How does Macbeth sneak past King Duncan's servants to murder him?

Lady Macbeth drugs them so they will be sleeping when Macbeth comes.

Macbeth pays them to go outside.

Lady Macbeth distracts them by crying

A horse breaks free and they chase it

By the end of Act III, Macbeth

He no longer feels conflicted about his murderous acts or using all means necessary to keep the throne.

He has gained the respect of his people as a good leader.

He is thinking about giving up the throne.

He is losing his mind with his grief and sadness at what his actions have done to his wife.

Macduff thinks King Duncan's sons have killed their father because?

They fled the scene after King Duncan's death.

Because Macbeth said they were guilty and killed them.

They did not want to be the King.

Just before the battle at Dunsinane Castle, Macbeth demonstrates that he has lost all touch with emotions or his humanity. Which of the play's themes does his behavior underscore?

the destructiveness of blind ambition

confusion between love and hatred

Why does Macbeth send along a third murderer to join the first two in killing Banquo?

He doesn't trust the first two enough - he wants to make sure it's done.

Macbeth knows that Fleance is strong and quick; he feels a third murderer will be needed

The first and second murderers are employed by Banquo

The third murderer asked to be sent

Why does Macbeth decide to kill Banquo?

The witches predicted his son would be King

He believes that Banquo wants to kill him and become king himself

He thinks he is a traitor against King Duncan

When Lady Macbeth says, "My hands are of your color, but I shame / To wear a heart so white," she means that

Her hands are red with King Duncan's blood, but, unlike her husband, she is not afraid

Her hands are red with King Duncan's blood and she is ashamed

Her hands are red with King Duncan's blood and she is afraid

She will have to live with the murder of King Duncan for the rest of her life

When does Macbeth first realize that he has been tricked by the prophecies of the witches?

When he sees Birnam Wood moving toward him

When he learns of Lady Macbeth's madness

When he learns Macduff has deserted him for England and joined with Malcolm

When he learns that Lady Macbeth has killed herself

Which of the following is an external conflict?

Macbeth wants Banquo dead, so he hires men to murder him

Macbeth regrets killing King Duncan and believes he will never sleep again.

Before Macbeth kills Duncan, he imagines he sees a floating dagger in front of him

At the banquet, Macbeth's guilty conscience conjures up an image of the dead Banquo

Act III of Macbeth serves mainly to

expose Macbeth's mounting troubles.

By the end of Act IV, Macduff and Malcolm plan to...

invade Scotland and kill Macbeth

To fight each other for rule of Scotland

To help Macbeth escape from Scotland

What is the main symbolism of Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking in Act V?

She cannot get past the guilt she feels for her role in what Macbeth has done.

Wives are just as guilty as their husbands

Wives should not be blamed for what their husbands do

Evil people always get sick like this.

Banquo is the last person Macbeth talks to before he kills King Duncan. Why does Shakespeare bring Banquo and Macbeth together at this point in the play?

Shakespeare uses Banquo to represent a last chance for Macbeth to change his mind

Shakespeare wants to provide comic relief before the murder takes place.

Shakespeare wants to introduce the character of Fleance, who accompanies Banquo.

Shakespeare uses Banquo to persuade Macbeth to go ahead with the murder

Macduff's wife and children ..

are ordered to be killed by Macbeth

leave Macduff and seek refuge with Macbeth

When Act III begins, Banquo says that he knows

That Malcolm and Donalbain are the murderers

In the opening scene at Dunsinane Castle, Macbeth has no patience for his servant. He says, "Go prick thy face and over-red thy fear. / Thou lily-livered boy." What does his treatment of the servant tell you about how Macbeth's character has changed?

He has become a brutal and ruthless tyrant

He has remained an honorable King

He has become afraid of his own death

He is overcome with grief for his wife

What does Macbeth really mean when he indicates that the blood on his hands will redden all the seas?

It is a comment on his profound guilt

He is afraid to wash the blood off his hands

Lady Macbeth will not be able to wash off the blood

It is a comment on his fear of the witches

Lady Macbeth dies because...

She can no longer bear her guilt

Macbeth kills her in a jealous rage.

When Macbeth says, "Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown / And put a barren scepter in my gripe..." the audience understands...

He has no children / no male heir to the throne

He will be prosecuted for his crimes

He and Lady Macbeth want many children

After Macbeth is plagued by the ghost of Banquo at his banquet, he goes to see the three witches again. Which of the following is NOT a prophecy the witches make for him?

Beware the gold-crowned sons of Banquo

No man born of woman can harm you

Macbeth shall not be defeated until the Birnam Woods march to Dunsinane Hill

Why does Malcolm claim to Macduff that he is unfit to rule as king because he is too lustful and greedy?

He is lying as a test of Macduff's integrity and loyalty to the crown

He thinks he lacks the integrity that a king should have

He wants Macduff to know his true nature and crown his brother instead

He is afraid that Ross and Lennox will reveal his secrets unless he tells Macduff first

What does Macduff do at the end of his battle with Macbeth that is symbolic to the play?

He beheads Macbeth and brings it to Malcolmm, just as Macbeth did to Macdonwald in the beginning of the play

He lets Fleance strike the final blow as revenge for his father Banquo's death

He tells Macbeth that he knows about the witches' prophecies

He gives Macbeth three chances to escape; one for each of the dead: Banquo, Lady Macduff, and his son

What reason does Lady Macbeth give for not killing King Duncan herself?

He looks too much like her father.

She is not strong enough to use the dagger

She can't get rid of her servant.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Something wicked this way comes, " refers to

The now evil Macbeth

The ghosts of those killed

Hecate, goddess of the witches

The witches

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At the beginning of Act III, Why is Macbeth happy to learn Banquo will not be returning to the castle until after dark?

He will have time to plan a celebration in his honor.

He will send the murders to kill him under cover of darkness

He will be away for awhile so he can conspire against him

He plans to kidnap Fleance

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Out, damned spot! Out, I say!" refers to?

Macduff intends to kill Macbeth

Macbeth's guilt over the murder of Banquo

Macbeth's hallucinations

Lady Macbeth envisions blood from King Duncan's murder that she cannot cleanse herself from.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Macbeth seeks out the witches in Act IV to

He wants them to help Lady Macbeth

He is afraid of losing the throne and wants their guidance to keep it.

He wants them to find Fleance

He thinks they can help him kill Malcolm.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At the supper after Macbeth becomes King, he becomes distracted and acts crazy? What does Lady Macbeth want him to do instead?

Stop acting crazy and be cheerful for his guests.

Send everyone home.

Find Banquo

Leave the Banquet and go to bed to recover.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Macbeth believes he will not sleep anymore because

He is filled with grief over the death of Lady Macbeth

He is dying

His guilt will never let him rest

The witches put a spell on him

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who played the roles of women during plays at Shakepeare's globe theatre?

young children

women from the working class

young men/boys

male actors wore female wigs and makeup

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