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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kills Banquo?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Macduff.
(c) Banquo's servants.
(d) Hired murderers.

2. What does Macduff's son compare himself to when he hears that his father has fled?
(a) A snake.
(b) A bird.
(c) A dog.
(d) A tiger.

3. Who do the witches meet with the morning after Banquo's murder?
(a) Fleance.
(b) Banquo.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Hecate.

4. Who of the following has NOT fled the country by Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Donalbain.
(b) Ross.
(c) Macduff.
(d) Malcolm.

5. What two reasons does Macbeth give for not wanting to kill Duncan?
(a) The prophecy will come true on its own, and he is likely to be caught.
(b) Duncan is the king and Macbeth loves him.
(c) Macbeth is his host and he is a kinsman.
(d) Lady Macbeth is crazy, and Duncan loves them both.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Macbeth's castle?

2. Who is to be the new Thane of Cawdor?

3. What do the witches plan to do with that which they harvest from the moon?

4. What must the loser of the battle between Scotland and it's enemy do in order to bury their dead men?

5. What has caused Macbeth's fiery rage while the soldiers are all in Dunsinane?

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