Macbeth Quiz 1 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which good quality does Macbeth say in Scene 1 he most fears in Banquo?

Correct Answer: A) Wise courage.

2. When Wordsworth's 'Immortality Ode' was first published in 1802, it had only?

Correct Answer: B) Stanzas I toV.

3. Which of the following plagued Macbeth during the murder

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

4. W.B. Yeats received the Nobel Prize for literature in the year?

Correct Answer: D) 1923.

5. Queen of the witches; directs all of the supernatural occurrences

Correct Answer: D) Hecate.

6. The second vision tells Macbeth he cannot be defeated by:

Correct Answer: C) Anyone born from a woman.

7. Define Soliloquy

Correct Answer: B) When the characters reveal their inner thoughts and speak/think out loud.

8. When Macbeth acts strangely at the banquet, what excuse does Lady Macbeth give?

Correct Answer: B) He has acted this way since he was young.

9. Identify the work by Ruskin which began as a defence of contemporary landscape artist especially Turner?

Correct Answer: D) Modem Painters.

10. In Act IV, Macbeth visits the witches because he thinks that .....

Correct Answer: D) Their evil doings can help him maintain his power.

11. Several things are out of place in the natural world:An example of this is .....

Correct Answer: D) Both of these.

12. What word does Malcolm use to describe Macbeth?

Correct Answer: A) Butcher.

13. Who is believed to have bribed the guards?

Correct Answer: A) Malcolm and Donalbain.

14. When Macbeth receives his new title, Banquo reacts with .....

Correct Answer: C) Concern.

15. As Lady Macbeth awaits Macbeth at the beginning of scene 2, she is feeling

Correct Answer: B) Ambitious.

16. Who says "A little water clears us of this deed" ?

Correct Answer: A) Lady Macbeth.

17. Who does King Duncan name the new Thane of Cawdor at the start?

Correct Answer: B) Macbeth.

18. What is Banquo's son's name?

Correct Answer: A) Fleance.

19. What title did the witches give Macbeth?

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

20. In which country is Macbeth set?

Correct Answer: C) Scotland.