MacBeth Jeopardy

Act I

100

Who is the king when the play starts?

• Duncan
• Malcom
• Cawdor
• Macduff

Duncan

200

Whom does Macbeth defeat in battle?

• Duncan’s armies
• King Edward’s English army
• The armies of Norway and Ireland
• Banquo

The armies of Norway and Ireland

300

What do the witches prophesy?

• Macbeth will be king and his sons will inherit the throne.
• Banquo will be king, but Macbeth will be much happier.
• Macbeth will be king but Banquo will murder him.
• Macbeth will be king and Banquo’s children will be kings.

Macbeth will be king and Banquo’s children will be kings.

400

What title, predicted by the witches, does Macbeth receive?

• Earl of Dunsinane
• Thane of Cawdor
• Prince of Birnam Wood
• Prince of Scotland

Thane of Cawdor

500

Who is made heir to Duncan’s throne?

• Macbeth
• Macduff’s son, Fleance
• Duncan’s son, Malcom
• Macduff

Duncan’s son, Malcom

Act II

100

What does the porter say that drinking causes?

• Heart disease, liver disease, and kidney problems
• A red nose, sleep, urination, and impotence
• Snoring, bad breath, and constipation
• A lot of knocking on the door

A red nose, sleep, urination, and impotence

200

Who kills the servants who look guilty of the murder?

• Macduff and Lennox
• Lady Macbeth
• Macbeth
• Banquo

Macbeth

300

How does Lady Macbeth publicly react to the news of the murder?

• She begins to wail uncontrollably.
• She says it is horrible and pretends to faint.
• She laughs gleefully and rubs her hands.
• She beats her chest and exclaims that she bears responsibility since it happened in her home.

She says it is horrible and pretends to faint.

400

Why do Malcom and Donalbain run away from the court?

• They too were plotting Duncan’s murder and are spooked that someone else got to him first.
• They are guilty and afraid of being caught.
• They know Macbeth did it and are scared.
• They fear that they are next to be murdered.

They fear that they are next to be murdered.

500

Why is Macbeth named king instead of Duncan’s son and heir, Malcom?

• Because Malcom’s flight makes him look guilty
• Because Duncan renounced Malcom and named Macbeth his heir
• Because Macbeth and Malcom are actually the same person
• Because Malcom makes a deal with Macbeth to forfeit the throne in exchange for not being murdered

Because Malcom’s flight makes him look guilty

Act III

100

How does Macbeth feel about Fleance getting away unharmed?

• It confirms his suspicion that the witches are lying to him.
• It’s fine because he can blame Banquo’s murder on Fleance.
• It leaves him vulnerable.
• It’s not such a big deal.

It leaves him vulnerable.

200

What does Macbeth see when he enters the banquet?

• The bloody ghost of Banquo
• The bloody ghost of Duncan
• A giant falcon sitting on the windowsill
• Duncan alive and well and eating at his table

The bloody ghost of Banquo

300

How does Lady Macbeth explain Macbeth’s odd behavior?

• She says he has been poisoned.
• She says he is sleepwalking.
• She says he suffered a shock during a fight to save Banquo from three murderers.
• She says not to worry because he’s had strange visions since childhood.

She says not to worry because he’s had strange visions since childhood.

400

What does Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, plan for Macbeth?

• To lure him into a cavern and have the witches kill him with a potion
• To give him prophecies that say the opposite of the ones he first received
• To show him visions that will falsely make him feel secure
• To appeal to his conscience and make him fully understand his guilt

To show him visions that will falsely make him feel secure

500

Why does Macduff go to England?

• To ask King Edward for aid in fighting Macbeth
• To hide from Macbeth
• To betray and abandon his wife and children
• To talk to the Prince of Denmark

To ask King Edward for aid in fighting Macbeth

Act IV

100

How many apparitions do the witches show Macbeth?

• Four
• Three
• Seven
• None

Four

200

What does Macbeth do when he hears Macduff has fled to England?

• He rushes to England to kill him.
• He orders the murder of Macduff’s family.
• He enlists Malcom’s help in fighting Macduff.
• He tries to safeguard Macduff’s family now that they’ve been abandoned.

He orders the murder of Macduff’s family.

300

What do Macduff’s wife and son argue about?

• Whether or not to go to England
• Whether there is an afterlife
• Whether Macduff has betrayed them or not
• Whether or not the son must go to bed

Whether Macduff has betrayed them or not

400

What does Malcom say to test Macduff’s loyalty to Scotland?

• He tells him he has joined forces with Macbeth.
• He says he’s more ambitious, greedy, and bloodthirsty than Macbeth.
• He hands Macduff a knife and says to kill him if he wants the throne for himself.
• He harshly criticizes Scotland and praises England.

He says he’s more ambitious, greedy, and bloodthirsty than Macbeth.

500

What does Macduff plan when he hears what happened to his family?

• Revenge on Macbeth
• Revenge on Malcom
• To join Macbeth
• Suicide

Revenge on Macbeth

Act V

100

What does Lady Macbeth obsess over as she goes mad?

• Whether Macbeth can also become king of England
• The bloody ghost of Banquo that is haunting her
• The summer bird, the martlet, that has built his nest in a nook in the castle wall
• Blood she cannot wash off her hands

Blood she cannot wash off her hands

200

What armies join forces against Macbeth?

• The Scottish and the British
• The French and the Swedes
• The British and the Spanish
• The Prussians and the Scottish

The Scottish and the British

300

What does it mean that Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane?

• It’s a meaningless riddle meant only to confuse.
• The advancing army rides to Dunsinane holding branches from Birnam wood.
• Macbeth’s banquet hall in Dunsinane is made from trees from the Birnam forest.
• Macbeth’s body will be buried in Dunsinane in a casket made from the trees of the Birnam forest.

The advancing army rides to Dunsinane holding branches from Birnam wood.

400

In what way is Macduff not of woman born?

• He was adopted as a baby.
• His mother was Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft.
• He was born by cesarean section.
• The phrase is an insult that implies his mother was a prostitute.

He was born by cesarean section.

500

Who kills Macbeth and puts his head on a spike?

• Macduff
• Malcom
• Fleance
• Siward

Macduff