This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Macbeth – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Macbeth Quiz 37 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What news does Macbeth choose to not tell his wife after Banquo rides away from the castle? A) Banquo is coming to the banquet. B) Banquo is unaware of their evil plots thus far. C) Banquo is in alliance with them. D) He has a plan to kill Banquo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He has a plan to kill Banquo. 2. Why didn't Lady Macbeth murder King Duncan herself? A) She isn't heartless enough. B) He looked too much like her father. C) She couldn't find a weapon. D) Macbeth got to him first. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He looked too much like her father. 3. Which of the following tragedy is not written by Shakespeare? A) Hamlet. B) Macbeth. C) King Lear. D) King Oedipus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) King Oedipus. 4. At the end of the story, Macbeth is killed by: A) MacDonald. B) MacDuff. C) MacNeal. D) Macaroni. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MacDuff. 5. Why does Lady Macbeth go mad? A) She catches a viral infection. B) She feels guilt over her role in murder. C) She sees a vision of her death. D) She is haunted by ghosts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She feels guilt over her role in murder. 6. Shakespeare mentions a "New Gorgan" , which references Medusa from Greek mythology. What literary technique is the author employing? A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Allusion. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 7. What is the main idea of the sleepwalking scene in Act V? A) Evil people always get sick. B) It's hard to get over a guilty conscience. C) Wives should not be blamed for what their husbands do. D) Wives are as guilty as their husbands for evil actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's hard to get over a guilty conscience. 8. " Some born great, some achieve greatness And some have greatness thrust upon them" . Above lines are taken from which of following plays? A) Macbeth. B) Othello. C) Twelfth night. D) As you like it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twelfth night. 9. Which characters are present in Act 1, Scene 1? A) The witches. B) Macbeth and Banquo. C) Duncan and Malcolm. D) Ross and Angus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The witches. 10. In Act 4, scene 2, Lady Macduff conveys the idea that ..... A) Bad things happen to good people. B) Love wins. C) Women are weak without a husband. D) Children are annoying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bad things happen to good people. 11. In what way did Macbeth bungle the murder? A) He killed the wrong person. B) He kept the murder weapons. C) He used his own dagger. D) He killed the guards as well. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He kept the murder weapons. 12. What does Lady Macbeth do when Macbeth describes how he killed Duncan's "killers" ? A) She kills the guards in revenge. B) She faints. C) She runs away. D) She demands that Macduff find the killer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She faints. 13. What does Macbeth do when he hears Birnam Wood is marching towards him? A) Runs away. B) Calls for his armor and prepares to fight. C) Calls for the castle gates to be shut and prepares for a siege. D) Nothing, he is still too upset about Lady Macbeth's death. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calls for his armor and prepares to fight. 14. What is the name of Shakespeare's hometown? A) Stratford-upon-Avon. B) London. C) Canterbury. D) Exeter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratford-upon-Avon. 15. Where does Act 2 take place? A) Macbeth's castle. B) Duncan's castle. C) Ross's castel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macbeth's castle. 16. According to Macduff, why does he want to kill Macbeth himself? A) To avenge the death of his wife and children. B) So that he can become King himself. C) So that he can become best friends with Malcolm. D) To get revenge against the witches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To avenge the death of his wife and children. 17. "Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? " A) Macbeth. B) Lady Macbeth. C) Ross. D) Duncan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macbeth. 18. Malcolm pretends that he is too evil to become king in order to: A) Avoid ruling Scotland. B) See if Macduff is loyal. C) Fulfill the witches' prophecy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) See if Macduff is loyal. 19. When Act III begins, Banquo says that he suspects ..... A) Macbeth plans to kill him. B) He will one day be king. C) Macbeth killed Duncan. D) He will not be attending the banquet that evening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Macbeth killed Duncan. 20. Why is Macduff able to kill Macbeth? A) He was born from a spell from a witch. B) He was born from Cesarean section. C) He was much more skilled at fighting than Macbeth. D) Macduff was given a special sword from the witches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was born from Cesarean section. ← 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