CATEGORY 1: ACT 1
How does King Duncan receive news of the battle?
A. He watches from a hill
B. He fought in it himself
C. Letters are read to him
D. Two eyewitnesses report to him
D. Two eyewitnesses report to him
What mistake does Macbeth make after killing Duncan?
A. Leaves weapons on Duncan
B. Brings the daggers back
C. Leaves the door open
D. Forgets the drugged drinks
B. Brings the daggers back
How does Macbeth treat Banquo before his ride?
A. Trusted adviser
B. Hostile enemy
C. Reliable confidant
D. Untrustworthy stranger
A. Trusted adviser
Who first becomes suspicious after Duncan’s death?
A. Macbeth
B. Lady Macbeth
C. Banquo
D. Macduff
C. Banquo
Night in Macbeth usually symbolizes…
A. Confusion
B. Truth
C. Evil
D. Safety
C. Evil
What do the witches plan to do?
A. Summon familiars
B. Meet Macbeth after the battle
C. Help Macbeth win
D. Cause bad weather
B. Meet Macbeth after the battle
Lady Macbeth says “A little water clears us of this deed.” What does this show?
A. She feels no guilt
B. She’s anxious
C. She changes moods easily
D. She adapts like water
A. She feels no guilt
Lady Macbeth says the night is “Almost at odds with morning.” What does this symbolize?
A. She can’t tell time
B. Loss of structure
C. Good and evil are blurred
D. She doesn’t care about others
C. Good and evil are blurred
Who says “Bleed, bleed, poor country!”?
A. Macbeth
B. Malcolm
C. Ross
D. Macduff
D. Macduff
“Fruitless crown” and “barren sceptre” symbolize Macbeth’s fear that…
A. Scotland will die
B. He will lose power
C. He’ll have no legacy
D. He isn’t truly king
C. He’ll have no legacy
What is ironic about Duncan asking Lady Macbeth for her hand?
A. She doesn’t know the castle
B. She is actually royalty
C. She is planning his murder
D. Macbeth should escort him
C. She is planning his murder
Why does Macduff arrive at the castle?
A. To protect the king
B. To wake Duncan
C. To join the celebration
D. Because he heard the king was there
B. To wake Duncan
The “snake” in “scorched but not killed” refers to…
A. Obstacles
B. Prophecies
C. Duncan
D. Banquo
D. Banquo
Who thinks Macbeth is “too full of the milk of human kindness”?
A. Lady Macbeth
B. Banquo
C. Ross
D. The witches
A. Lady Macbeth
“Blood will have blood” represents what theme?
A. Love
B. Fate
C. Prophecy
D. Violence leads to violence
D. Violence leads to violence
Which quote introduces moral ambiguity?
A. “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.”
B. “When shall we three meet again?”
C. “Hover through the fog…”
D. “Ere the set of sun.”
A. “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.”
Macbeth’s description of Duncan’s “golden skin and silver blood” uses…
A. Personification
B. Allusion
C. Situational irony
D. Visual imagery
D. Visual imagery
Banquo’s feelings about Macbeth’s success and his own prophecy are…
A. Relieved/afraid
B. Suspicious/hopeful
C. Ambivalent/angry
D. Proud/eager
B. Suspicious/hopeful
Who flees after Duncan is murdered?
A. Macbeth and Banquo
B. Macduff and Lennox
C. Malcolm and Donalbain
D. Ross and Angus
C. Malcolm and Donalbain
The raven Lady Macbeth mentions symbolizes…
A. Success
B. Danger
C. Birth
D. Death
D. Death
What symbolizes nurturing in Lady Macbeth’s Act 1, Scene 5 speech?
A. Blood
B. Letters
C. Raven
D. Milk
D. Milk
Why do Malcolm and Donalbain flee?
A. Afraid they’ll be blamed
B. Angry and planning revenge
C. Afraid they’ll be killed next
D. Want to grieve privately
C. Afraid they’ll be killed next
Lady Macbeth thinks Macbeth’s banquet fears are…
A. Imaginary
B. Fake
C. Unimportant
D. Shameful
A. Imaginary
Macbeth fears his “fruitless crown” mainly because…
A. He hates being king
B. Scotland is failing
C. He has no heirs
D. Banquo wants the crown
C. He has no heirs
Mixing day and night symbolizes…
A. Changing power
B. Macbeth’s ambition
C. Blurred morality
D. Loss of time
C. Blurred morality