This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Macbeth – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Macbeth Quiz 33 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why was the original Thane of Cawdor executed? A) He cheated on his wife. B) He committed treason against King Duncan and Scotland. C) He killed the Queen. D) He refused to go into battle because he was a coward. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He committed treason against King Duncan and Scotland. 2. Why did Macbeth want Banquo killed in Act 3? A) The witches had advised him to do it. B) He feared Banquo's descendants would be kings. C) Lady Macbeth urged him to do it. D) Banquo was raising an army against him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He feared Banquo's descendants would be kings. 3. As Macbeth's anxiety grows, he commands the doctor to ..... A) Let Lady Macbeth rest for a few days. B) Cure Lady Macbeth. C) Medicate Lady Macbeth with hemlock. D) Analyze Lady Macbeth's ramblingsOption 4 (optional). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cure Lady Macbeth. 4. Who said the following line, "Cure her of that./Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, /Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow" ? A) Malcolm. B) Macduff. C) Macbeth. D) Lady Macbeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Macbeth. 5. The witches tell Macbeth that he will become which one of these? A) The Duke of Fife. B) The King of England. C) The Mayor of Killarney. D) The Thane of Cawdor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Thane of Cawdor. 6. Hamlet consist of ..... acts: A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 7. Identify the writer who was expelled from Oxford for circulating a pamphlet A) P.B. Shelley. B) Charles Lamb. C) Hazlitt. D) Coleridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) P.B. Shelley. 8. Duncan's most courageous general; strong ambition to become King of Scotland A) Macbeth. B) Lady Macbeth. C) Banquo. D) Macduff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macbeth. 9. What genre of play is Macbeth? A) Tragedy. B) Comedy. C) History. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tragedy. 10. Who first suspects that Macbeth may have had something to do with the demise of Duncan? A) Malcolm. B) Donalbain. C) Fleance. D) Banquo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Banquo. 11. In addition to the 3 apparitions, the witches also show Macbeth which of the following? A) The child that Lady Macbeth lost prematurely. B) A line of 8 kings and more that look like Banquo. C) His own future death. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A line of 8 kings and more that look like Banquo. 12. Who is Shakespeare? A) A Dancer. B) A poet, actor and playwright. C) A house type. D) A fanatsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A poet, actor and playwright. 13. In scene 1, Macbeth is clearly lying to Banquo when he says that he A) Wants Banquo's support. B) Never thinks about the witches. C) Dreams about the witches. D) Is unprepared to entertain Duncan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Never thinks about the witches. 14. What has Lady Macbeth started doing in her sleep? A) Walking. B) Talking. C) Writing. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Identify the speaker of the following lines:"Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done't." A) Macduff. B) Macbeth. C) Lady Macbeth. D) Donalbain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lady Macbeth. 16. Why didn't Lady Macbeth kill Duncan herself? A) It would diminish Macbeth's power if she did the killing. B) She is not strong enough to use the knife effectively. C) She saw in a dream that only Macbeth could commit the murder. D) He reminded him of her father. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He reminded him of her father. 17. Name the King of England (in the play) A) Edward. B) Henry. C) George. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edward. 18. Who said it? "What is thy name? " A) Young Siward. B) Angus. C) Macbeth. D) Malcolm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Young Siward. 19. Which of the following is NOT one of the strange phenomena that occurred the night of Duncan's murder? A) An owl killed a falcon. B) Duncan's horses ate each other. C) A man mysteriously went blind. D) It has been dark during the daytime. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A man mysteriously went blind. 20. Who is the first to greet Duncan at Macbeth's castle? A) Macbeth. B) Lady Macbeth. C) Malcolm. D) A servant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lady Macbeth. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMacbeth Quiz 1Macbeth Quiz 2Macbeth Quiz 3Macbeth Quiz 4Macbeth Quiz 5Macbeth Quiz 6Macbeth Quiz 7Macbeth Quiz 8Macbeth Quiz 9Macbeth Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books