Macbeth Test questions with 100% complete solutions
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1. The witches in Scene 1 inform you that A. they will see
Macbeth after the
battle
2. In Scene 2, Duncan orders Ross to C. tell Macbeth he is
the new thane of
Cawdor
3. In Scene 3, Shakespeare most likely has the B. the rhymes sound
witches speak in rhyme instead of blank
like witches' spells
verse because
A. questions the
4. Macbeth shows his ambition and curiosity
witches about the
about be- coming king in Scene 3 when he
prophecies
5. Duncan says to Macbeth, "Would thou hadst
less de- D. If only you had
deserved
served," in Scene 4, line 18. Which sentence best para- less
phrases his meaning?
6. How does Lady Macbeth know that Duncan is C. A messenger tells her
coming to her castle?
that Duncan is coming
7. Lady Macbeth's greeting in Scene 5, lines 51-55 shows D. wants to
help Macbeth
that she in his plot
8. Why is Duncan's reference to Lady Macbeth as a "noble B. You know
Lady Macbeth
hostess" in Scene 6, line 24 of this tragedy an example plans to
murder him
of dramatic irony?
9. What do both the summary of Scene 7 and the side- note
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for lines 1-10 of this drama tell you? B. Macbeth has
second thoughts
10. What do Macbeth and his wife do to make
sure that Duncan's guards are blamed for about the plan
his death?
C. use the guards'
11. Shakespeare most likely abandons blank daggers to stab
verse in Scene 1 to Duncan
C. emphasize the
strange- ness of the
witches
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12. In lines 34-35 of Scene 2, the Captain compares B. lions to show their
Mac- beth and Banquo to
brav- ery
13. Why does Duncan give Macbeth the title,
A. Duncan decides to
thane of Cawdor?
re- ward Macbeth
following the decision to
execute the thane of
14. Macbeth's questions in Scene 3, lines 70-78 are a Cawdor
clue that he is
D. ambitious and
15. Why are Duncan's praises of Macbeth in Scene curious about how to
4 an example of dramatic irony in this become king
tragedy?
B. You know that
Macbeth wants to kill
Duncan but Duncan is
16. Reread Scene 5, lines 12-27. What does Lady unaware of this fact
Macbeth think that Macbeth lacks?
A. enough cruelty to mur-
der Duncan
17. Both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth wish that C. darkness will cover
their
evil deeds and wishes
18. What advice does Lady Macbeth give to best
Macbeth in Scene 5 to aid her plan? paraphrase
s Lady
19. The sentence in lines 10-12 in Scene 7 of this Macbeth's
tragedy reveals Macbeth's response to
Macbeth's
20. Reread Scene 7, lines 35-45 and the
decision in
accompanying sidenotes. Which sentence
this dra-
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1. The witches in Scene 1 inform you that A. they will see
Macbeth after the
battle
2. In Scene 2, Duncan orders Ross to C. tell Macbeth he is
the new thane of
Cawdor
3. In Scene 3, Shakespeare most likely has the B. the rhymes sound
witches speak in rhyme instead of blank
like witches' spells
verse because
A. questions the
4. Macbeth shows his ambition and curiosity
witches about the
about be- coming king in Scene 3 when he
prophecies
5. Duncan says to Macbeth, "Would thou hadst
less de- D. If only you had
deserved
served," in Scene 4, line 18. Which sentence best para- less
phrases his meaning?
6. How does Lady Macbeth know that Duncan is C. A messenger tells her
coming to her castle?
that Duncan is coming
7. Lady Macbeth's greeting in Scene 5, lines 51-55 shows D. wants to
help Macbeth
that she in his plot
8. Why is Duncan's reference to Lady Macbeth as a "noble B. You know
Lady Macbeth
hostess" in Scene 6, line 24 of this tragedy an example plans to
murder him
of dramatic irony?
9. What do both the summary of Scene 7 and the side- note
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for lines 1-10 of this drama tell you? B. Macbeth has
second thoughts
10. What do Macbeth and his wife do to make
sure that Duncan's guards are blamed for about the plan
his death?
C. use the guards'
11. Shakespeare most likely abandons blank daggers to stab
verse in Scene 1 to Duncan
C. emphasize the
strange- ness of the
witches
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12. In lines 34-35 of Scene 2, the Captain compares B. lions to show their
Mac- beth and Banquo to
brav- ery
13. Why does Duncan give Macbeth the title,
A. Duncan decides to
thane of Cawdor?
re- ward Macbeth
following the decision to
execute the thane of
14. Macbeth's questions in Scene 3, lines 70-78 are a Cawdor
clue that he is
D. ambitious and
15. Why are Duncan's praises of Macbeth in Scene curious about how to
4 an example of dramatic irony in this become king
tragedy?
B. You know that
Macbeth wants to kill
Duncan but Duncan is
16. Reread Scene 5, lines 12-27. What does Lady unaware of this fact
Macbeth think that Macbeth lacks?
A. enough cruelty to mur-
der Duncan
17. Both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth wish that C. darkness will cover
their
evil deeds and wishes
18. What advice does Lady Macbeth give to best
Macbeth in Scene 5 to aid her plan? paraphrase
s Lady
19. The sentence in lines 10-12 in Scene 7 of this Macbeth's
tragedy reveals Macbeth's response to
Macbeth's
20. Reread Scene 7, lines 35-45 and the
decision in
accompanying sidenotes. Which sentence
this dra-
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