selfish
Manipulative
26
Who says, "Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent underneath"?
the witches
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
27
Who discovers that King Duncan is dead?
Banquo
Malcolm
Macduff
Donaldbain
28
When the audience knows something that the characters do not, is what literary term?
monologue
soliloquy
dramatic irony
foreshadowing
29
When the king learns of the treason of the Thane of Cawdor, he:
Gives his titles to the Thanes son.
Orders him killed
Weeps bitter tears
Realizes all is lost
30
Which character was murdered first?
King Duncan
Banquo
King's Guards
Lady Macduff
31
Who said: "But wherefore could not I pronounce "Amen?"...Amen stuck in my throat.
Lady Macbeth
Macduff
Malcolm
Macbeth
32
Who said "foul is fair and fair is foul"?
Macbeth
the witches
Lady Macbeth
Duncan
33
Who was executed for being a traitor?
Thane of Cawdor
Lennox
Ross
Fleance
34
Who is the only one to see Banquo's ghost?
Ross
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
Banquo
35
What is Macbeth's main "tragic flaw"?
desire for power
desire for women
desire for money
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