This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Drama > Macbeth – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Macbeth Quiz 53 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to put on his nightclothes and go to bed, she wants to A) Make it seem like they have been asleep during Duncan's murder. B) Help him to get more sleep. C) Get him to relax. D) Help him rest so he will be ready to be crowned king. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make it seem like they have been asleep during Duncan's murder. 2. Which of the following is not one of the realizations that Macbeth learns about his reign as king? A) He regret's Scotland's struggles. B) He wishes he was a better spouse. C) He knows that he is hated. D) He doesn't have any followers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wishes he was a better spouse. 3. The twins in Lord of the Flies are? A) Ralph and Jack. B) Simon and Eric. C) Ralph and Eric. D) Simon and Jack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ralph and Jack. 4. Which of the following quotations from Act I is the best example of paradox? A) "I'll drain him dry as hay ". B) "Lesser than Macbeth, and greater.". C) "O, never / Shall sun that morrow see!". D) "Was the hope drunk / Wherein you dressed yourself? ". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Lesser than Macbeth, and greater.". 5. Just before his death Macbeth A) Prayed that God would forgive him of all his sins. B) Realized that he had been trapped by the witches' riddles. C) Thanked the witches and his wife for making him king. D) Still believed that the witches had been honest and innocent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Realized that he had been trapped by the witches' riddles. 6. What is the signal from Lady Macbeth to tell Macbeth it's time to kill Duncan? A) Bells ring. B) Knocking. C) Bird signing. D) Bagpipes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bells ring. 7. What is Duncan's greatest weakness? A) He's too self-obsessed. B) He's too trusting. C) He's too greedy. D) He's too unpleasant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He's too trusting. 8. What decision does Duncan regret? A) Ordering the execution of the Thane of Cawdor. B) Taking up arms in the first place. C) Appointing Macbeth to his new position. D) Getting married. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ordering the execution of the Thane of Cawdor. 9. Keats's Endymion is dedicated to? A) Leigh Hunt. B) Milton. C) Shakespeare. D) Thomas Chatterton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leigh Hunt. 10. According to Lady Macbeth, she didn't kill Duncan herself because A) She wanted Macbeth to feel in control. B) She is not physically strong enough to overtake Duncan. C) Duncan reminded her of her sleeping father. D) She saw in a dream that Macbeth was fated to murder him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Duncan reminded her of her sleeping father. 11. How does Macbeth die? A) He is attacked by a group of Macduff's soldiers. B) He "accidentally" falls on his own sword. C) Macduff beheads him (after killing him). D) One of his own soldiers mistakenly kills him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Macduff beheads him (after killing him). 12. Why does Macbeth want to kill King Duncan? A) Duncan insulted him. B) Macbeth wants to be king. C) The people don't respect Duncan. D) The witches forced Macbeth to carry out their plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Macbeth wants to be king. 13. In Elizabethan theater, ..... was especially important because there were no elaborate special effects, lighting, or sets. A) Blank verse. B) Imagery. C) Stage makeup. D) Costuming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 14. Why does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth has a poor chance of achieving power? A) He is not ruthless enough. B) He is too loyal to King Duncan. C) He lacks sufficient ambition. D) He does not have the wit to devise a workable plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He lacks sufficient ambition. 15. Who says:Fair is foul, and foul is fair:Hover through the fog and filthy air. A) Macbeth. B) Lady Macbeth. C) The 3 Witches. D) Banquo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The 3 Witches. 16. Who said it? "By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes." A) The witches. B) Lady Macbeth. C) Macbeth. D) Malcolm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The witches. 17. What are Banquo and Fleance doing when they are attacked? A) Hunting for dinner. B) Going home. C) Riding their horses. D) Leaving for England. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Riding their horses. 18. What does Macbeth do to Mcdonwald in battle that makes King Duncan call him, "A worthy gentleman" A) Has tea and biscuits with Mcdonwald. B) Shoots Mcdonwald with a crossbow. C) Negotiates peace with Mcdonwald. D) Cuts Mcdonwald in half, then spikes his head outside the castle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cuts Mcdonwald in half, then spikes his head outside the castle. 19. Which of the following is NOT revealed in the letter Lady Macbeth receives? A) That Macbeth has been appointed Thane of Cawdor. B) That Macbeth has ambitions to become king. C) The location of Donalbain and Malcolm. D) The witches' prophecy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The location of Donalbain and Malcolm. 20. When Macbeth returns from killing Duncan, he makes the mistake of bringing A) A bloody towel. B) Bloody daggers. C) The king's crown. D) An old letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bloody daggers. ← 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