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

2. What are the witches doing at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Stirring things in their cauldron.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Chanting.
(d) Sleeping.

3. What does Ross say about Macduff after he has fled?
(a) He deserves whatever fate he gets.
(b) He is noble and wise.
(c) He is a snake and a coward.
(d) He has reason to fear.

4. What has been happening to Lady Macbeth since Banquo's death?
(a) She has been followed by Banquo's ghost.
(b) She has been having horrible dreams.
(c) She has been having hallucinations.
(d) She has been sleepwalking.

5. Who is helping Macduff when he flees after Banquo's murder?
(a) Fleance.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) Ross.
(d) Donalbain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who suggests the form of camouflage that the army in Dunsinane uses?

3. What does Macbeth fear his future will be after finding out the source of the shrill cry in Act 5, Scene 5?

4. What does Macduff do when he hears his family has been murdered?

5. Where did the army get the boughs they are holding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Malcolm so afraid for his life in Act 3, Scene 6?

2. What does Malcolm suggest that his soldiers use as camouflage while approaching Macbeth's castle?

3. In Act 4, Scene 2, why is Lady Macduff so frustrated with the flight of her husband?

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

5. Who is the main general in Malcolm's army?

6. How does Macduff prove that he has slain Macbeth?

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

8. Why is Macbeth so sure that he will be victorious over Malcolm's army?

9. What is Hecate mad at the three witches for?

10. What is Hecate planning on harvesting from the moon?

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