Macbeth Quizzes

Macbeth Quiz 1

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 Glamis

King of Scotland

Earl of Northumberland

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

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

Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Lochaber, and Thane of Glamis

Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King hereafter

Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Fife, and King hereafter
4 How do the Weird Sisters greet Banquo?

"Hail, king hereafter!"

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

"O valiant cousin!"

"Thou shalt be king of Scotland!"
5 Who does Duncan name as his successor?

Macduff

Malcolm

Macbeth

Banquo
6 Lady Macbeth calls on supernatural powers to _____________.

"beguile the time"

"hover through fog and filthy air"

"sleek o'er your rugged looks"

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

Duncan's bodyguards

Banquo

Donalbain

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

you were a man

'twere well it were done quickly

wilt thou be king

will I love you
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 dreams that they may come true, but he will do nothing about them

He wishes they would not come true

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

He doesn't believe them
11 What does Macbeth think he sees floating in front of him as he goes to kill Duncan?

A bloody dagger

A bloody sword

A bloody head

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

"Avaunt thee"

"God bless us"

"Amen"

"Sleep no more"
13 Where does the porter imagine he is guarding the gate?

The gate to Heaven

The palace at Dunsinane

The castle at Fife

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

Macduff

Malcolm

Ross

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

Kill Macbeth

Kill the bodyguards

Avenge his death

Flee to England and Ireland
16 Who is proclaimed king after Duncan is murdered?

Macduff

Banquo

Malcolm

Macbeth
17 Who will kill Banquo?

Macbeth

Two murderers

The three witches

Duncan's bodyguards
18 The two murderers are joined by ___________.

A third murderer

Macbeth

Seyton

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

Macbeth's coronation

Plans for killing Lady Macduff

A feast

Duncan's murder
20 What vision does Macbeth see at the table?

Banquo's ghost

A bloody dagger

Duncan's head

A bloody child
21 What does the first apparition tell Macbeth?

"Beware Siward!"

"Beware Macduff!"

"Beware Banquo!"

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

"None of woman born shall take Dunsinane"

"None of woman born shall harm Macbeth"

"None of woman born shall beware thee"

"None of woman born shall become king."
23 What does the third apparition tell Macbeth?

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

that he should travel from Dunsinane to Birnam Wood
24 What is the last vision that the witches show Macbeth?

A stain on his hand

A procession of eight kings

Macduff's head

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

Macduff

A Weird Sister

Malcolm

A Messenger

Sleep is a symbol of innocence because the innocent quickly find the state of slumber without things that cloud their mind.... innocence sleeps without guilt. In Macbeth, Macbeth's act of cold-blooded murder leaves him guilt ridden, he has lost...

Asked by Jason L #573531

Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/7/2016 12:30 PM

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What does banquo resemble Macbeth on the night on which Duncan is murdered?

He [Banquo] was still awake just like Macbeth.

Asked by Maldan C #1349474

Answered by Cyrus M #1360976 on 3/13/2025 2:55 AM

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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...

Asked by Tye I #628512

Answered by Aslan on 3/21/2017 7:00 PM

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Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

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