Monday, April 16, 2012

Macbeth Test

1.Macbeth won the respect of King Duncan by
A. slaying the traitor Macdonwald.
Act 1 Scene 2
2. King Duncan rewarded Macbeth by dubbing him
B. the Thane of Cawdor him.
Act 1 Scene 2

3. In addressing Banquo, the witches called him which of these?
"Lesser than Macbeth, and greater." (I)
"Not so happy as Macbeth, yet much happier." (II)
A. I and II
Act 1 Scene 3

4. When Macbeth said, "Two truths are told / As happy prologues" he was referring to
A. his titles of Glamis and Cawdor.
Act 1 Scene 3

5. "Nothing in his life / Became him like the leaving it" is a reference to
A. the traitorous Thane of Cawdor.
Act 1 Scene 4

6. Duncan's statement, "I have begun to plant thee and will labour / To make thee full of growing" is an example of
C. personification.
Act 1 Scene 4

7. Lady Macbeth characterizes her husband as being
B. "too full of the milk of human kindness."
Act 1 Scene 5

8. When Macbeth agonizes over the possible killing of the king, which of these does he say?
"He is my house guest; I should protect him." (I)
"Duncan's virtues will "plead like angels" " (II)
"I am his kinsman and his subject" (III)
A. I and III
Act 1 scene 7

9. Macbeth's statement to his wife, "Bring forth men-children only" signifies that he
B. is concerned over the succession to the throne.
Act 1 Scene 7
 
10. As part of the plan to kill the king, Lady Macbeth would
A. get the chamberlains drunk.
Act 1 Scene 7

11. Trace Macbeth's transformation from a good man to an evil man.
Initially Macbeth does not want anything to do with killing for power but as the play progresses Macbeth finds it easier to kill without second thoughts.

12. What motivates Macbeth to take the evil path he chooses?
Lady Macbeth motivates Macbeth to take the evil path.

13. What influence do the witches have on Macbeth?
Macbeth doesn't really rely on what the witches have said until more prophecies start coming true.

14. Contrast Macbeth's response to the witches' predictions with Banquo's.
Macbeth questions the predictions whereas Banquo worries the predictions are all too real.

15. Describe the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Trace how it changes over the course of the play.
At the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth seems to "wear the pants". However as the play progresses and Macbeth's evil increases, his reliance on Lady Macbeth decreases.
 
1. "Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible / To feeling as to sight?" is a reference to the
A. ghost of Banquo.
Act 3 Scene 4.

2. Lady Macbeth confessed that she would have killed King Duncan herself except for the fact that
A. she couldn't gain easy access to his bedchamber
Act 3 Scene 3

3. Shakespeare introduced the Porter in order to
C. provide comic relief.
Act 2 Scene 3
4. Malcolm and Donalbain flee after the murder
A. because they fear the daggers in men's smiles.
Act 2 Scene 3

5. Macbeth arranges for Banquo's death by telling the hired killers that
A. Banquo had thwarted their careers.
Act 3 Scene 1
 
6. Macbeth startles his dinner guests by
A. conversing with the Ghost of Banquo
Act 3 Scene 4

7. The Witches threw into the cauldron
"Eye of bat and tongue of frog"(I)
"Wool of bat and tongue of dog" (II)
"Fang of snake and eagle's glare" (III)
A. I and II
Act 4 Scene 1
 
8. The three apparitions which appeared to Macbeth were
An armed head. (I)
A child with a crown. (II)
A bloody child (III)
C. I, II, and III
Act 4 Scene 1
9. In Act IV, Malcolm is at first lukewarm toward Macduff because he
B. suspects a trick.
Act 4 Scene 3
 
10. Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane when
A. the witches rendezvous with Macbeth.
B. the camouflaged soldiers make their advance.
C. Lady Macbeth convinces her husband to stand and fight.

11. What is the significance of the line "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" (I, i, 10)?

12. How does Macbeth function as a morality play?

13. How does Shakespeare use the technique of dramatic irony in Macbeth?

14. How does Lady Macbeth overcome her husband's resistance to the idea of killing King Duncan?

15. Contrast Macduff's response to the news of his wife's and children's deaths with Macbeth's response to being told Lady Macbeth is dead







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