Macbeth Test Review

Who (what) did Macbeth see at the banquet table?

• The tree witches laughing at him
• Banquo's Ghost
• Blood from the daggers in his wine cup
• The image of Duncan's beating heart

Who becomes king of Scotland after Macbeth is killed?

• Macduff

• Malcolm

• Donalbain

• Fleance

Which of the following lines is an example of paradox?

• "So foul and fair a day I have not seen."

• "So wither'd and so wild in their attire"

• "Speak, if you can. What are you?"

• "You greet with present grace and great prediction"

Who is sentenced to death in Act I?

• Duncan
• The Thane of Cawdor
• Ross
• The Captain

When the audience knows something the character does not know. 

• Secrets
• Dramatic Irony
• Foreshadowing
• Metaphor

Macbeth most likely brings the bloody daggers to Lady Macbeth because he . . .

• needs to show how easy the deed was for him
• has to prove that he has murdered Duncan
• wants to frighten her for encouraging him
• feels distressed and shocked at his actions

"False face must hide what the false ________ doth know." - Macbeth

• Artery

• Mind

• Soul

• Heart

Who wrote The Tragedy of Macbeth?

• Henry Higgins
• William Shakespeare
• John Donne
• J. K. Rowling

Which character describes life as "brief candle," and "meaningless."

• Lady Macbeth

• Macbeth

• Malcolm

• Macduff

Man who will be “lesser than Macbeth”

• Banquo
• Ross
• Lennox
• Hecate