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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Macbeth feel about his first killing in the battle in Act 5, Scene 7?
(a) Furious.
(b) Overwhelmed.
(c) Confident.
(d) Repentant.

2. What are the witches rebuked for the morning after Banquo's murder?
(a) Not warning Fleance about the prophecy of his kingship.
(b) Not warning Banquo about his impending death.
(c) Not alerting Hecate about Macbeth.
(d) Not warning Macbeth about Fleance.

3. What is Macduff doing as he flees after Banquo's death?
(a) Trying to save his life.
(b) Plotting against Macbeth.
(c) Spreading the news of Macbeth's treachery.
(d) Grieving for Duncan and Banquo.

4. Who are speaking at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) Macbeth and his wife.
(b) A gentlewoman and a doctor.
(c) Angus and Ross.
(d) Macduff and his son.

5. What does the army at Dunsinane do when they reach the castle?
(a) Rest.
(b) Pound their drums.
(c) Wait for Macbeth.
(d) Begin bombarding the castle.

6. Why is Malcom afraid to take up the crown?
(a) He has no knowledge of state affairs.
(b) He fears he will be murdered.
(c) He is too young.
(d) He has many vices.

7. What has caused Macbeth's fiery rage while the soldiers are all in Dunsinane?
(a) His wife's madness.
(b) The mutiny against him.
(c) The treachery of his friends.
(d) His secret murders.

8. Who suggests the form of camouflage that the army in Dunsinane uses?
(a) General Siward.
(b) Macduff.
(c) Donabain.
(d) Malcolm.

9. What do the men in Dunsinane use as camouflage?
(a) Mud.
(b) Armor from Macbeth's army.
(c) Black paint.
(d) Branches from trees in the wood.

10. What does Macbeth say he will not do when he sees two angry and armed men approach him in the castle in Act 5, Scene 8?
(a) Retreat.
(b) Succumb to fear.
(c) Fall on his sword.
(d) Lose the battle.

11. Who is with Lady Macduff in her castle when she hears her husband has fled?
(a) Her servants.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her sister.

12. What is the one thing that will frighten Macbeth?
(a) Seeing the Thane of Fife.
(b) The ghost of Duncan.
(c) Seeing the wood move to the castle.
(d) Hearing a bad prophecy from the witches.

13. What does Macduff tell Malcolm to do after they have both fled?
(a) Replace his confusion with understanding and wisdom.
(b) Discard his fear and replace it with courage.
(c) Be strong and take up his sword.
(d) Use his anger to find justice.

14. What does Macbeth call his servant who tried to warn him of the encroaching army?
(a) A fool.
(b) A good man.
(c) A traitor.
(d) A coward.

15. What does Macbeth decide he must do when he sees the army at his castle in Act 5, Scene 7?
(a) Flee.
(b) Surrender.
(c) Make a stand.
(d) Make a truce.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Macduff go after Banquo's murder?

2. In Act 4, Scene 3, what does Macduff promise Malcolm he is not?

3. What does Macbeth see at the banquet that no one else does?

4. What does Malcolm tell Macduff after they have both fled?

5. How does Lady Macbeth die?

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