This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Drama > Macbeth – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Macbeth Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How has Macbeth murdered sleep? A) He killed the trust Duncan had for him. B) He killed his peace of mind. C) He murdered the guards. D) He has been up all night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He killed his peace of mind. 2. What does Macbeth think his wife will do after she hears of Banquo's murder? A) Applaud him. B) Faint. C) Cry. D) Laugh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Applaud him. 3. How many people can see the ghost? A) Everyone. B) Three. C) Two. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One. 4. Identify the speaker: "We have scorched the snake, not killed it" A) Lady Macbeth. B) Macbeth. C) Banquo. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Macbeth. 5. Which character pledges to "plant" a new peace, and to heal the wounds Macbeth and his "fiend-like queen" inflicted on Scotland. A) Macduff. B) Malcolm. C) Siward. D) Donalbain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malcolm. 6. At the start of the play, which title does Macbeth already have? A) Thane of Glamis. B) Thane of Cawdor. C) King of Scotland. D) King of England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thane of Glamis. 7. The Globe theatre had the following EXCEPT: A) Gentlemen's rooms. B) Musician's gallery. C) Electric lighting. D) Trap doors in the stage floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electric lighting. 8. What reason does Macbeth GIVE for killing Duncan's grooms/guards? A) They were guilty, and Macbeth couldn't control his rage. B) They were really English spies. C) They tried to kill Macbeth-it was self-defense. D) He didn't kill them; they were already dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were guilty, and Macbeth couldn't control his rage. 9. Act III serves mainly to ..... A) Resolve the play's central conflicts. B) Introduce important new characters. C) Expose Macbeth's mounting troubles. D) Introduce the play's climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expose Macbeth's mounting troubles. 10. Based upon the information in Act I, what can you infer about King Duncan? A) He is a weak leader. B) He is a shrewd military planner. C) He is reluctant to join his men in battle. D) He placed a high value on loyalty and bravery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He placed a high value on loyalty and bravery. 11. 'Heaven lies about us in our infancy'. This line occurs in the poem? A) Immortality Ode. B) Tintern Abbey. C) The Second Coming. D) Leda and the Swan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immortality Ode. 12. Identify the rhetorical figure used in the following line of Tennyson "Faith un-faithful kept him falsely true." A) Oxymoron. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 13. Who discovers Duncan's body? A) Ross. B) Lennox. C) Macduff. D) Donalbain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Macduff. 14. Ross tells Macduff his wife and babies are "at peace." Since we, the audience, know they are already dead, this is known as which type of irony? A) Situational. B) Verbal. C) Dramatic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatic. 15. Who is crowned king at the end of the play? A) Macduff. B) Donalbain. C) Siward. D) Malcolm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malcolm. 16. Macbeth's guilt that causes him to imagine he sees Banquo's ghost at the banquet is an example of A) External conflict. B) Internal conflict. C) Theme. D) Poetic license. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Internal conflict. 17. Which of the following was written first: A) Henry six. B) Henry seven. C) Henry five. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Henry six. 18. ..... is a depiction of real-life men and women from the past. A) Comedy. B) Tragedy. C) History. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) History. 19. Who is Hecate? A) The Witches' mother. B) The queen of The Witches. C) The Witches' pet cat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The queen of The Witches. 20. Who said:" I would, while it is smiling in my face, have plucked my nipple from its boneless gums and dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you have done to this." A) Lady Macbeth. B) Lady Macduff. C) Siward. D) The gentlewoman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lady Macbeth. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesMacbeth Quiz 1Macbeth Quiz 2Macbeth Quiz 3Macbeth Quiz 4Macbeth Quiz 5Macbeth Quiz 6Macbeth Quiz 7Macbeth Quiz 9Macbeth Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books