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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Macbeth plotting to kill Banquo at all?
(a) The prophecy of Banquo's sons becoming kings.
(b) His knowledge of his crimes.
(c) A passing reference to his belief in Macbeth murdering Duncan.
(d) His disloyal heart.

3. What news does Macbeth choose to not tell his wife after Banquo rides away from the castle in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Banquo is in alliance with them.
(b) Banquo is unaware of their evil plots thus far.
(c) He has a plan to kill Banquo.
(d) Banquo is coming to the banquet.

4. How does Lady Macbeth hear about the prophecy of the witches?
(a) Her husband writes a letter about it.
(b) One of the witches comes to tell her.
(c) Duncan tells her about it.
(d) She sees it in a dream.

5. Who do the witches plan to meet after parting in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) MacDonwald.
(b) Duncan.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) McBride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lady Macbeth want to frame for Duncan's murder?

2. How is Lady Macbeth told of the king's murder the morning after?

3. Who offends the first witch in Act 1, Scene 3?

4. Where is Banquo killed?

5. What does Macbeth feel that Banquo has stripped him of?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 4, what title does Duncan bestow upon Malcolm after the battle?

2. What does Lady Macbeth call her husband after he has murdered Duncan?

3. What does Duncan reward Lady Macbeth with the evening before his assassination?

4. How does Macbeth plan to kill Banquo and his son?

5. What is the Porter doing just after Duncan is assassinated?

6. How did the Thane of Cawdor die?

7. What is the weather like at the beginning of the play?

8. What does Macbeth hear just after murdering Duncan?

9. In Act 1, Scene 5, what does Macbeth write to his wife about while he is away at war?

10. What does Banquo wish to speak with Macbeth about late in the night just before Macbeth murders Duncan?

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