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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 kind of land is featured in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Forest.
(b) Desert.
(c) Meadow.
(d) Cave.
2. Where is this play set?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Wales.
(d) England.
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 coming to the banquet.
(b) Banquo is unaware of their evil plots thus far.
(c) Banquo is in alliance with them.
(d) He has a plan to kill Banquo.
4. Where does Donalbain go after Duncan's death?
(a) France.
(b) Wales.
(c) Ireland.
(d) England.
5. What does Lady Macbeth says she has in her mind after hearing the prophecy of the witches?
(a) Lavish wishes.
(b) Murderous intentions.
(c) A serpent's cunning.
(d) Important plans.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Macbeth say he will have to do if he is caught murdering the king?
2. Who has sole responsibility for the impending doom of Banquo?
3. What do the witches sense in the air in Act 1, Scene 1?
4. Who does Macbeth hire after Banquo leaves the castle for the day in Act 2, Scene 1?
5. Where does Duncan decide to camp at the beginning of the play?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does a sailor's wife offend one of the witches?
2. How does Macbeth plan to kill Banquo and his son?
3. What is to be done with the captured Thane of Cawdor in Act 1, Scene 2?
4. What is the Porter doing just after Duncan is assassinated?
5. What plans does Macbeth hide from his wife in Act 3, Scene 2?
6. In Act 3, Scene 1, what does Macbeth lament that Banquo has taken from him?
7. What does Banquo wish to speak with Macbeth about late in the night just before Macbeth murders Duncan?
8. After reading her husband's letter in Act 1, Scene 5, what does Lady Macbeth fear Macbeth may be?
9. What does Lady Macbeth do in order to allow for Macbeth to have safe passage past Duncan's chamberlains in Act 1, Scene 7?
10. When do the witches vow to meet again before they part at the beginning of the play?
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