Choose the Correct Answer
Who do Macbeth and Banquo meet at the beginning of the play?
a) Soldiers
b) Three Witches
c) The King
d) Messengers
b) Three Witches
After killing Duncan, Macbeth thinks he hears a voice saying:
a) “You are king!”
b) “Murderer!”
c) “Sleep no more!”
d) “Run away!”
“Sleep no more!”
At the banquet, Macbeth sees the ghost of:
a) Duncan
b) Banquo
c) A witch
d) Macduff
Banquo
Lady Macbeth is seen sleepwalking and:
a) Singing
b) Fighting
c) Washing her hands
d) Reading a letter
Washing her hands
In Macbeth, what does the floating dagger that Macbeth sees represent?
a) His love for his wife
b) His temptation to kill the king
c) A gift from the witches
d) His fear of Banquo
His temptation to kill the king
What do the witches tell Macbeth?
a) He will lose everything
b) He will be Thane of Cawdor and King
c) He will die soon
d) He should run away
He will be Thane of Cawdor and King
Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to take the daggers back, but he can’t. What does she do?
a) Runs away
b) Smears blood on the guards
c) Washes her hands
d) Calls the witches
Smears blood on the guards
What do the witches tell Macbeth the second time?
a) He will be happy forever
b) Beware of Macduff
c) Lady Macbeth will die
d) To kill Malcolm
Beware of Macduff
What does she keep saying while sleepwalking?
a) “Come back!”
b) “Out, damned spot!”
c) “I am queen!”
d) “Where is Macbeth?”
“Out, damned spot!”
What does “blood” mostly symbolize in the play?
a) Family
b) War
c) Guilt
d) Power
Guilt
What is the name of Macbeth’s wife?
a) Lady Macduff
b) Lady Duncan
c) Lady Macbeth
d) Lady Banquo
Lady Macbeth
Who becomes king after Duncan’s death?
a) Macduff
b) Banquo
c) Malcolm
d) Macbeth
Macbeth
Macbeth is told he cannot be killed by:
a) Any man
b) A soldier
c) Someone born from a woman
d) A king
Someone born from a woman
At the end, Macduff tells Macbeth he was:
a) Born from a witch
b) Born by magic
c) Untimely ripped from his mother’s womb
d) Adopted
Untimely ripped from his mother’s womb
Lady Macbeth tries to wash her hands in her sleep because she feels:
a) Cold
b) Hungry
c) Guilty
d) Happy
Guilty
Lady Macbeth says, “Look like the innocent flower, but be the ______ under it.”
a) snake
b) serpent
c) knife
d) devil
serpent
Macbeth is afraid of Banquo because the witches said:
a) Banquo will kill him
b) Banquo’s children will be kings
c) Banquo is a traitor
d) Banquo knows the truth
Banquo’s children will be kings
Who kills Macduff’s family?
a) Malcolm
b) Macbeth’s soldiers
c) Banquo
d) The witches
Macbeth’s soldiers
Who becomes king at the end of the play?
a) Macduff
b) Fleance
c) Malcolm
d) No one
Malcolm
Darkness and night in the play often mean:
a) Celebration
b) Evil or secrets
c) Peace and quiet
d) Morning is coming
Evil or secrets
Who does Macbeth kill first?
a) Banquo
b) Macduff
c) King Duncan
d) Malcolm
King Duncan
Who escapes when Banquo is killed?
a) Macbeth
b) Macduff
c) Fleance (Banquo’s son)
d) Malcolm
Fleance (Banquo’s son)
Where does Macduff go for help?
a) Ireland
b) England
c) France
d) Norway
England
Malcolm tells his thanes they will now be called:
a) Dukes
b) Lords
c) Earls
d) Knights
Earls
Macbeth is called a “tragic hero.” What is his tragic flaw?
a) He is too kind
b) He is too ambitious
c) He is a coward
d) He is poor
He is too ambitious