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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news terrifies Macbeth at his banquet?
(a) Fleance escaped.
(b) Banquo is dead.
(c) Banquo's death had witnesses.
(d) The murderer wants more money.

2. Why is Macbeth not afraid of the man sworn to take revenge on him?
(a) The prophecy from the witches gives him courage.
(b) He is full of confidence.
(c) He had a dream in which he defeated this man.
(d) He knows he is stronger than the man.

3. What do the soldiers in Dunsinane enter Act 5, Scene 2 with?
(a) A drum and colors.
(b) Their written strategy.
(c) The body of Duncan.
(d) A war scream.

4. How was Macduff born?
(a) Ripped from his mother's womb.
(b) Extracted from his mother's dead corpse.
(c) Born prematurely.
(d) Stillborn, and then revived.

5. After the murders of Duncan and Banquo, what do the witches view Macbeth as?
(a) A wayward son.
(b) An amusing toy.
(c) A burgeoning evil.
(d) A foolhardy man.

6. Who of the following is NOT in attendance in the hall when the banquet begins in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Ross.
(b) Donalbain.
(c) Lennox.
(d) Macbeth.

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

8. What do the witches plan to show Macbeth the morning after Banquo's murder?
(a) His future disgrace.
(b) A prophecy of lies.
(c) His destiny.
(d) His sins.

9. What is the source of the shrill cry Macbeth hears as the army approaches his castle in Act 5, Scene 5?
(a) The gate is bombarded.
(b) His wife has died.
(c) The doctor is shot with an arrow.
(d) His servant sees the large numbers of the army.

10. What does Malcolm tell the army to do when they reach the castle at Dunsinane?
(a) Chant against Macbeth.
(b) Get some good rest before the action begins.
(c) Put down their branches.
(d) Wipe off their camouflage.

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

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

13. How many soldiers are in Dunsinane in Act 5, Scene 3?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 1,000,000.

14. Who is the first person killed by Macbeth in the battle at his castle?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Lennox.
(c) Young Siward.
(d) Angus.

15. Who is crowned king at the end of the play?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Donalbain.
(c) Siward.
(d) Macduff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the witches rebuked for the morning after Banquo's murder?

2. Why is Malcom afraid to take up the crown?

3. Who is Duncan's heir?

4. What has been happening to Lady Macbeth since Banquo's death?

5. How do the soldiers in Dunsinane plan to purge Macbeth of his anger?

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