Macbeth Quiz 52 (20 MCQs)

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1. Who decides not to attend Macbeth's crowning?

Correct Answer: D) Macduff.

2. While sleepwalking, Lady Macbeth

Correct Answer: B) Makes references to her husband's murders.

3. In 'Leda and the Swan', who wooes Leda in guise of a swan?

Correct Answer: C) Zeus.

4. The porter at Macbeth's castle is depicted as

Correct Answer: C) A drunken joker.

5. When Banquo's ghost first appears, and Macbeth starts ranting, Lady Macbeth asks him what question?

Correct Answer: B) Are you a man?.

6. Macbeth is Shakespeare's ..... tragedy.

Correct Answer: B) Shortest.

7. Othello was sent to fight with:

Correct Answer: C) Ottomans.

8. Who was "Fortinbras" ?

Correct Answer: B) Son to the king of Norway.

9. Which woman was murdered because of her husband's actions?

Correct Answer: C) Lady Macduff.

10. The Tragedy of Macbeth and other Elizabethan plays represented a radical shift in English drama because they were

Correct Answer: A) Not about religious themes.

11. The actual murder of Lady Macduff and her children is committed by:

Correct Answer: C) Macbeth's hired assassins.

12. Why does Macbeth want to kill Duncan?

Correct Answer: C) Macbeth wants to be King himself.

13. The first vision tells Macbeth:

Correct Answer: B) Beware of Macduff.

14. What "natural" disturbances does Lennox NOT report?

Correct Answer: A) Hurricane.

15. 'Brevity is the soul of wit' is a quotation from?

Correct Answer: B) William Shakespeare.

16. Desdemona was :

Correct Answer: A) Wife of Othello.

17. Where does Macduff go after Banquo's murder?

Correct Answer: C) England.

18. What does Lady Macbeth always carry with her now?

Correct Answer: B) A light.

19. From class discussion, what is NOT an indication of Fate?

Correct Answer: A) Thunder and Lightning.

20. Who is Mr. Tench in The Power and the Glory?

Correct Answer: C) A thief.