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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many witches are there?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

2. In Act 1, Scene 2, why does the sergeant not finish telling Duncan of the battle?
(a) He is too overcome with emotion.
(b) He dies.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He faints from loss of blood.

3. What does Banquo suffer from on his first night in Macbeth's castle?
(a) A terrible rash.
(b) Bad thoughts.
(c) Flashes of hot and cold.
(d) Horrible dreams.

4. What is the weather like at the beginning of the play?
(a) Sunny and bright.
(b) Lightning and thunder.
(c) Dark and misty.
(d) Torrential rain.

5. What is so surprising about the way Lady Macbeth treats the king when he arrives at her castle in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) It appears she has changed her mind.
(b) She did not seem nervous before.
(c) She should be grateful to him.
(d) She is planning his murder.

6. How are Malcolm and Duncan related?
(a) Malcolm is Duncan's nephew.
(b) Duncan is Malcolm's son.
(c) Malcom is Duncan's son.
(d) Malcolm and Duncan are cousins.

7. Where do the witches go after Scotland's battle is over?
(a) The sea shore.
(b) A cave.
(c) The desert.
(d) A heath.

8. When do the witches want to meet?
(a) The dawn before Macbeth's death.
(b) At the turn of the year.
(c) After a mighty battle.
(d) Before the sun sets.

9. What are the witches anticipating at the beginning of the play?
(a) To meet their master.
(b) Something to happen on a larger scale.
(c) The death of Macbeth.
(d) The assasination of the king.

10. What must the loser of the battle between Scotland and it's enemy do in order to bury their dead men?
(a) Pay a tribute.
(b) Beg for mercy.
(c) Release their prisoners.
(d) Steal the bodies in the night.

11. What do the witches vow to do at the beginning of the play?
(a) Fool the soldiers.
(b) Kill Macbeth.
(c) Meet again.
(d) Confuse the messengers.

12. What does Lady Macbeth says she has in her mind after hearing the prophecy of the witches?
(a) Lavish wishes.
(b) Important plans.
(c) A serpent's cunning.
(d) Murderous intentions.

13. In Act 1, Scene 4, in an aside to the audience, what does Macbeth say he is carrying?
(a) Ambitions unto death.
(b) Deep and dark secrets.
(c) A murderous heart.
(d) Black and deep desires.

14. Who is the first person to see the king dead?
(a) Macduff.
(b) Lennox.
(c) Lady Macbeth.
(d) Malcolm.

15. Who is to be the new Thane of Cawdor?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) Lennox.
(d) Duncan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first to greet Duncan at Macbeth's castle?

2. Who does Banquo think killed Duncan?

3. What do the witches sense in the air in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Who does Duncan meet as he sets up camp at the beginning of the play?

5. Where is the Old Man standing when he first appears on stage?

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