This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Drama > Macbeth – Quiz 51 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Macbeth Quiz 51 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What news does Lady Macbeth receive in a letter? A) Macbeth has been named the Thane of Cawdor. B) Malcolm has been killed in battle. C) Macbeth is now king. D) Her sister is on her way to Inverness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macbeth has been named the Thane of Cawdor. 2. 'O, you are sick of self-love' Who is referred to in these words in Twelfth Night? A) Orsino. B) Sir Andrew. C) Sir Toby. D) Malvolio. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malvolio. 3. Who is suspicious of Macbeth after the murder of Duncan? A) Lennox. B) Macduff. C) Angus. D) Old Siward. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Macduff. 4. Where has Macduff gone to ask for help? A) Ireland. B) Scotland. C) Switzerland. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) England. 5. Why does King Duncan give Macbeth the title, Thane of Cawdor? A) Macbeth fought valiantly in battle. B) The Thane of Glamis was a traitor. C) Lance DiNatale nominated him. D) Duncan was doing a favor for Macbeth's father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macbeth fought valiantly in battle. 6. Who was the soldier who turned traitor to his Scottish homeland and is then beheaded in Act I? A) Macgregor. B) Macdonwald. C) Macbeth. D) Macduff. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Macdonwald. 7. What period did Shakespeare live in? A) Elizabethean. B) The Vikings. C) The inter-war period. D) 21st Century. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elizabethean. 8. Selecting the largest pearl, she went to the pristine sink area, almost afraid to run water for fear of leaving water marks in the stainless steel.What does pristine mean? A) Brand new; original. B) Cluttered; a mess. C) Large; inviting. D) Small; diminuitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brand new; original. 9. Lady Macbeth's remark that her husband is "too full o' th' milk of human kindness" indicates that she is ..... A) Ruthless. B) Unambitious. C) Considerate. D) Very much like her husband. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ruthless. 10. In Act I, the wounded sergeant A) Is a convention of Elizabethan drama. B) Serves to reveal Macbeth as heroic and valiant. C) Has been sent by Macbeth to praise him before the king. D) Is King Duncan's valiant cousin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Serves to reveal Macbeth as heroic and valiant. 11. AT the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a general in a war with A) Norway. B) Sweden. C) England. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Norway. 12. Sir John Falstaff is one of Shakespeare's greatest? A) Comic figures. B) Historical figures. C) Romantic figures. D) Tragic figures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comic figures. 13. What news terrifies Macbeth at his banquet? A) Banquo is dead. B) Fleance escaped. C) Banquo's death had witnesses. D) The murderers demand more gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fleance escaped. 14. I will not be afraid of death and bane, till Birnam Forest come to Dunsinane.What does bane mean? A) Comic book villan. B) Soldiers from England. C) Destruction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Destruction. 15. Who tells Macbeth, "The queen, my lord, is dead "? A) Seyton. B) Siward. C) The Doctor. D) Caithness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seyton. 16. With the accession of King James to the English throne, Lord Chamberlain's Man was renamed: A) King Lear. B) Gentleman. C) King's Man. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King's Man. 17. In Act IV, what is wrong with Lady Macbeth? A) Sleepwalking. B) Coughing. C) Sneezing. D) Hiccupping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sleepwalking. 18. Shakespeare uses clothing imagery to illustrate ..... A) How Macbeth is a traitor and should never be king. B) That a person may not suit the role given to them. C) Macbeth's love for finely tailored clothing. D) To ensure his actors would not be naked on the stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That a person may not suit the role given to them. 19. The third apparition-which tells Macbeth that he cannot be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane-looks like what? A) The child with a a crown on his head and a tree branch. B) A bloody child. C) Image of Banquo's son as king. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The child with a a crown on his head and a tree branch. 20. Who is the former king of Scotland? A) Banquo. B) Malcolm. C) Duncan. D) Macduff. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Duncan. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesMacbeth Quiz 1Macbeth Quiz 2Macbeth Quiz 3Macbeth Quiz 4Macbeth Quiz 5Macbeth Quiz 6Macbeth Quiz 7Macbeth Quiz 8Macbeth Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books