Macbeth Quizzes

Macbeth Quiz 1

1 What does Macbeth do to Macdonald after he defeats him?
Rips out his heart

He takes him prisoner and brings him to Duncan

Takes his family crest and title

Cuts off his head and places it on the battlements
2 What new title does Macbeth receive early in Act one?
Thane of Glamis

Thane of Cawdor

King of Scotland

Earl of Northumberland
3 The Weird Sisters greet Macbeth as ________________.
Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Lochaber, and Thane of Glamis

Thane of Glamis, Thane of Fife, and father of kings

Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Fife, and King hereafter

Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King hereafter
4 How do the Weird Sisters greet Banquo?
"Thou shalt be king of Scotland!"

"Hail, king hereafter!"

"Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none."

"O valiant cousin!"
5 Who does Duncan name as his successor?
Macduff

Banquo

Macbeth

Malcolm
6 Lady Macbeth calls on supernatural powers to _____________.
"beguile the time"

"sleek o'er your rugged looks"

"hover through fog and filthy air"

"unsex me here"
7 Who will the Macbeths frame as Duncan's murderer?
Macduff

Duncan's bodyguards

Donalbain

Banquo
8 Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth "When you durst do it, then ___________."
will I love you

'twere well it were done quickly

you were a man

wilt thou be king
9 What does Lady Macbeth say she would do with her child if she had to?
Give up her life for it

Cut off its head

Dash its brains out

Abandon it
10 What does Banquo think about the witches' predictions?
He wishes they would not come true

He doesn't believe them

He will try to make them come true, no matter what it takes

He dreams that they may come true, but he will do nothing about them
11 What does Macbeth think he sees floating in front of him as he goes to kill Duncan?
A bloody dagger

A bloody child

A bloody head

A bloody sword
12 What can't Macbeth say when he hears the bodyguards praying?
"Amen"

"Sleep no more"

"God bless us"

"Avaunt thee"
13 Where does the porter imagine he is guarding the gate?
The gate to Heaven

The gate to Hell

The palace at Dunsinane

The castle at Fife
14 Who discovers Duncan's body?
Malcolm

Ross

Macbeth

Macduff
15 What do Malcolm and Donalbain decide they will do when Duncan is murdered?
Avenge his death

Flee to England and Ireland

Kill the bodyguards

Kill Macbeth
16 Who is proclaimed king after Duncan is murdered?
Malcolm

Macbeth

Banquo

Macduff
17 Who will kill Banquo?
Duncan's bodyguards

Macbeth

Two murderers

The three witches
18 The two murderers are joined by ___________.
Seyton

Macbeth

The three witches

A third murderer
19 What is going on at Macbeth's castle while the murderers are killing Banquo?
Duncan's murder

Plans for killing Lady Macduff

A feast

Macbeth's coronation
20 What vision does Macbeth see at the table?
A bloody dagger

A bloody child

Banquo's ghost

Duncan's head
21 What does the first apparition tell Macbeth?
"Beware Siward!"

"Beware Malcolm!"

"Beware Macduff!"

"Beware Banquo!"
22 What does the second apparition tell Macbeth?
"None of woman born shall beware thee"

"None of woman born shall take Dunsinane"

"None of woman born shall harm Macbeth"

"None of woman born shall become king."
23 What does the third apparition tell Macbeth?
that he should travel from Dunsinane to Birnam Wood

that he will fall when Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane

that he is safe as long as he stays at Dunsinane

that he should attack Macduff
24 What is the last vision that the witches show Macbeth?
A procession of eight kings

A procession of bloody corpses

Macduff's head

A stain on his hand
25 Who warns Lady Macduff to leave her house?
Macduff

Malcolm

A Weird Sister

A Messenger

Of what importance are the bleeding Sergeant and Ross? Why does Shakespeare introduce two messengers?

There are two pieces of information here, hence the two messengers. The bleeding sergeant is meant to inform Duncan, and the audience, of Macbeth's valor in battle. Ross is meant to inform about the Thane of Cawdor being a traitor. Both pieces of...

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Macbeth

The third which says that Banquo's sons shall be kings, Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none.
So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo!

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Answered by Aslan on 4/23/2015 3:01 PM

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Macbeth Act 1 Scene 3 questions

What is significant about the first words that Macbeth speaks in the play?

A motif or recurring idea in the play is equivocation. There is the balance of the dark and the light, the good and the bad. Macbeth's first line reflects this. It...

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Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

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