Macbeth Quizzes

Macbeth Quiz 1

By Jennifer Little · Edited by Taro Kuriyama · Last reviewed June 23, 2008

1 What does Macbeth do to Macdonald after he defeats him?

He takes him prisoner and brings him to Duncan

Takes his family crest and title

Rips out his heart

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

Thane of Cawdor

King of Scotland

Earl of Northumberland

Thane of Glamis
3 The Weird Sisters greet Macbeth as ________________.

Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King hereafter

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

Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Fife, and King hereafter

Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Lochaber, and Thane of Glamis
4 How do the Weird Sisters greet Banquo?

"Thou shalt be king of Scotland!"

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

"Hail, king hereafter!"

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

Macbeth

Banquo

Malcolm

Macduff
6 Lady Macbeth calls on supernatural powers to _____________.

"hover through fog and filthy air"

"beguile the time"

"unsex me here"

"sleek o'er your rugged looks"
7 Who will the Macbeths frame as Duncan's murderer?

Donalbain

Macduff

Duncan's bodyguards

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

wilt thou be king

you were a man

will I love you

'twere well it were done quickly
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

Abandon it

Dash its brains out
10 What does Banquo think about the witches' predictions?

He dreams that they may come true, but he will do nothing about them

He doesn't believe them

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

He wishes they would not come true
11 What does Macbeth think he sees floating in front of him as he goes to kill Duncan?

A bloody child

A bloody head

A bloody sword

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

"Sleep no more"

"Amen"

"Avaunt thee"

"God bless us"
13 Where does the porter imagine he is guarding the gate?

The gate to Heaven

The castle at Fife

The palace at Dunsinane

The gate to Hell
14 Who discovers Duncan's body?

Macbeth

Malcolm

Ross

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

Avenge his death

Flee to England and Ireland

Kill Macbeth

Kill the bodyguards
16 Who is proclaimed king after Duncan is murdered?

Macbeth

Malcolm

Banquo

Macduff
17 Who will kill Banquo?

The three witches

Macbeth

Duncan's bodyguards

Two murderers
18 The two murderers are joined by ___________.

Seyton

Macbeth

A third murderer

The three witches
19 What is going on at Macbeth's castle while the murderers are killing Banquo?

Duncan's murder

Plans for killing Lady Macduff

Macbeth's coronation

A feast
20 What vision does Macbeth see at the table?

A bloody child

Duncan's head

A bloody dagger

Banquo's ghost
21 What does the first apparition tell Macbeth?

"Beware Macduff!"

"Beware Banquo!"

"Beware Malcolm!"

"Beware Siward!"
22 What does the second apparition tell Macbeth?

"None of woman born shall become king."

"None of woman born shall beware thee"

"None of woman born shall take Dunsinane"

"None of woman born shall harm Macbeth"
23 What does the third apparition tell Macbeth?

that he will fall when Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane

that he should travel from Dunsinane to Birnam Wood

that he should attack Macduff

that he is safe as long as he stays at Dunsinane
24 What is the last vision that the witches show Macbeth?

Macduff's head

A stain on his hand

A procession of eight kings

A procession of bloody corpses
25 Who warns Lady Macduff to leave her house?

A Messenger

A Weird Sister

Malcolm

Macduff

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