This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > 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. Why does Macbeth want to kill Duncan? A) Duncan is an unfair leader. B) Duncan is old and senile and can't take care of the country anymore. C) Macbeth wants to be King himself. D) Duncan insulted Macbeth's manhood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Macbeth wants to be King himself. 2. The first vision tells Macbeth: A) Beware of Lady Macbeth. B) Beware of Macduff. C) Beware of Lennox. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beware of Macduff. 3. What "natural" disturbances does Lennox NOT report? A) Hurricane. B) Owl made noise all night. C) Earthquake. D) Screams of death. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hurricane. 4. 'Brevity is the soul of wit' is a quotation from? A) Milton. B) William Shakespeare. C) T. S. Eliot. D) Ruskin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) William Shakespeare. 5. Desdemona was : A) Wife of Othello. B) Daughter of Othello. C) Both a and b. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wife of Othello. 6. Where does Macduff go after Banquo's murder? A) Ireland. B) Fife. C) England. D) Cawdor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) England. 7. What does Lady Macbeth always carry with her now? A) A letter. B) A light. C) A dagger. D) A sponge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A light. 8. From class discussion, what is NOT an indication of Fate? A) Thunder and Lightning. B) Prophecy. C) Witches. D) Luck. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thunder and Lightning. 9. Who is Mr. Tench in The Power and the Glory? A) A teacher. B) A clerk. C) A thief. D) A dentist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A thief. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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.". 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. Keats's Endymion is dedicated to? A) Leigh Hunt. B) Milton. C) Shakespeare. D) Thomas Chatterton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leigh Hunt. 19. 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. 20. 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). ← 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