| Macbeth acted as he did because | he was ambitious |
| Lady Macbeth’s motive for urging Macbeth on was that she | wanted to be queen |
| Do the witches (a) implant the evil thought in Macbeth’s mind, (b) work on what is already there, (c) draw him from his purpose? | (a) implant the evil thought in Macbeth’s mind |
| The weird women symbolizes the | evil temptation in the world |
| Banquo’s moral character was | strong |
| Macduff (a) was guilty of criminal negligence in leaving his family, (b) serves no dramatic purpose in the play, (c) did not sufficiently atone for his fault | A/C |
| Macbeth’s ambition led him to | destruction |
| As a king Macbeth was | unjust |
| The theme of the play Macbeth is | evil ambition and its results |
| The turning point in Macbeth’s success comes | when Banquo’s ghost appears at the banquet |
| Macbeth meets his fate | with desperate bravery |
| The play Macbeth is a | tragedy |
| Macbeth’s companion the first time he met the witches was | Banquo |
| Duncan is murdered by | Macbeth |
| Malcolm flees to | England |
| Just before the signal is given by Lady Macbeth, Macbeth sees | a dagger |
| Immediately after Duncan’s murder, Macbeth is | repentant |
| Banquo is murdered by | hired murderers |
| Macbeth believed that he | bore a charmed life |
| What does it mean to bear a charmed life? | to be untouchable or unharmable; to be special. |
| Macbeth’s true character is best revealed through | his soliloquies |
| The witches encourage Macbeth | to draw on to his doom |
| “double, double, toil and trouble” | Witches |
| “what need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to accompt” | Lady Macbeth |
| “Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear, Take any shape by that” | Macbeth |
| “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player” | Macbeth |
| “Though bladed corn be lodg’d and trees blown down; answer me to what I ask you” | Macbeth |
| “So foul and fair a day I have not seen” | Macbeth |
| “When shall we three meet again in thunder, lighting, or in rain?” | witches |
| “Fie, my lord, Fie! a soldier and afeard?” | Lady Macbeth |
| “What a sigh is there! The heart is sorely charged” | Doctor |
| “She should have dies hereafter” | Macbeth |
| “I go and it is done; the bell invites me” | Macbeth |
| “That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold.” | Lady Macbeth |
| “A little water clears us of this deed.” | Lady Macbeth |
| “Lay on Macduff, and damn’d be him that first cries, Hold, enough!” | Macbeth |
| “Had I as many sons as I have hairs I would not wish them to a fairer death” | Old Siward |
| “That which should accompany old age, As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have” | Macbeth |
| “Thou canst not say I did it: never shake thy gory locks at me” | Macbeth |
| “Why in that rawness left you wife and child?” | Malcolm |
| “Why should I play the Roman fool?” | Macbeth |
| “Let us not be dainty of leave-taking, but shift away” | Malcolm |
| “Nought’s had, all’s spent, where our desire is gotten without content” | Lady Macbeth |
| “You have displaced the mirth, broke the good meeting, with most admired disorder” | Lady Macbeth |
| “We have met with foes that strike beside us” | Malcolm |
| “Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done it” | Lady Macbeth |
| “What thou souldst highly that thou wouldst holily; Wouldst not play false, and yet wouldst wrongly win” | Lady Macbeth |
| Macbeth thought of murder after listening to the witches. | True |
| Macbeth smeared the guard’s faces with blood. | False |
| Duncan’s sons were suspected of his murder because they fled. | True |
| Banquo suspected Macbeth of the murder. | True |
| Fleance and Banquo were murdered at the same time. | False |
| The witches said Banquo would be king. | False |
| The witches said that Macbeth would never be overcome. | False |
| Malcolm suspected Macduff of treachery. | True |
| The thanes were loyal to the last to Macbeth. | False |
| Macbeth was a coward. | False |
| Banquo was loyal to Macbeth. | True |
| Macbeth’s chief fear was punishment after death. | False |
| Lady Macbeth had no conscience. | False |
| Macduff loved his family very much. | True |
| Macbeth feared the opinion of others. | True |
| Macbeth gains what the Thane of Cawdor loses. | True |
| Banquo murders the grooms. | False |
| The witches’ chief delight was evil. | True |
| A sergeant fights bravely against the capture of Macbeth. | False |
| Malcolm becomes King after Macbeth’s death. | True |
| Malcolm gained strength of character as the play advanced. | True |
| Macbeth was a happy king. | False |
| Lady Macbeth’s conscience punished her. | True |
| This play shows that happiness can follow sin. | False |
| There are no attractive, good characters in the play. | False |
| This play teaches that we cannot escape punishment for doing wrong. | True |
| The air-drawn dagger was an illusion. | True |
| The porter scene is elevating. | True |
| Duncan was a cruel king. | False |
| The play ends with the good characters triumphant. | True |
| Macbeth was a successful host. | False |
| The climax is reached when Banquo is killed and Fleance escapes. | False |
| The play, Macbeth, shows the power of evil influence. | True |
| The keynote of the drama was the struggle between evil and good. | True |
| Banquo swoons after the murder of Duncan. | False |
| Macduff ran away from Scotland in fear. | False |
| The owl shrieked during the murder of King Duncan. | True |
| Lady Macbeth reveals her secret. | True |
| The play is written in blank verse. | True |
| Malcolm kills Macbeth. | False |
Macbeth Practice Test
August 4, 2019