Macbeth Quiz 8 (60 MCQs)

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1. What do Macbeth and his wife do to make sure that Duncan's guards are blamed for his death?
2. Who in Hamlet suggests that one should neither be a lender nor a borrower?
3. "When you durst do it, then you were a man"
4. The fact that Scotland is involved in a war is an example of which function of tragedy's plot structure
5. What news does Ross bring to Macbeth in Act I, Scene 3?
6. Who wrote the poem 'Defence of Lucknow'?
7. Which apparition told Macbeth to "Beware Macduff" ?
8. Malcolm at first refuses Macduff's help because he .....
9. What does this scene show us about Macbeth?
10. Where was Duncan and previous Scottish kings buried?
11. Hecate is annoyed with the witches because
12. Who is the second attending gentlewoman on Hero? Ursula and.....
13. Why does Macbeth believe he is invincible against other men?
14. "And, for an earnest of greater honour, / He bade me, from him, call thee Thane of Cawdor:/In which addition, hail, most worthy thane!/ For it is thine."
15. Who tells Macduff that his family has been murdered?
16. Which of the following myths does not figure in The Waste Land?
17. Which Witch told Banquo that he would father a long line of kings?
18. Where is Malcolm's army at before the attack?
19. What does Macbeth mean when he says, "Out, out, brief candle" ?
20. What was the weather like the night Duncan was killed?
21. "Sleek o'er your rugged looks;/Be bright and jovial among your guests tonight."
22. Macduff's cousin; acts mostly as a messenger in the play
23. Macbeth isn't afraid of Macduff because he thinks
24. Who said it? "But I must also feel it as a man"
25. Fill in the missing word:'Unseam'd from the ..... to the chaps'
26. What gruesome item does one of the witches keep as a charm?
27. What is a direct result of the witches prophecy to Macbeth to "Beware Macduff? "
28. What does Lady Macbeth ask the guests to do after Macbeth has his "fits" ?
29. Duncan's funeral takes place at
30. Who derided Hazlitt as one of the members of the 'Cockney School of Poetry'?
31. What is the name of the town where Shakespeare grew up?
32. Where is Macbeth's castle?
33. What symbolizes Macbeth's guilt after the murder of Duncan?
34. Malcolm pretends that he's lustful and greedy and evil when he meets with Macduff. Why does he do this?
35. King Duncan is upset with the original Thane of Cawdor because of his
36. "Were such things here as we do speak about? /Or have we eaten on the insane root/That takes the reason prisoner? "
37. The 4th apparition doesn't speak. What does it show Macbeth?
38. Who does Duncan name the new Thane of Cawdor?
39. Paraphrase the quote, "Fair is foul, and foul is fair/Hover through the fog and filthy air" . (1.1.12-13)
40. Which of the following best describes Macbeth's feelings about the possible assassination of King Duncan?
41. Who says the following words "If we should fail" ?
42. Which sense does the following quotation appeal to? This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongues, Was once thought honest.
43. When do the witches plan to meet Macbeth?
44. What does Lady Macbeth compare her son to?
45. Why does Lady Macbeth say she didn't kill the king herself?
46. What is the difference between Macbeth's first murders and the murder of Macduff's family?
47. How is Macbeth acting immediately after the King's death (before Macduff arrives)?
48. Where does Banquo appear to Macbeth?
49. The first apparition-which tells Macbeth to beware of Macduff-looks like what?
50. After Macbeth killed Duncan, he returned to Lady Macbeth and told her he thought he:
51. During which period London theaterrs remained closed on account of the plague?
52. Epic similes are found in which work of John Milton?
53. Which senses do the following lines appeal to? This avariceSticks deeper, grows with more pernicious rootThan summer-seeming lust, and it hath beenThe sword of our slain kings.
54. What does Duncan call Macbeth when he hears Macbeth has defeated Macdonwald
55. Lady Macduff misses her last chance for escape, which comes when .....
56. How is Macbeth feeling here?
57. To be given a better job
58. Shakespeare joined the Chamber lain's Men Theatrical Company as a:
59. Which of the following poems of Coleridge is a ballad?
60. When were performances held at The Globe Theatre?