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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the first apparition warn Macbeth against?
(a) The Thane of Fife.
(b) The son of Banquo.
(c) Over-indulgance.
(d) The jealous passion of his wife.

2. Who is Duncan's heir?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Fleance.
(c) Donalbain.
(d) Malcolm.

3. What is Lady Macbeth trying to do while she is sleeping?
(a) Wash her hands.
(b) Repent.
(c) Put on her crown.
(d) Kill Duncan.

4. What does Macbeth ask Seyton to do as the army approaches in Act 5, Scene 3?
(a) Protect his wife.
(b) Prepare his armor.
(c) Rally his own troops.
(d) Send a message to the army.

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

6. What is Macbeth's title in the castle at Dunsinane?
(a) Thane.
(b) King.
(c) Prince.
(d) Duke.

7. What does Macduff do when he hears his family has been murdered?
(a) Puts on mourning apparel.
(b) Faints.
(c) Swears vengeance on Macbeth.
(d) Puts together an army of English soldiers.

8. What does Macbeth tell the unexpected visitor to the hall at the beginning of the banquet to do?
(a) Wash himself.
(b) Stand outside.
(c) Take a seat.
(d) Deliver his message.

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

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

11. 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) Lose the battle.
(b) Fall on his sword.
(c) Succumb to fear.
(d) Retreat.

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

13. What does a doctor say Lady Macbeth needs to heal?
(a) Her husband.
(b) A priest.
(c) A physician.
(d) Some strong medication.

14. Where does the first scene in Act 5 take place?
(a) A wood.
(b) An inn.
(c) Macduff's castle.
(d) An anteroom in Macbeth's castle.

15. What does Macbath ask his doctors to do when he hears the war drums from Dunsinane?
(a) Stop giving him reports.
(b) Attend to his wife.
(c) Give him an injection of strength.
(d) Leave him and find safety.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malcolm tell the army to do when they reach the castle at Dunsinane?

2. Who is the leader of the army at Dunsinane?

3. What is the third apparition to appear to Macbeth when he meets with the witches?

4. Why is Macduff's birth so important to the plot?

5. Why does Malcolm lie to Macduff about being a lusty man?

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