This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Drama > Macbeth – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Macbeth Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following are tragedies of Shakespeare? A) Hamlet, Othello and Troilus and Cressida. B) Coriolanus, Timon of Athens and Titus Andronicus. C) King Lear, Measure for measure and The merchant of Venice. D) Macbeth, Much ado about nothing and Antony and Cleopatra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coriolanus, Timon of Athens and Titus Andronicus. 2. For which of the following reasons did Shakespeare probably choose to write The Tragedy of Macbeth in blank verse? A) To create a rhythmic effect. B) To create an effect of natural speech. C) To contrast with other metrical patterns. D) To depart from conventional iambic pentameter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To create an effect of natural speech. 3. In which year Globe theater got fire and destroyed? A) 1610. B) 1611. C) 1612. D) 1613. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1613. 4. What does Malcolm tell his men to carry as they march on Macbeth's castle? A) Their swords and shields. B) Courage in their hearts. C) The wounded. D) A branch to use as camouflage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A branch to use as camouflage. 5. The Porter scene serves the purpose of A) Providing comic relief for the audience. B) Providing a reasonable length of time for Macbeth and his wife to get into bed. C) Providing a first view of Macduff as a foil for Macbeth. D) Wait, who's the Porter?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Providing comic relief for the audience. 6. As a result of these new apparitions from the witches, who does Macbeth decide to kill? A) Banquo. B) Macduff. C) Lady Macbeth. D) Malcolm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Macduff. 7. What is the central idea of Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act II? A) Ambition leads to madness. B) Tragedy befalls even honest men. C) A murderer must live with his conscience. D) Crime does not pay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A murderer must live with his conscience. 8. The term 'the Palliser Novels' is used to describe the political novels of? A) Charles Dickens. B) Anthony Trollope. C) W. H. White. D) B.Disraeli. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B.Disraeli. 9. How does Lady Macbeth instruct her husband to behave around their guests? A) As if he were already king. B) As their servant. C) Graciously. D) Indifferently. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Graciously. 10. What does Macbeth ask Seton to do before the battle? A) Send a message to Malcolm. B) Prepare the armor and weapons. C) Slaughter those who are fleeing. D) Rally the troops and hang those who are showing fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rally the troops and hang those who are showing fear. 11. What best characterizes Macbeth's response to Lady Macbeth's death? A) He appears to be unconcerned. B) He blames Macduff. C) He sobs uncontrollably. D) He prays for God to help his wife's soul. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He appears to be unconcerned. 12. Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost because he was: A) Plagued by guilt. B) Drunk. C) Tricked by the thanes. D) Poisoned by Fleance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plagued by guilt. 13. When Malcolm and Donalbain disappear from Inverness, people assume that they A) Have been murdered. B) Are attempting to avoid danger. C) Were involved in Duncan's death. D) Are spreading news of upcoming war throughout Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were involved in Duncan's death. 14. Identify the writer who first used blank verse in English poetry? A) Sir Thomas Wyatt. B) William Shakespeare. C) Earl of Surrey. D) Milton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earl of Surrey. 15. What word best describes Macbeth's character throughout Act 5 but especially in Scene 3? A) Calm. B) Humble. C) Overconfident. D) Passive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overconfident. 16. Why does Macbeth avoid Macduff? A) He is afraid of him as he has a fierce reputation. B) He is too busy trying to find Malcolm to fight others. C) Because he feels he has enough Macduff blood on his hands already. D) He doesn't; he's trying to find him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because he feels he has enough Macduff blood on his hands already. 17. In Act II Scene 3, Lennox tells Macbeth that "The night has been unruly." What is this an example of? A) A pun. B) Foreshadowing. C) Dramatic Irony. D) Verbal Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatic Irony. 18. What news does Ross bring to Macbeth in Act I? A) Lady Macbeth has had a son. B) The Thane of Glamis has been killed. C) Macbeth now holds the title of the Thane of Cawdor. D) The army has just lost the battle with the Norwegians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Macbeth now holds the title of the Thane of Cawdor. 19. Desdemona was killed by : A) Iago. B) Casio. C) Othello. D) Brabantio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Othello. 20. ..... involves a reversal of fortune, suffering and (usually) death. A) Comedy. B) Tragedy. C) History. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesMacbeth Quiz 1Macbeth Quiz 2Macbeth Quiz 4Macbeth Quiz 5Macbeth Quiz 6Macbeth Quiz 7Macbeth Quiz 8Macbeth Quiz 9Macbeth Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books