Macbeth : Practice Set

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1. Macbeth’s tragic flaw is 12. Shakespeare intends his audience to think of Duncan as
(1) fear (2) wickedness a(n)
(3) doubt (4) ambition () (1) despot (2) old fool
2. Macbeth attributes his new title (Thane of Cawdor) to (3) schemer (4) worthy king ()
the witches rather than to his own actions. What does this 13. Duncan’s sons are suspected of his murder because
tell you about him? (1) the bloody daggers were found in their room
(1) He lacks confidence and has poor self esteem (2) Lady Macbeth accused them
(2) He is superstitious and doesn’t feel in control of his own (3) they had the most to gain from the king’s death
destiny (4) they fled Inverness Castle without explanation ()
(3) He is modest and doesn’t believe he deserves his new title 14. Malcolm at first refuses Macduff’s help because he
3. Macbeth’s emotional state immediately after he kills (1) does not trust him
Duncan may best be described as (2) knows Macduff’s wife has been killed
(1) distraught (2) elated (3) regretful (4) weary () (3) has no money
4. Macbeth’s conversation with the doctor reveals that he (4) does not want to be king ()
(1) Is deeply concerned about his wife’s well-being 15. In Act IV, Macduff wants to go to war against Macbeth
(2) Wishes he could be rid of his wife because he
(3) Is afraid that his wife is beyond recovery (1) Wants the kingdom for himself
(4) Is much less concerned about his wife than he is about (2) Wants to show his wife that he is brave
the ensuing battle () (3) Considers Macbeth a tyrant ()
5. As she reads her husband’s letter, Lady Macbeth is 16. In Act IV scene ii, Lady Macduff calls her husband a
(1) Worried because her husband is ill traitor because
(2) Fearful because her husband has talked to witches (1) Macbeth considers Macduff a traitor
(3) Upset because the king is coming to visit (2) She knows Macduff is raising an army against Macbeth
(4) Determined to convince Macbeth to murder the king () (3) She thinks Macduff supports Macbeth
6. What reason does Lady Macbeth give at the beginning of (d) She feels Macduff has abandoned her and her children ()
Act II scene ii for not having killed Duncan herself? 17. After the witches greet Macbeth, Banquo asks them
(1) The guards were still awake (1) if they are real
(2) Killing is a man’s job (2) if they will harm them
(3) She lacked the courage (3) what they want
(4) The king reminded her of her father () (4) to help the Scots to win the battle ()
7. When Macbeth refuses to put the servants’ daggers back 18. Malcolm tests Macduff’s loyalty by saying that he
in the room, Lady Macbeth (1) does not need Macduff’s support
(1) Causes such an uproar that she wakes the porter (2) has more vices than Macbeth
(2) Hides the daggers down the well (3) does not desire to be king
(3) Buries the daggers under the steps (4) thinks Macduff killed Duncan ()
(4) Takes the daggers back into the servants’ room () 19. Three apparitions appear to Macbeth in Act IV. What do
8. In Act V, Lady Macbeth they predict?
(1) Cannot rest because she is troubled by all her sinful deeds (1) Banquo and Duncan will seek revenge on Macbeth
(2) Is plotting to kill her husband and rule by herself (2) Birnam Wood will come to Dunsinane
(3) Helps Malcolm defeat Macbeth (3) Macbeth should fear Macduff
(4) Kills her servant for betraying a confidence (4) Macbeth will lose the battle ()
9. According to evidence in Act V, Lady Macbeth died 20. The subject of the porter’s jesting in Act II scene iii is
(1) at the hands of assassins (2) of a physical ailment ironic because
(3) by her own hand (4) a natural death () (1) it is inappropriate to the play’s mood
10. When the king learns of the treason of the Thane of (2) Macbeth’s castle is more like hell than the porter suspects
Cawdor, he (3) the audience does not expect jesting in a tragedy
(1) Orders him killed (2) realizes all is lost (4) a porter is not expected to be witty ()
(3) Weeps bitter tears (4) gives his title to his son () 21. In which metrical pattern did Shakespeare write
11. Duncan disturbs Macbeth by announcing that Macbeth?
(1) Malcolm will be the future king of Scotland (1) tetrameter (2) prosody
(2) He will visit Macbeth at his castle (3) blank verse (4) Alexandrine ()
(3) He will make Banquo a prince 22. Malcolm’s invasion is launched from
(4) He wants to continue the war () (1) France (2) Norway (3) England ()

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23. At his wife’s death, Macbeth 44. Identify the speaker of the following line:”When shall we
(1) swears revenge (2) accepts fate three meet again, in thunder, lightning, or in rain?”
(3) vows to change () (1) Duncan (2) Lady Macbeth
24. Macbeth is killed by (3) Lady Macduff (4) Witches ()
(1) Malcolm (2) Macduff (3) Banquo () 45. Identify the speaker of the following line:”She should have
25. Duncan’s murderer is died hereafter.”
(1) Lady Macbeth (2) Macbeth (3) Banquo () (1) Macbeth (2) Banquo (3) Malcolm
26. Duncan’s death is blamed on (4) Macduff (5) Duncan ()
(1) the grooms (2) Macduff (3) the doctor () 46. Identify the speaker of the following line:”A little water
27. When in England, Malcolm tests the loyalty of clears us of this deed.”
(1) Macduff (2) Banquo (3) Ross () (1) Lady Macbeth (2) Macbeth
28. Duncan’s sons are (3) Macduff (4) Donalbain ()

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(1) Ross and Malcom (2) Malcolm and Donalbain 47. Identify the speaker of the following line:”Had he not
(3) Macduff and Siward () resembled my father as he slept, I had done’t.”
29. Lady Macbeth becomes (1) Lady Macduff (2) Lady Macbeth
(1) somnambulist (2) a mute (3) Macbeth (4) Macduff ()
(3) an insomniac () 48. In Act I scene I the witches confuse fair and foul. What
30. Macbeth’s evil side is associated with does this tell you about their world in relation to the theme
(1) royalty (2) the colour blue of the play?
(c) night and darkness () (1) Witches are often confused and need Hecate to guide them
31. Hecate is linked to (2) It is a world of moral ambiguity, where evil may be
(1) the witches mistaken for good
(2) the English nobility (3) Fair weather is foul to them, and fair weather is foul
(3) the Scottish nobility () (4) Their battle shows that Macbeth is invincible ()
32. The wife of the Thane of Fife is 49. Based on the images that Shakespeare employs in Act IV,
(1) Lady Macbeth (2) Lady Hecate the battle between the forces of Malcolm and Macduff
(c) Lady Macduff () and those of Macbeth can best be described as
33. For his bravery and loyalty Macbeth becomes (1) proof that Malcolm and Macduff are as ambitious as
(1) Prince of Cumberland (2) Thane of Fife Macbeth
(3) Thane of Cawdor () (2) proof that witches control human destiny
34. Select the correct role of :the porter (3) a struggle between good and evil
(1) appears before Duncan’s murder (4) a petty attempt by Malcolm and Macduff at revenge ()
(2) praised for his healing touch 50. This character is a very manipulative and evil person.
(3) talks of an equivocator () He/she has much control over other characters in the play
35. Select the correct role of:Glamis and can almost always make them do what he/she wants.
(1) Macbeth’s original estate (1) Lady Macbeth
(2) Macduff (2) Banquo
(3) talks of an equivicator () (3) Three Witches ()
36. Select the correct role of:Norway 51. Identify the speaker of this quote: "There's no art to find
(1) site of Duncan’s murder (2) at war with Scotland the mind's construction in the face."
(3) Macbeth’s original estate () (1) Macbeth (2) Banquo (3) King Duncan ()
37. Select the correct role of:Inverness 52. Identify the speaker of this quote: "Stars, hide your fires!/
(1) refuge for Malcolm (2) site of Duncan’s murder Let not light see my black and deep desires."
(3) a forest () (1) Macbeth (2) Lady Macbeth (3) Donalbain
38. Select the correct role of:eye of newt 53. Who does Lord and Lady Macbeth frame for the murder
(1) part of the witch’s brew of King Duncan?
(2) a small salamander in a forest (1) Duncan's sons (2) Duncan's guardsmen
(3) attends the banquet () (3) Banquo ()
39. Banquo’s ghost 54. The former Thane of Cawdor was
(1) a traitor to Scotland (2) appears to Lady Macbeth (1) Duncan's nephew (2) Macbeth's brother
(3) attends the banquet () (3) a traitor (4) an equivocator ()
40. Select the correct role of:a man not born of woman 55. The play is set in
(1) Malcolm (2) Macduff (3) Fleance () (1) Norway (2) Scotland (3) Ireland (4) England ()
41. Identify the speaker of the following line:”Double, double, 56. Duncan's sons are:
toil and trouble.” (1) Macduff and Malcolm (2) Lennox and Ross
(1) Old Siward (2) Doctor (3) Malcolm and Donalbain (4) Ross and Donald ()
(3) Witches (4) Lady Macbeth () 57. The murdered Duncan is first discovered by
42. Identify the speaker of the following line:”Life’s but a (1) Ross (2) Lennox
walking shadow, a poor player...” (3) Malcolm (4) Macduff ()
(1) Lady Macbeth (2) Witches (c) Macbeth 58. Which of the following is not one of the witches'
(4) Doctor (5) Macbeth () prophesies?
43. Identify the speaker of the following line:”So foul and (1) Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor
fair a day I have not seen.” (2) Macbeth will be king
(1) Lady Macbeth (2) Macbeth (3) Macbeth will kill the king
(3) Macduff (4) Witches () (4) Banquo will be the father of kings ()

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59. How does Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane? 72. Why does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth has a poor chance
(1) By magic (2) Through an earthquake of achieving power?
(3) It doesn't (1) His ambition is not of a ruthless nature.
(4) Malcolm's army hides behind cut-off tree branches () (2) He does not have the wit to plan the scheme
60. What does Macbeth say the people would do if Duncan (3) He is too loyal to King Duncan
were killed? (4) He lacks sufficient ambition ()
(1) Fight. (2) Cry. 73. Throughout Act I, Macbeth’s plans and actions seem to
(3) Seek justice. (4) Go on with their lives. () be motivated most of all by
61. In Macbeth, King Duncan decides to make Macbeth (1) his wife’s encouragement
Thane of Cawdor because (2) his lust for wealth
(3) the advice of Banquo
(1) Macbeth fought heroically for him
(4) the support of the witches ()

(2) the last Thane of Cawdor died
(3) the last Thane of Cawdor went mad
(4) the witches told him to
62. The captain tells the King that Macbeth has killed
(1) none of the below (2) Macdonwald
(3) the Norwegian King (4) Thane of Cawdor
63. The witches predict that Banquo
(1) will become King (2) will be the father of Kings
(3) will become Thane of Glamis
(4) will be killed by Macbeth
64. King Duncan declares the next King will be
(1) Banquo (2) Donalbain (3) Malcolm (4) Macbeth ()
65. After reading the letter from her husband, Lady Macbeth
calls upon the spirits to “Make thick my blood/Stop up
th’ access and passage to remorse.” She is asking
(1) for assurance that she and her husband might agree on a plan
(2) for acces to her husband’s unspoken thoughts
(3) to be made insensitive to the cruelty she is planning
(4) for guidance so that she can maintain her sense of justice
and goodness
66. Which of the following quotations is the BEST example
of paradox?
(1) “O, Never/ Shall sun that morrow see!”
(2) “Was the hope drunk/Wherein you dressed yourself?”
(3) “Lesser than Macbeth, and greater”
(4) “I’ll drain him dry as hay”
67. Macbeth expresses doubt about murdering the King
because
(1) it could weaken all of Scotland
(2) Macbeth is the king’s subject and host
(3) the king’s sons would kill him
(4) Lady Macbeth has doubts
68. The majority of Macbeth is written in Blank Verse which is
(1) unrhymed dactylic tetrameter
(2) unrhymed anapestic heptameter
(3) unrhymed iambic pentameter
(4) rhymed trochaic diameter
69. What is Macbeth’s tragic flaw?
(1) his lack of political skills(2) his fondness for Macduff
(3) his military expertise (4) his lust for power
70. All of the following are elements of a tragedy EXCEPT
(1) a central character who makes mistakes
(2) frequent messages from the gods
(3) a central character who is often high-ranking
(4) a catastrophe near the end or conclusion
71. Based upon the information in Act I, what can you infer
about King Duncan?
(1) He is a strong leader.
(2) He is a shrewd military planner.
(3) He fails to see the true character of individuals
(4) He places a high value on bravery and loyalty
(5) all of the above
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74. The dagger that Macbeth sees in his Scene I soliloquy
(1) has already been used to kill Duncan
()
(2) was given to him by his wife
(3) is part of a hallucination ()
75. In Macbeth’s line, “I go, and it is done: the bell invites
() me,” the bell symbolizes
(1) a beginning (2) the coming of angels
(3) ill luck (4) death ()
76. In Scene ii, Lady Macbeth’s purpose in drugging the
() servants is:
(1) to erase their memory of the night
(2) so they will sleep through King Duncan’s murder
(3) so they will be accused of King Duncan’s murder
(4) to kill them for their knowledge of the crime ()
77. Which of the following symbols in scene ii signals that the
murder has been accomplished
(1) the owl’s screams and the crickets’ cries
(2) the words spoken by Malcolm and Donalbain
(3) the voice Macbeth hears
() (4) the knocking at the south entrance ()
78. Macbeth declares he will “sleep no more” because he
believes
(1) he will soon die
(2) his conscience will never let him rest
(3) he will now become a fugitive
(4) he will not have sweet dreams ()
()
79. What does Macbeth really mean when he indicates that
the blood on his hands will redden all the seas?
(1) He is afraid to wash the blood off his hands.
(2) Lady Macbeth will not be able to wash off the blood.
(3) It is a comment on his fear of being found out.
(4) It is a comment on his profound guilt ()
() 80. What is NOT the purpose of the Porter’s speech in the
structure of Macbeth, Act II?
(1) remind the audience there are other characters in the play
besides Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
(2) to foreshadow later events
() (3) to echo the events of the night
(4) to provide comic relief ()
81. As soon as the murder becomes known, Malcolm and
() Donalbain flee Scotland because they
(1) have lost their inheritance
(2) are guilty of the murder
(3) fear for their lives
(4) believe the country will probably become unstable ()
() 82. The natural disturbances that continue all night -
inclu ding the screaming and murderous owl, chimneys
being blown down, and Duncan’s horses turning wild -
symbolize
(1) the evil of Macbeth’s deeds
(2) a coming war with a neighboring country
(3) the inevitable chaos of a terrible storm
() (4) the imminent flight of the king’s sons ()

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83. Macbeth’s instructions to the murderers in Act III, “to
leave no rubs nor botches in the work” is ironic because he:
(1) committed flaws in his own murder of King Duncan
(2) knows that the murderers do flawless work
(3) does not really wish to kill Banquo
(4) knows that Lady Macbeth would tolerate no flaws in the
murder
84. Which of the following lines from scene iv contains an
example of verbal and dramatic irony?
(1) Banquo: “Ay, my good lord: our time does call upon ‘s”
(2) Lady Macbeth: “You have displaced the mirth, broke the
goo meeting.”
94. At what point does Macbeth first begin to realize that he
has been tricked by the prophocies?
(1) when he is told that Lady Macbeth is dead
(2) when he learns that Birnam Wood is moving toward the castle
(3) when Macduff reveals the details of how he was born
(4) when he confronts and kills Young Siward ()
() 95. In Act V, in what way does Macbeth revert to his former self?
(1) He places Scotland’s interests before his own
(2) He fights with courage, skill, and bravery
(3) He laments the death of his wife
(4) He treats his followers with respect ()

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96. Why does Shakespeare have Macbeth display certain
(3) Macbeth: “Tis better thee without than he within” admirable traits at the end of the play?
(4) Macbeth: “...And to our dear friend Banqou, whom we miss...” (1) so the audience will realize that Macbeth was deceived
85. Which of the following is an example of situational irony by the witches
in Macbeth, Act III? (2) so the audience will no longer consider Macbeth a villain
(1) An unknown person helps murder Banquo (3) to make Macbeth’s death seem less tragic
(2) Though he believes in their power, Macbeth attempts to (4) to reinforce the idea that Macbeth is a victim of his tragic
alter the witches’ prophecies flaw ()
(3) Hecate is angry with the other witches
97. The play ends with the thanes acknowledging who as
(4) At the banquet Lady Macbeth makes feeble excuses for
Scotland’s new and lawful King?
Macbeth’s odd behavior ()
(1) Malcolm (2) Ross (3) Macduff (4) Donalbain ()
86. By the end of Act III, how has Macbeth changed since the
beginning of the play? Dirctions:- For each of the following statements, indicate T
(1) He now enjoys the repsect of his comrades (True) or F (False).
(2) He now has confidence in his ability to rule 1. “Thane” is an English title of nobility, similar to a French duke
(3) He is now quick to use treachery to suit his ends 2. The King of Norway sided with the Thane of Cawdor and
(4) He is now comfortable with the witches’ prophecies () Macdonwald against King Duncan and the Scottish forces
87. The “barren scepter” Macbeth refers to is a symbol in Act I’s battle.
implying that he 3. In Act I, Macbeth lets Macdonwald escapes due to their long
(1) will soon be overthorwn and slain friendship.
(2) will have no heirs to the throne 4. The witches tell Banquo that he will be king, but he will not
(3) prefers a smooth scepter barren of decoration father kings.
(4) will never wield power () 5. The Thane of Cawdor is pardoned by King Duncan.
88. Hecate intends to ensure Macbeth’s downfall by making him 6. In Act V, Donalbain and the Irish troops prepare to attack
(1) overconfident (2) devoted Macbeth.
(3) angry (4) fearful () 7. Macduff was “from his mother’s womb untimely ripped” and
89. A major purpose of Act IV is to foreshadow events related to: therefore can and does kill Macbeth, fulfilling the witches’
(1) Lady Macbeth’s fate (2) Malcolm’s future prophesy.
(3) Macbeth’s downfall (4) Macduff’s family () 8. Banquo faints after the killing of Duncan.
90. When the witch says, “Something wicked this way comes,” 9. Duncan is suspicious of Macbeth.
you know that 10. Lady Macbeth cries out to the spirits to “unsex” her because
(1) the witches’ “master” is approaching she is distraught over the death of her youngest son.
(2) the apparitions are about to appear 11. Malcolm and Donalbain do not tarry after Duncan’s murder;
(3) the witches are afraid of Macbeth they leave Scotland.
(4) even the witches now consider Macbeth evil () 12. Malcolm becomes king at the end of the play.
91. After visiting the witches, why does Macbeth intitially 13. Lady Macbeth takes part in Banquo’s murder.
change his mind and decide NOT to have Macduff killled? 14. Even though she is warned of treachery, Lady Macbeth is
(1) He believes the witches will protect Macduff killed.
(2) He knows Macduff has fled to England 15. The witches predict the Banquo’s heirs will be kings.
(3) He decides instead to kill Macduff’s wife and children 16. Lady Macbeth does not see Banquo’s ghost.
(4) He is reassured by the third apparition () 17. At the end of the play, Malcolm knows the true Macbeth.
92. In Scene ii (Act IV) what finally convinces Malcolm that 18. The doctor says that Lady Macbeth suffers from a fatal illness.
Macduff is loyal to him? 19. Macbeth and his wife conspire to kill Macduff.
(1) Macduff’s reaction to the murder of his family 20. Remorse ruins lady Macduff’s enjoyment of success.
(2) Macduff’s professed hatred for Macbeth
(3) Macduff’s noble despair and sadness for his country Group Matching:
1. England a. praises Macbeth’s castle
(4) Macduff’s attempts to refute Malcolm’s claims of character
2. eye of newt b. a traitor to Scotland
flaws () 3. Birnam c. tells Fleance to escape
93. What is the main message of Macbeth, Act V, Scene i, 4. the dagger d. attends the banquet
which includes Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking scene? 5. Scone e. appears to Lady Macbeth
(1) A guilty conscience is not easily mended 6. a bloodstain f. where Scottish kings are crowned
(2) One is doomed to relive evil deeds 7. Banquo’s ghost g. appears before Duncan’s murder
(3) Illness comes to evil people 8. Banquo h. a forest
(4) Wives should be forgiven for their husbands’ misdeeds () 9. Macdonwald i. part of the witches’ brew
10. Duncan j. refuge for Malcolm
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