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

2. Why is Macbeth afraid when the army reaches the castle when he has been so confident until then?
(a) He feels helpless without his wife.
(b) The witches warnings are coming true.
(c) He cannot find his good armor.
(d) He didn't realize how large the army was.

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

4. Where is the army at Dunsinane from?
(a) England.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Wales.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Lennox speak to about Banquo's death?

3. What is Macduff doing as he flees after Banquo's death?

4. What does Lady Macduff say her husband's flight makes her look like?

5. What is the one thing that will frighten Macbeth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where has Macduff fled to after hearing about Banquo's death?

2. How does Macbeth feel about his first kill in the battle against Malcolm?

3. What is peculiar about the appearance of the surprise visitor to Macbeth's banquet in Act 3, Scene 4?

4. How does Angus pledge to purge Macbeth of his bloodlusty sickness?

5. How was Macduff born?

6. Why is Macbeth's army so small in comparison to Malcolm's army?

7. What does Macbeth think his enemies will suffer before he is defeated?

8. What is Malcolm trying to hide by using camouflage?

9. What does the child with the tree branch tell Macbeth when he visits the three witches?

10. In Act 4, Scene 2, what happens to Lady Macduff as she is preparing to join her husband?

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