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- 1. Multiple Choice
The statement “Fair is foul and foul is fair” is a ________________
Metaphor
Simile
Paradox
Contradiction
- 2. Multiple Choice
What happens to the Thane of Cawdor? Why?
He is rewarded for his bravery in the battle and promoted
He is executed for being a traitor
King Duncan takes his land away for being unfaithful
He is banished from Scotland
- 3. Multiple Choice
What prophesies do the witches make for Macbeth when they see him?
He will become Thane of Cawdor and be killed by Banquo's posterity
He will be killed for killing King Duncan
He will be killed in another battle
He will be made Thane of Cawdor and then become King
- 4. Multiple Choice
What prophecies do the witches give about Banquo?
That he will beget kings
That he will become king
That he will soon become a Thane
That he will be killed in battle
- 5. Multiple Choice
What are the ways Macbeth sees himself getting the throne?
He can wait until King Duncan Dies
He can use the witches powers to overthrow the King
He can kill King Duncan
A and C
- 6. Multiple Choice
What comment does Duncan make about Cawdor’s death?
That traitors deserve a horrible death
That he died more noble than he lived
That Cawdor deserved to die because he ruled ineffectively
The mode of execution was fitting for a traitor
- 7. Multiple Choice
How does Lady Macbeth intimidate her husband in her speech to him?
She says she will kill him if he doesn't go through with the plan
she says he is a liar if he doesn't go through with it
She says that she is more of a man than he is because she would kill her own child if she swore to do it
She says she will divorce him and disclose his plans to the King
- 8. Multiple Choice
Who says, "False face must hide what the false heart doth know."
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
King Duncan
The witches
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who says, "If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly."
King Duncan
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who said, "What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won."
Banquo
Ross
King Duncan
Witch 1
- 11. Multiple Choice
What tragic flaw does Macbeth portray in ACT 1
murder
love
loyalty
ambition
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who says, "...have we eaten on the insane root That takes the reason prisoner?"
Ross
Banquo
Duncan
Cawdor
- 13. Multiple Choice
The play Macbeth is a
Comedy
Tragedy
Epic
Shakespearean Sonnet
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of the play Macbeth?
Murder and ambition
Tragic love
Things aren't what they seem
Good is bad and bad is good
- 15. Multiple Choice
How is Shakespeare's Macbeth a Renaissance tragedy?
There is a lot of murder and bloodshed
It follows actual historical events and characters
Renaissance is a period of love and enlightenment and it includes a tragic love theme
Because Shakespeare lived during the Renaissance
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is a soliloquy?
When a character speaks so that other characters can't hear them
When a character is alone on stage and speaks their innermost thoughts
When two characters' discussion alludes to the theme of the play
When a character sings a solo on stage
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who said, "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir."
Malcolm
King Duncan
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is Inverness?
The place of battle in Scotland
King Duncan's castle
The town where Shakespeare was born
Macbeth's castle
- 19. Multiple Choice
In Act 1 Scene 7 what is the conflict between Macbeth and his wife?
How they are going to kill Duncan
Whether they should kill Duncan
When they are going to kill Duncan
What they are going to kill Duncan with
- 20. Multiple Choice
Who does Duncan name as Prince of Cumberland?
Malcolm
Banquo
Macbeth
Ross
- 21. Multiple Choice
After Lady Macbeth reads the letter from her husband, what does she tell us is her opinion of Macbeth?
She plans to convince Macbeth to allow Banquo to be king because she thinks he would be a better monarch.
She does't think he would be a good king, but as his wife, she will support him
She thinks he has ambition, but is too nice to use the fastest means to obtain power.
She vows to use any means necessary to stop Macbeth from becoming king.
- 22. Multiple Choice
"Fair is foul and foul is fair." "Look like th' innocent flower, but be the serpent under't." "False face must hide what the false heart doth show." What is the reoccurring motif demonstrated by these three lines?
Life contains obstacles and hardships.
There are no good deeds -- every one is eventually punished.
On the surface, what seems good is actually deceptive.
True power comes from fate.
- 23. Multiple Choice
What is the murder plan?
Lady Macbeth will poison the king's food at the banquet tonight so that it will look like natural causes.
Macbeth will bribe the guards with money and titles in order to hire them to kill the king at night.
Lady Macbeth will get the guards drunk, and then Macbeth will kill the king in his sleep with their daggers.
Macbeth's soldiers will come to the banquet disguised as robbers where they will murder Duncan and Malcolm.
- 24. Multiple Choice
What arguments do Lady Macbeth use to convince Macbeth to commit the murder?
She questions his manliness, saying he is a coward for not wanting to go through it, and says he would be more of a man if he did the deed.
She tells him that they have to go through with it now that they have thought about it because they have committed treason by even discussing it.
She claims that the people of Scotland will love Macbeth more than they love Duncan, so it is for the good of the country.
When they were first married, he promised to always make her happy, and right now the only thing that will make her happy is murdering the king.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Choose the character who delivers this line: "So foul and fair a day I have not seen."
Banquo
Duncan
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
- 26. Multiple Choice
Choose the character who delivers this line: "We shall establish our estate on our eldest, Malcolm, whom we name hereafter Prince of Cumberland."
Banquo
Thane of Cawdor
King Duncan
Ross
- 27. Multiple Choice
Choose the character who delivers this line: "Look like th' innocent flower, but be the serpent under't."
The narrator
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
The witches
- 28. Multiple Choice
"Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here [...] Make thick my blood, stop up th' access and passage to remorse..." What is Lady Macbeth asking for in these lines?
She wants to be filled with strong mettle and cruelty so she has no misgivings about what needs to be done to make Macbeth king.
She prays to the Witches to create a terrible storm so that Duncan dies on the way to her castle.
She is asking the spirits to give Macbeth strength and take away his kindness so that he can go through with the deed.
She asks for a sign to show her that her decision is the right one for her king, husband, and country.
- 29. Multiple Choice
"This castle has a pleasant seat. The air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle senses." What is the irony in Duncan's description of Inverness?
A battle has just taken place here, so it is not at all pleasant or sweet-looking.
We know that the castle hold unpleasantness for Duncan, but he does not - he thinks it is peaceful.
He doesn't really mean what he is saying -- he is being sarcastic about the castle's appearance.
The castle looks like a good location for Duncan to relocate his seat of power, and he believes Macbeth will give him permission.
- 30. Multiple Choice
What is an aside?
When two characters speak to each other off-stage
When characters speak to the audience in a way that the other characters do not hear them
When a character turns to the side and speaks to other characters
opposite of a bside
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