Macbeth

Who is the king when the play starts?

• Macbeth

• Malcom

• Duncan

• Macduff

Whom does Macbeth defeat in battle?

• Duncan's armies

• The armies of Norway and Ireland

• King Edward's English army

• Banquo

What do the witches prophesy?

• Banquo will be King but Macbeth will be much happier

• Macbeth will be King but Banquo will murder him

• Macbeth will be King but Banquo's children will be kings

• Macbeth will be King and his son will inherit the throne.

What title, predicted by the witches, does Macbeth receive?

• Thane of Cawdor

• King of England

• Prince of Scotland

• Thane of Dunsinane

Who is made heir to Duncan's throne?

• Macbeth

• Duncan's son, Malcom

• Macduff

• Banquo's son, Fleance.

What does Lady Macbeth resolve to do?

• Talk to the Witches

• Kill Duncan herself

• Protect Duncan from Macbeth's blood lust

• Do whatever she has to do to help Macbeth become King.

What does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth lacks?

• Modesty

• Ambition

• The manliness to follow through on his ambition

• The intelligence to be King.

What do Lady Macbeth's words "unsex me here" mean?

• She wants to set aside her female sentiments that could stop bloody ambitions.

• She wants her maids to help disguise herself as a man.

• She wishes she were a man

• She doesn't want to be with Macbeth until he is king.

What does Macbeth realize about the consequences of Duncan's murder?

• Other than satisfying his own ambition, it will make everything worse.

• Although he will be king he will lose his hold on Cawdor

• It will be simple and easy route to get what he wants.

• If the witches are right he will become king and immortal.

What is Lady Macbeth's plan for murdering Duncan?

• Macbeth will pour poison in his ear while he sleeps.

• Macbeth will hire 3 murderers to kill Macbeth on his return from the castle.

• Macbeth will push him out of the window of the castle.

• Macbeth will stab him in his sleep and plant the weapon with one of the king's servants.