Macbeth Study Guide

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

• Rips out his heart
• He takes him prisoner and brings him to Duncan
• Cuts off his head and places it on the battlements
• Takes his family crest and title

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 Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King hereafter
• Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Fife, and King hereafter
• Thane of Glamis, Thane of Fife, and father of kings
• Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Lochaber, and Thane of Glamis

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?

• Banquo
• Macbeth
• Macduff
• Malcolm

6. Lady Macbeth calls on supernatural powers to _____________.

• "unsex me here"
• "sleek o'er your rugged looks"
• "hover through fog and filthy air"
• "beguile the time"

7. Who will the Macbeths frame as Duncan's murderer?

• Duncan's bodyguards
• Donalbain
• Banquo
• Macduff

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

• you were a man
• wilt thou be king
• 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?

• Abandon it
• Give up her life for it
• Cut off its head
• Dash its brains out

10. What does Banquo think about the witches' predictions?

• He wishes they would not come true
• 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