Macbeth Test Bank 100 Questions and Answer REVIEWED AND A GRADED

Read the following passages from Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth. Choose the best responses to the prompts that follow each passage. There is one and only one correct answer to each prompt. Act I Scene iii Lines 38- 61 MACBETH So foul and fair a day I have not seen. BANQUO How far is't call'd to Forres? What are these 40 So wither'd and so wild in their attire, That look not like the inhabitants o' the earth, And yet are on't? Live you? Or are you aught That man may question? You seem to understand me, By each at once her chappy finger laying 45 Upon her skinny lips. You should be women, And yet your beards forbid me to interpret That you are so. MACBETH Speak, if you can. What are you? First Witch All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! Second Witch All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! Third Witch 50 All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter! BANQUO Good sir, why do you start and seem to fear Things that do sound so fair? I' the name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show? My noble partner 55 You greet with present grace and great prediction Of noble having and of royal hope, That he seems rapt withal. To me you speak not. If you can look into the seeds of time And say which grain will grow and which will not, 60 Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear Your favours nor your hate. 1. (RL6) Which of the following lines is an example of paradox? A. line 38 B. line 50 C. lines 51-52 D. line 55 2. (RL1) Why does Banquo have trouble determining if the witches are really women? © Tara Armstead A. They do not have human voices. C. They have beards. B. They are unattractive. D. They are not inhabitants of the earth. 3. (RL1) Who is the ‘noble partner’ mentioned in line 54? A. Banquo B. Macbeth C. King Duncan D. one of the witches 4. (RL2) Which is the most accurate and complete summary of this passage? A. Macbeth and Banquo are in conversation when they notice the witches. Banquo immediately comments on the witches’ “withered and wild” appearance. Macbeth demands that they speak up and identify themselves. B. Macbeth and Banquo notice the wild-looking witches and secretly want to get to know them better. After being charged to speak, the witches deliver news about both men’s futures. Macbeth is disappointed, but Banquo is pleased. This passage ends as Banquo expresses that he would never hate the witches. C. Macbeth is a good man until he sees the witches here. Little does he know that this is the start Of most of his problems in life. A person should never trust strangers, especially strangers who claim to know everything that’s going on. Overall, Shakespeare does a great job with these characters. D. Macbeth and Banquo turn their conversation toward the witches they notice as they travel along. Banquo’s questions show that he’s trying to figure out who these strange beings are, and Macbeth charges them to speak. After the witches greet Macbeth with three different titles, Banquo questions them further about his own future. 5. (RL3) Based on Banquo’s characterization, which conclusion can be drawn about the witches? A. He thinks they are insane. C. He thinks they are unattractive. B. He thinks they are evil. D. He thinks they are liars. 6. (RL4) Based on how the witches use the word hail, which is the best definition of the term in this context? A. to yell for or to call C. to rain on or to flood B. to salute or greet with passion D. to trick or to foo [Show less]