Macbeth Quiz 29 (20 MCQs)

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1. Who is traveling with Macbeth when he first encounters the Three Witches?

Correct Answer: D) Banquo.

2. Who is the queen of the witches that reprimands the other three weird sisters for dealing with Macbeth?

Correct Answer: B) Hecate.

3. Three apparitions appear to Macbeth in Act IV. Which of the following do they predict?

Correct Answer: B) Macbeth should fear Macduff.

4. In his soliloquy before the murder, what does Macbeth imagine he sees in front of him?

Correct Answer: C) A dagger.

5. Who was the second monarch to rule during Shakespeare's lifetime?

Correct Answer: C) James I.

6. What does Macbeth's soliloquy (long speech revealing his thoughts) in Scene 7 reveal?

Correct Answer: B) Macbeth has second thoughts about the plan.

7. What vision does Macbeth see on his way to murder Duncan?

Correct Answer: D) A floating dagger.

8. A(n) ..... is a character's speech, directed to the audience, that is not supposed to be heard by other characters on stage.

Correct Answer: C) Aside.

9. Which character does NOT appear in Act IV?

Correct Answer: B) Lady MacBeth.

10. What is ironic about the accepted date of Shakespeare's death?

Correct Answer: C) It was his birthday.

11. Why is Lady Macduff upset?

Correct Answer: C) Her husband has left with no notice.

12. The Aesthetic Movement which blossomed during the 1880s was not influenced by?

Correct Answer: D) Matthew Arnold.

13. What crazy thing does Lady Macbeth say she would do to become queen?

Correct Answer: A) Kill her own child.

14. What does Macbeth hear a voice saying?

Correct Answer: B) That he murdered sleep.

15. Which characters does the play begin with?

Correct Answer: B) The Three Witches.

16. Hecate directs the witches to present illusions that will make Macbeth feel:

Correct Answer: D) Overconfident.

17. Banquo says that he will follow Macbeth as long as

Correct Answer: B) So long as Macbeth's plan does not involve him losing honor or betraying Scotland.

18. The most notable characteristic of Keats' poetry is?

Correct Answer: C) Sensuousness.

19. In Act 2, Scene 1 Why is Banquo up late?

Correct Answer: D) He had nightmares about the witches.

20. Where did Macbeth call home before he became king?

Correct Answer: A) Inverness.