| The setting of the play is primarily in | Scotland |
| An extended speech in which a character speaks to himself or herself on stage to reveal private thoughts is called | Soliloquy |
| The original Thane of Cawdor was | a traitor to Scotland |
| In the beginning of the play, Macbeth successfully fights against | Macdonwald |
| Macbeth first meets the witches when he is returning home from | a battle he has just won |
| In the first act, the witches predict that | macbeth will be king but banquo will not |
| What does Duncan name the Prince of Cumberland? | Malcolm |
| Before Macbeth murders Duncan, he sees | an apparition of a bloody dagger. |
| Which prophecy does not come true during the course of the play? | Only a man not born of a woman will kill Macbeth |
| When Lady Macbeth hears King Duncan is coming to see them, she | is pleased with the opportunity it gives Macbeth |
| The porter at Macbeth’s castle is depicted as | a drunken joker |
| During his second visit with the Witches, what is the last piece of information macbeth demands to know? | If Banquo’s sons will be king |
| Malcolm speaks negatively about himself and lies to Macduff in order to | test Macduff’s loyalty |
| What symptom’s does lady macbeth exhibit to the doctor? | She rubs her hands together as if she’s washing them |
| Macbeth convinces the two murderers to kill Banquo by telling them that | Banquo had previously harmed them |
| What is Lady Macbeth’s role in Macbeth’s plan to kill Banquo and Fleance? | She doesn’t know about it |
| How do the the murderers sent to kill Banquo leave the job incomplete? | Banquo’s son Fleance escapes |
| Why does Lady Macbeth faint immediately after Duncan’s murder? | It is an act to turn attention away from her husband |
| Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave the country after Duncan’s murder? | They are afraid the murderer will be after them too |
| Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead? | He knows they suspect him. He is furious that he has done the work to become king and Banquo’s descendants will benefit. |
| During the feast, Macbeth’s chair is occupied by | Banquo’s ghost |
| Which of the following is the one thing the witches did NOT show Macbeth? | The crying child |
| When Macduff receives the news of his family, Malcolm urges him to | get revenge |
| Macbeth tries to reassure himself that Malcolm and Macduff are not a threat to him because | they are both “born of a women” |
| What is the probably cause of Lady’s Macbeth’s suicide? | She feels guilty for her role in Duncan’s murder |
| Why is Macbeth fearless in the final battle? | He no longer cares whether he remains king |
| Who kills macbeth, finally ending his tyrannical reign? | Macduff |
| When Macbeth is finally killed, te prophecy of none of the woman born shall harm macbeth is fulfillilled because Macbeth’s killer | was born by a caesarian section |
| After macbeth dies, the new king will be | malcolm |
| who speaks the last line of the play? | Macduff |
Macbeth Test
January 1, 2020