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2023Macbeth Review Quiz
2023Macbeth Review Quiz
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A 30 question quiz to review for a test on Shakespeare's "Macbeth"
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1
The place of coronation
Dunsinane
Granola
Scone
Birnam City
2
What title is Macbeth given after his victory described in Act 1?
Thane of Ross
Thane of Cawdor
King of Scotland
Prince of Cumberland
3
Who laments: What's done cannot be undone.
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
WIlbur
Banquo
4
What do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to do after learning of Duncan's murder?
revenge Duncan's death
fight each other for the crown
run away to protect themselves
hide their grief from everyone
5
An example of a motif in Macbeth is
a dagger
Pajamas
Milk
A candle
6
Malcolm shows that he will be a good king at the end of the play when he
tells everyone to attend his crowning
kills Macbeth and his wife
thanks his supporters and rewards them
promises to find the traitors and kill them
7
Macbeth reveals he believes
every day in his life is longer than the day before
time is the determining method if life lived is worthwhile
actions are meaningless because we are being drawn to death
history will one day show he was justified in his actions
8
Which good quality does Macbeth most fear in Banquo?
physical strength
constant loyalty
wise courage
supreme honesty
9
The ghost at dinner causes Macbeth to
accuse his wife of murdering Duncan
share about a terrible childhood illness
become extremely agitated and upset
question his guest's loyalty to Duncan
10
Duncan orders Ross to
have Macbeth kill the thane of Cawdor
inform of the thane of Cawdor's death
tell Macbeth he is thane of Cawdor
warn of the thane of Cawdor's treachery
11
Who says "so fair and foul a day I have not seen"
Banquo
Macduff
The witches
Macbeth
12
The contents of the witches' cauldron foreshadow in tragedy, Macbeth's rule will
make Scotland seem poisoned and diseased
force Macbeth's foes to live somewhere else
lead Macbeth to order people to murder others
causes famine and force people to eat bad food
13
Who says: Double, double, toil and trouble: Fire burn and cauldron bubble?
First witch
The witches
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
14
Who kills Lady Macbeth?
Macbeth
Lady Macduff
Lady Macbeth
Macduff
15
Who says "To Ireland, I"
King of England
Macduff
Malcolm
Donaldbain
16
Macbeth becomes a tragic hero when...
He kills King Duncan
He does not believe the witches first three predictions
He dies in battle with Macduff
He has Macduff's family murdered
17
Siward's concern about the death of Young Siward is
the bell rings properly to honor his death
someone takes revenge on Macbeth
how many other sons he may lose to the war
whether he died facing his enemy and fighting
18
An example of equivocation is:
Red and blue
Beware Macbeth
no man born from a woman will kill Macbeth
when Duncan smells the castle air
19
Who first learns about Duncan's murder
Malcolm
Donaldbain
Macduff
Banquo
20
Who does Duncan name the Prince of Cumberland?
Donaldbain
Malcolm
Macbeth
Macduff
21
Macduff blames the deaths of his wife and children on
Macbeth's evil
his son and wife
his own sins
Ross' neglect
22
What do Macbeth and his wife do to make sure Duncan's guards are blamed for his death?
make sure the guards are seen drinking
use the guards' daggers to stab Duncan
convince drunk guards Duncan is evil
dress as guards to commit murder
23
The play's setting is
Scotland
Ireland
England
Wales
24
How does Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane?
it doesn't
through an earthquake
Malcolm's army hides behind cut-off tree branches
by magic
25
One aspect of Macbeth's tragic flaw is
fear of all of the ghosts
overconfidence in himself
desire for knowledge
fear of Banquo's children
26
What advice does Lady Macbeth give to Macbeth to aid her plan?
pretend to be nice to Duncan
ignore Duncan completely
make Duncan drink all night
invite the king to stay longer
27
Where is Duncan killed?
in the battle with Norway
in his bedroom at Macbeth's castle
in his bedchamber at home
at Birnham Wood
28
Which two characters have a deep conversation in Act 4, Scene 3 regarding the state of Scotland
Donaldbain and Malcolm
Macduff and Malcolm
Ross and Macduff
Macduff and Banquo
29
What vision does Macbeth have before he kills Duncan?
he sees a floating head urging him to spill blood
he sees a bloody axe lodged in Duncan's brow
he sees a pale maiden weeping in the moonlight
he sees a floating dagger pointing him to Duncan's bedroom
30
What happens to Lady Macbeth before she dies?
she is bothered by fits of sleepwalking
she sees her children killed in battle
she sees her children killed by Macbeth
she is haunted by the ghost of Duncan
31
Who kills Lord Siward's son?
Duncan
Ross
Macbeth
Lennox
32
Which of the following are not characteristics of a tragic hero?
is doomed because of his weakness
is a superior (important) figure (person)
has a weakness
saves his people
33
What does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth lacks?
the qualities to be a good king
enough cruelty to murder Duncan
respect for her opinions and ideas
ambition to be greater than he is
34
Why is Lady Macduff angry with her husband?
He behaved as a traitor and fled the country
His absence is causing his children to worry
He left the country with some of his children
His leaving throws suspicions on his loyalty
35
Who says: "thou has it all now: King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, "
Duncan
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
Macbeth
36
Why is Macbeth unconcerned about the thanes who leave him to fight with Malcolm?
Macbeth wants to fight the loyal soldiers
These thanes are all Scottish
the prophesies make Macbeth fearless
Macbeth wantes to fight with Macduff
37
Who kills Banquo?
Macduff
Fleance
Macbeth
a group of murders hired by Macbeth
38
Why is Macduff able to kill Macbeth despite the witches' prophecy?
he receives a charm
he is a powerful warlock himself
he kills the witches first
he was born by cesarean section
39
Both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth wish
fortune will "unsex" them beforehand
darkness will cover their evil deeds
things happen without their assisstance
Duncan will refuse to visit the castle
40
Why does Macbeth say Banquo's murder is different from murders in past times?
murders past were much more terrible than Banquo's
Banquo's murder is more necessary than any of the past
Macbeth feels more horror and guilt then and past murderers
Banquo is the only murdered to return to sit among living
41
Why is Lady Macbeth forced to put the daggers near the servants?
they were awake when Macbeth saw them
she forgot to tell Macbeth to leave them there
Macbeth forgot to do it in his fear and guilt
the daggers are too bloody for Macbeth to hold
42
In what way does Macbeth see Fleance as as antagonist?
Macbeth fears Fleance will interrupt the feast
Fleance is able to identify Duncan's murderers
Macbeth thinks Fleance knows the prophesies
Fleance will grow up into a dangerous enemy
43
What do Macbeth and Macduff have in common at the end of Act 4?
each wants Malcolm to remain outside of Scotland
each wants to kill the other for his treachery
they both consider Ross to be a personal enemy
they both have a new awareness of their sins
44
How does Macbeth finally know Macduff will be the one who kills him>
Macbeth finally wishes his life to be over
Macduff says he was removed from his mother
Macduff needs to avenge the deaths of his family
Macbeth decides the apparitions told him lies
45
Whom does Macbeth see sitting in his chair during the banquet?
the witches
Banquo's ghost
Duncan's ghost
Lady Macbeth
46
What causes Macbeth to fight Macduff?
Macbeth initially does not know that Macduff was not officially "born"
Macbeth wants to let Macduff have revenge for his family
Macduff has told Macbeth the English are in Scotland
Macbeth knows Macduff is a stronger and better fighter
47
Why does Macbeth worry he has killed Duncan more for Banquo's sake than for his own?
Banquo's prophesies have good news instead of guilt like his
Macbeth does not have any children to follow him as king
the people want Banquo to be kind instead of Macbeth
Banquo gains honor by Scotland for finding Duncan's killer
48
Why does Macduff say Malcolm and Donalbain are suspected of hiring their father's murderers?
they do not weep for their father
Malcolm does not support Macbeth
they left Scotland without a word
Dunca's horses are misbehaving
49
What stopped Lady Macbeth from killing Duncan?
Macbeth must be the one to do it
she fears the guards will hear her
the shriek of an owl scared her
Duncan reminds her of her father
50
Who says: "What's done is done"
Macduff
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
Lady Macduff
51
Which of the sons goes to Ireland?
Macduff
Ross
Malcolm
Donaldbain
52
Shakespeare included ghosts in his plays to
to please King James
to please Queen Elizabeth
to please King Duncan
to please his aunt
53
Who flees Scotland immediately after Duncan's death?
Fleance
Macbeth
Lennox
Malcolm and Donalbain
54
Why is Duncan's reference to Lady Macbeth as a "noble hostess" and example of dramatic irony?
Macbeth enjoys serving Duncan
Duncan criticized her to the others
Lady Macbeth wants Duncan to leave
Lady Macbeth plans to murder him
55
Although invisible to others, Lady Macbeth tries to wash away
ink spots from a letter
spots of her own blood
spots of blood on her hands
bit of wax from her candle
56
Whom does Lady Macbeth frame for the murder of Duncan?
Duncan's drunken chamberlains
Macbeth
Malcolm and Donalbain
the porter
57
Who says: "I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her nightgown upon her, unlock her closet.....
The Doctor
The doctor
Lady Macbeth
The gentlewoman
