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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. How does Banquo know that Macbeth will not remain king?
(a) He thinks Macbeth will step down when he sees how hard it is to be king.
(b) Banquo's sons were prophecied to be kings.
(c) He had a dream of Macbeth's assassination.
(d) Macbeth is sick.

2. Who of the following is NOT found in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Lennox.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Duncan.

3. Who does Macduff think is responsible for killing Duncan?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Donalbain.
(c) Malcolm.
(d) The chamberlains.

4. What color does Macbeth say he shall make the green sea?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

5. How is Macbeth's plan not fulfilled in Banquo's murder?
(a) Banquo was the wrong man to kill.
(b) News spreads of who did it.
(c) Banquo's son escapes.
(d) Banquo wounded his murderer before he died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is to be the new Thane of Cawdor?

2. What does Macbeth say about killing Duncan after Duncan arrives at his castle?

3. Who is the main enemy of Scotland at the time of this play?

4. How are Malcolm and Duncan related?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lady Macbeth do in order to allow for Macbeth to have safe passage past Duncan's chamberlains in Act 1, Scene 7?

2. What does Duncan make the King of Norway do in order to bury his dead?

3. What does Macbeth hear just after murdering Duncan?

4. In Act 3, Scene 1, what does Macbeth lament that Banquo has taken from him?

5. When do the witches vow to meet again before they part at the beginning of the play?

6. What is to be done with the captured Thane of Cawdor in Act 1, Scene 2?

7. What does the witch do to punish the sailor's wife who offends her?

8. What plans does Macbeth hide from his wife in Act 3, Scene 2?

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

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

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