Macbeth Quiz 14 (60 MCQs)

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1. The voice that tells Macbeth "Sleep no more! Macbeth has murdered sleep!" is saying that
2. This monarch was ruling England when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth:
3. What is Lady Macbeth's plan for killing Duncan?
4. Which statement is most true about Act 3 of Macbeth?
5. What word does Malcolm use to describe Lady Macbeth?
6. Who becomes king when Macbeth dies?
7. Who also fought bravely with Macbeth in the battle at the beginning of the play?
8. The Chartist Movement sought?
9. Othello gave Desdemona .....as a token of love:
10. ..... says that no man born of woman will hurt Macbeth.
11. Who does Duncan meet as he sets up camp at the beginning of the play?
12. Duncan names Malcolm as prince of
13. According to the Three Witches, who will be king?
14. Which of the following describes Lady Macbeth's death (in the play)?
15. Macbeth tries to reassure himself that Malcolm and Macduff are not a threat to him because they .....
16. "The Thane of Fife had a wife. Where is she now? "Who is the Thane of Fife?
17. ..... has a happy ending and a theme or motif that involves overcoming adversity.
18. Why didn't Lady Macbeth just kill the king herself?
19. "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale." Who speaks the lines given above in Twelfth Night?
20. The 3rd apparition tells Macbeth that he has nothing to fear until Birnam Wood marches up Dunsinane Hill to fight him. What does this apparition look like?
21. The setting of Macbeth take place in .....
22. While hallucinating, Macbeth starts ranting using a lexical field of black magic. Who does he name as the pale goddess of the witches?
23. Lady Macduff tells her son that his father is a, what?
24. When does Macbeth say his wife should have died?
25. Whom does Macbeth plan to meet the day after the banquet?
26. What do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to do almost immediately after learning of Duncan's murder?
27. Before Macbeth makes his first appearance, we learn about his .....
28. The witches in Scene 1 inform the audience that
29. In Act III, what is the actual cause of Macbeth's irrational behavior at the banquet?
30. Come, you spiritsThat tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-fullOf direst cruelty!
31. Who does Duncan name to succeed him as king?
32. What word can Macbeth not say?
33. Why does Lady Macbeth kill herself?
34. Identify the speaker: "it is concluded. Banquo thy sould's flight/ if it find heaven, must find it tonight"
35. What must Lady Macbeth have by her bed at all times?
36. Macbeth was considered a ..... for his victories in battle.
37. Who brings Macbeth the news that Lady Macbeth is dead?
38. Who is the King of Scotland?
39. Goes to Ireland to escape danger
40. " ..... dreams that shake us nightly ..... " is an example of:
41. Which of the following is the first novel of D. H. Lawrence?
42. Who wrote this play?
43. What special honor does Malcolm give to those Thanes who remained loyal to him after they defeat Macbeth?
44. Which of the following is symbolic of future problems for Scotland?
45. Scenes indicate .....
46. Why does Macduff say the prophecy protecting him from "woman born" does not apply?
47. Who helps Macbeth come up with his plan to kill the king?
48. "Under the green wood tree" is a song in:
49. What kind of weather comes when the witches appear?
50. What character acts as the main messenger in the play, bringing good news to Duncan, but bad news to Macduff
51. What lie does Macbeth tell Banquo?
52. Which of Duncan's sons flees to Ireland?
53. "Valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman" is the ironic acknowledgment of Duncan for
54. "To beguile the time, / Look like the time. Bear welcome in your eye, / Your hand, your tongue. Look like th' innocent flower; / But be the serpent under't."
55. This character gave the king a report on the battle and described how Macbeth and Banquo were victorious
56. How does Siward feel about Young Siward's death?
57. Which era was this play written?
58. Which is the largest segment that plays are dividing into? (like a chapter from a book)
59. Macbeth angers the murderers by comparing them to what he believes to be low-level types of what animals?
60. How does Lady Macbeth find out about the witches prophecy?