Full Book Quiz for Macbeth by William Shakespeare MCQ Test
Book Title | Macbeth |
Author Name | William Shakespeare |
Date of Publication of the Book | 1606 |
Number of Chapters | 5 Acts |
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Quiz Test for Macbeth by William Shakespeare
1. How does lady macbeth explain macbeth's strange behavior at the banquet?
- He has become obsessed with his new power.
- He has eaten the insane root.
- He is intoxicated.
- He is suffering from an illness.
Answer
He is suffering from an illness.
2. How does macduff receive the news of his family's murder?
- He blames himself and vows to take revenge upon macbeth.
- He commits suicide.
- He gets hives.
- He seeks out lady macbeth for consolation.
Answer
He blames himself and vows to take revenge upon macbeth.
3. On returning to the witches, what is the last apparition that macbeth sees?
- A blood-covered child
- A ghost from his past
- A procession of kings
- A procession of trees
Answer
A procession of kings
4. What does lady macbeth accuse her husband of being?
- A bad father
- A bad king
- A coward
- A weak soldier
Answer
A coward
5. Who says the following: "Here lay duncan, his silver skin lac'd with his golden blood."
- Lady macbeth
- Macbeth
- Macduff
- Malcolm
Answer
Macbeth
6. Who says the following: "All hail macbeth, hail to thee, thane of glamis."
- Cawdor
- Hecate
- Lady macbeth
- The witches
Answer
The witches
7. Who says the following: "Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here."
- Fleance
- Hecate
- Lady macbeth
- Lennox
Answer
Lady macbeth
8. Why does macbeth envy malcolm?
- He has been named heir to the throne.
- He is a better soldier.
- He is marrying hecate.
- He is the son of duncan.
Answer
He has been named heir to the throne.
9. Who kills macbeth?
- Macduff
- Banquo
- Lady macbeth
- Malcolm
Answer
Macduff
10. Whom does lady macbeth frame for the murder of duncan?
- Malcolm and donalbain
- Duncan’s drunken chamberlains
- The porter
- Macbeth
Answer
Duncan’s drunken chamberlains
11. How many men reign as king of Scotland throughout the play?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Answer
3
12. What new title does macbeth receive early in act one?
- Earl of northumberland
- King of scotland
- Thane of cawdor
- Thane of glamis
Thane of cawdor
13. What does macbeth do to macdonald after he defeats him?
- Takes his family crest and title
- He takes him prisoner and brings him to duncan
- Rips out his heart
- Cuts off his head and places it on the battlements
Answer
Cuts off his head and places it on the battlements
14. The weird sisters greet macbeth as _______.
- Thane of cawdor, thane of fife, and king hereafter
- Thane of glamis, thane of cawdor, and king hereafter
- Thane of cawdor, thane of lochaber, and thane of glamis
- Thane of glamis, thane of fife, and father of kings
Answer
Thane of glamis, thane of cawdor, and king hereafter
15. Who does duncan name as his successor?
- Macbeth
- Malcolm
- Banquo
- Macduff
Answer
Malcolm
16. Who kills banquo?
- Macduff
- Fleance
- Macbeth
- A group of murderers hired by macbeth
Answer
A group of murderers hired by macbeth
17. Which of the following best describes lady macbeth’s death?
- She dies offstage.
- She sleepwalks off of the palace wall.
- She declares her own guilt and stabs herself with a knife.
- Macduff slays her in revenge for his own wife’s murder.
Answer
She dies offstage.
18. Whom does macbeth see sitting in his chair during the banquet?
- Himself
- Banquo’s ghost
- Duncan’s ghost
- Lady macbeth
Answer
Banquo’s ghost
19. What does lady macbeth say she would do with her child if she had to?
- Give up her life for it
- Abandon it
- Cut off its head
- Dash its brains out
Answer
Banquo’s ghost
20. What does macbeth think he sees floating in front of him as he goes to kill duncan?
- A bloody head
- A bloody sword
- A bloody child
- A bloody dagger
Answer
A bloody dagger
21. Who discovers duncan's body?
- Macduff
- Ross
- Macbeth
- Malcolm
Answer
Macduff
22. How does macbeth persuade the murderers to kill banquo?
- He says he will pay them.
- He taunts them for their lack of manliness.
- He threatens to execute them.
- He threatens to imprison them.
Answer
He taunts them for their lack of manliness.
23. How does malcolm attempt to win macduff's support?
- He claims he will be a better king than macbeth.
- He gives macduff a feast to feed his family.
- He reveals that he has lied about his lack of kingly virtues.
- He tells macduff about the slaughter of his family.
Answer
He reveals that he has lied about his lack of kingly virtues.
24. With whom are the scots at war at the beginning of the play?
- Norway
- Denmark
- Poland
- Finland
Answer
Norway
25. Who is the goddess of witchcraft in the play?
- Aphrodite
- Hecate
- Minerva
- Mordred
Answer
Hecate
26. What do the weird sisters promise to macbeth?
- A large family
- Everlasting life
- The kingdom of Scotland
- Victory in battle
Answer
The kingdom of Scotland
27. What do the weird sisters promise to macbeth?
- A large family
- Everlasting life
- The kingdom of scotland
- Victory in battle
Answer
A large family
28. Who says the following: "Glamis hath murdered sleep . . . Macbeth will sleep no more."
- Fleance
- Lady macbeth
- Macbeth
- Malcolm
Answer
Macbeth
29. Who says the following: "'tis unnatural, even like the deed that's done."
- Banquo
- Donalbain
- Ross
- The old man
Answer
The old man
30. Why do malcolm and donalbain flee?
- They are afraid they'll be accused of murdering their father.
- They fear the weird sisters.
- They think that macbeth will kill them next.
- They want to join the english army.
Answer
They are afraid they'll be accused of murdering their father.
31. Who is proclaimed king after duncan is murdered?
- Macbeth
- Banquo
- Macduff
- Malcolm
Answer
Macbeth
32. Who will kill banquo?
- Two murderers
- The three witches
- Macbeth
- Duncan's bodyguards
Answer
Two murderers
33. What is going on at macbeth's castle while the murderers are killing banquo?
- Duncan's murder
- Macbeth's coronation
- Plans for killing lady macduff
- A feast
Answer
A feast
34. What does the third apparition tell macbeth?
- That he will fall when birnam wood comes to dunsinane
- That he should attack macduff
- That he is safe as long as he stays at dunsinane
- That he should travel from dunsinane to birnam wood
Answer
That he will fall when birnam wood comes to dunsinane
35. What happens to lady macbeth before she dies?
- She is plagued by fits of sleepwalking.
- She is haunted by the ghost of duncan.
- She sees her children killed in battle.
- She sees her children killed by macbeth.
Answer
She is plagued by fits of sleepwalking.
36. Who kills lord siward’s son?
- Duncan
- Lennox
- Macbeth
- Ross
Answer
Macbeth
37. Where are scottish kings crowned?
- Edinburgh
- Scone
- London
- Dunsinane
Answer
Scone
38. Where is duncan killed?
- In the battle with norway
- In his bedchamber at macbeth’s castle
- In his bedchamber at forres
- At birnam wood
Answer
In his bedchamber at macbeth’s castle
39. Who flees scotland to join malcolm in england?
- Donalbain
- Ross
- Macduff
- Lennox
Answer
Macduff
40. Who kills lady macbeth?
- Macbeth
- Macduff
- Lady macduff
- Lady macbeth
Answer
Lady macbeth
41. Who tells macduff that his family has been killed?
- Donalbain
- Macbeth
- Lady macduff
- Ross
Answer
Ross
42. How does birnam wood come to dunsinane?
- By magic
- Through an earthquake
- It doesn’t
- Malcolm’s army hides behind cut-off tree branches
Answer
Malcolm’s army hides behind cut-off tree branches
43. What is the last vision that the witches show macbeth?
- A procession of eight kings
- Macduff's head
- A stain on his hand
- A procession of bloody corpses
Answer
A procession of eight kings
44. What does the third apparition tell macbeth?
- That he will fall when birnam wood comes to dunsinane
- That he should attack macduff
- That he is safe as long as he stays at dunsinane
- That he should travel from dunsinane to birnam wood
Answer
That he will fall when birnam wood comes to dunsinane
45. Who warns lady macduff to leave her house?
- A weird sister
- Malcolm
- A messenger
- Macduff
Answer
A messenger