Macbeth Quizzes

Macbeth Quiz 1

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

Takes his family crest and title

He takes him prisoner and brings him to Duncan

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

Earl of Northumberland

King of Scotland

Thane of Glamis
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?
"Hail, king hereafter!"

"O valiant cousin!"

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

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

Macduff

Banquo

Malcolm
6 Lady Macbeth calls on supernatural powers to _____________.
"sleek o'er your rugged looks"

"hover through fog and filthy air"

"unsex me here"

"beguile the time"
7 Who will the Macbeths frame as Duncan's murderer?
Donalbain

Banquo

Duncan's bodyguards

Macduff
8 Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth "When you durst do it, then ___________."
wilt thou be king

'twere well it were done quickly

you were a man

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

Abandon it

Cut off its head

Dash its brains out
10 What does Banquo think about the witches' predictions?
He doesn't believe them

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
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?
"Amen"

"Avaunt thee"

"God bless us"

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

The castle at Fife

The palace at Dunsinane

The gate to Heaven
14 Who discovers Duncan's body?
Macbeth

Ross

Macduff

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

Avenge his death

Kill the bodyguards

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

Banquo

Malcolm

Macbeth
17 Who will kill Banquo?
Duncan's bodyguards

The three witches

Two murderers

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

A third murderer

Macbeth

Seyton
19 What is going on at Macbeth's castle while the murderers are killing Banquo?
Plans for killing Lady Macduff

Macbeth's coronation

Duncan's murder

A feast
20 What vision does Macbeth see at the table?
Duncan's head

A bloody child

Banquo's ghost

A bloody dagger
21 What does the first apparition tell Macbeth?
"Beware Macduff!"

"Beware Malcolm!"

"Beware Siward!"

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

"None of woman born shall become king."

"None of woman born shall take Dunsinane"

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

that he will fall when Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane
24 What is the last vision that the witches show Macbeth?
A procession of bloody corpses

A stain on his hand

A procession of eight kings

Macduff's head
25 Who warns Lady Macduff to leave her house?
A Weird Sister

Malcolm

Macduff

A Messenger

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

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

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!

Asked by Courtney #438487

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

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Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

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