Multiple Choice Questions: Macbeth by William 8. Who persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan?

Shakespeare A. Banquo
B. The witches
1. Who is the King of Scotland at the beginning of
C. Lady Macbeth
the play?
D. Macduff
A. Macbeth
B. Duncan 9. Where is Duncan murdered?
C. Malcolm A. Macbeth’s castle at Dunsinane
D. Banquo B. Inverness
C. Forres
2. What title does Macbeth hold at the start of the
D. Birnam Wood
play?
A. Thane of Cawdor 10. What signal does Lady Macbeth give to Macbeth
B. Duke of Fife that the guards are asleep?
C. Thane of Glamis A. A bell rings
D. Earl of Inverness B. A knock at the door
C. A candle is blown out
3. Who are the first characters to appear in the
D. A raven croaks
play?
A. Macbeth and Banquo 11. Who discovers King Duncan’s body?
B. Duncan and Malcolm A. Lennox
C. The Three Witches B. Donalbain
D. Ross and Lennox C. Macduff
D. Ross
4. What prophecy do the witches give to Banquo?
A. He will be king 12. Who kills the guards outside Duncan’s chamber?
B. His children will be kings A. Banquo
C. He will die soon B. Macbeth
D. He will defeat Macbeth C. Macduff
D. Malcolm
5. What new title is Macbeth given after the
battle? 13. Why do Duncan’s sons flee after his murder?
A. King of Scotland A. They are guilty
B. Thane of Cawdor B. They fear for their lives
C. Thane of Fife C. They were ordered to leave
D. Duke of Cumberland D. They want revenge

6. Who is the Prince of Cumberland? 14. Who becomes king after Duncan’s death?
A. Banquo A. Malcolm
B. Macbeth B. Macbeth
C. Donalbain C. Macduff
D. Malcolm D. Donalbain

7. Who is Macbeth's wife? 15. Where does Malcolm flee after Duncan’s
A. Lady Macduff murder?
B. Lady Macbeth A. England
C. Lady Duncan B. Ireland
D. Lady Lennox C. Norway
D. France

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16. What vision does Macbeth see before killing C. He has a childhood illness
Duncan? D. He is possessed
A. A floating dagger
24. Where does Macbeth go to seek more
B. A ghost
prophecies?
C. A crown
A. Birnam
D. Blood on his hands
B. Forres
17. What does Lady Macbeth do to the guards after C. The witches’ cave
Duncan’s murder? D. Dunsinane
A. Pays them to leave
25. What does the second apparition tell Macbeth?
B. Drugs them
A. Beware Macduff
C. Kills them
B. No one born of woman can harm him
D. Frames them
C. He will be king forever
18. How does Banquo feel about the witches’ D. He must kill Banquo
prophecy?
26. What does the third apparition tell Macbeth?
A. Skeptical
A. He is doomed
B. Overjoyed
B. He must flee
C. Indifferent
C. He will never be vanquished until Birnam
D. Angry
Wood comes to Dunsinane
19. Who suspects Macbeth of foul play? D. He must kill Malcolm
A. Banquo
27. Who is the last in the line of kings shown to
B. Macduff
Macbeth?
C. Malcolm
A. Duncan
D. Lennox
B. Banquo
20. What do Macbeth’s hired murderers do? C. Fleance
A. Kill Fleance D. A vision of Banquo’s son
B. Kill Banquo
28. What happens to Lady Macduff?
C. Burn Dunsinane
A. She is banished
D. Spy on Malcolm
B. She is murdered
21. Who escapes the murderers? C. She escapes
A. Banquo D. She becomes queen
B. Fleance
29. Who warns Lady Macduff?
C. Lennox
A. A messenger
D. Macduff
B. Ross
22. What ghost appears at the banquet? C. Lady Macbeth
A. Duncan D. A witch
B. Macduff
30. Why does Malcolm initially pretend to be
C. Banquo
unworthy of the throne?
D. Fleance
A. To test Macduff
23. How does Lady Macbeth explain Macbeth’s B. To avoid responsibility
strange behavior at the banquet? C. To gain sympathy
A. He is drunk D. To fool Macbeth
B. He is ill

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31. What is Lady Macbeth’s mental state in Act V? C. Macduff
A. Calm and collected D. Fleance
B. Sleepwalking and guilt-ridden
39. What surprising fact does Macduff reveal before
C. Deliriously happy
killing Macbeth?
D. Suicidal from the start
A. He is Duncan’s son
32. What does Lady Macbeth do during her B. He was born by Caesarean section
sleepwalking scene? C. He is a witch
A. Cries for help D. He is immortal
B. Washes invisible blood from her hands
40. Who becomes king at the end of the play?
C. Recites spells
A. Macbeth
D. Screams about Duncan
B. Malcolm
33. What happens to Lady Macbeth in the end? C. Macduff
A. She is murdered D. Fleance
B. She runs away
51. What theme is emphasized by the line “Fair is
C. She dies offstage, likely by suicide
foul, and foul is fair”?
D. She is pardoned
A. Betrayal
34. Who brings news of Lady Macbeth’s death to B. Appearance vs. reality
Macbeth? C. Ambition
A. Lennox D. Guilt
B. Ross
52. What does Macbeth say he hears after killing
C. Seyton
Duncan?
D. Macduff
A. “Blood will have blood.”
35. What is Macbeth’s reaction to Lady Macbeth’s B. “Sleep no more!”
death? C. “Hail, Macbeth!”
A. Shock D. “Out, damned spot!”
B. Joy
53. What role does the Porter play after Duncan's
C. Indifference
murder?
D. "She should have died hereafter"
A. Tragic villain
36. What does Macbeth realize about life in his final B. Symbol of evil
soliloquy? C. Comic relief
A. Life is full of joy D. Guardian of secrets
B. Life is a brief candle
54. What natural disturbance occurs on the night of
C. Life has meaning in love
Duncan’s murder?
D. Life ends well
A. Earthquake
37. How does Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane? B. Solar eclipse
A. By earthquake C. Violent storm
B. The army hides behind branches D. River flooding
C. The trees fall
55. Who says, “A little water clears us of this deed”?
D. The witches send it
A. Lady Macbeth
38. Who kills Macbeth? B. Macbeth
A. Malcolm C. Macduff
B. Ross D. The Witches

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56. Why does Macbeth fear Banquo? B. Duncan is a good and loyal king
A. He is a skilled warrior C. He is afraid of Banquo
B. He suspects Macbeth D. The witches advise against it
C. He has royal blood
64. What is Lady Macbeth’s plan to frame the
D. He received a prophecy about his
guards?
descendants
A. Dress them in bloodied clothes
57. Who is Hecate in the play? B. Give them poisoned wine
A. A noblewoman C. Smear them with Duncan’s blood
B. Queen of the witches D. Hide the murder weapon
C. Macbeth’s cousin
65. What emotion plagues Macbeth the most after
D. A ghost
becoming king?
58. What is the first apparition Macbeth sees in Act A. Pride
IV? B. Peace
A. A child C. Guilt
B. A head with a helmet D. Fear
C. A bloody dagger
66. What country helps Malcolm fight Macbeth?
D. A line of kings
A. France
59. How many apparitions appear in total to B. Norway
Macbeth? C. England
A. Two D. Ireland
B. Three
67. What is Macbeth’s reaction to the witches’ final
C. Four
prophecies?
D. Five
A. Confidence
60. How does Lady Macbeth die? B. Confusion
A. By poisoning C. Terror
B. By falling from a tower D. Surrender
C. Suicide (offstage)
68. How does Macbeth convince the murderers to
D. Macbeth kills her
kill Banquo?
61. Why does Malcolm lie to Macduff about his A. He bribes them
character? B. He accuses Banquo of their misfortunes
A. To confuse Macbeth C. He promises them land
B. To test Macduff’s loyalty D. He threatens them
C. To prove he is powerful
69. What is the significance of the line “Out, damned
D. To make Macduff angry
spot!”?
62. What emotion dominates Lady Macbeth’s A. It symbolizes guilt
character in the first half of the play? B. It is about murder
A. Ambition C. It foreshadows Macbeth’s death
B. Pity D. It refers to Banquo
C. Fear
70. What title does Siward hold?
D. Love
A. Earl of Northumberland
63. Why doesn’t Macbeth initially want to kill B. King of England
Duncan? C. Prince of Cumberland
A. He doesn’t want to be king D. Thane of Glamis
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71. What does Banquo’s ghost do at the banquet? C. Malcolm
A. Tries to kill Macbeth D. Hecate
B. Sits in Macbeth’s seat
79. What object leads Macbeth to Duncan’s
C. Speaks to the guests
chamber?
D. Cries for justice
A. A torch
72. What theme is reinforced by Macbeth’s B. A bell
hallucinations? C. A floating dagger
A. Loyalty D. A key
B. Fate vs. free will
80. What phrase does Macbeth use to describe life
C. Guilt and mental instability
at the end?
D. Heroism
A. “A candle in the wind”
73. What does Lady Macbeth constantly imagine is B. “A tale told by an idiot”
on her hands? C. “A dream without sleep”
A. Rings D. “A never-ending storm”
B. Chains
81. What do the witches call themselves?
C. Blood
A. The Sisters of Fate
D. Water
B. The Weird Sisters
74. What is ironic about Macbeth’s downfall? C. The Shadow Queens
A. He trusted in false security D. The Witches of Dunsinane
B. He was never ambitious
82. Who first suspects Macbeth of Duncan’s
C. He was loyal to Duncan
murder?
D. He died peacefully
A. Lady Macbeth
75. Who says, “What’s done cannot be undone”? B. Banquo
A. Macbeth C. Malcolm
B. Lady Macbeth D. Macduff
C. Malcolm
83. How does the theme of betrayal play out in the
D. Macduff
play?
76. What prophecy about Banquo ultimately A. Macbeth betrays Banquo
troubles Macbeth most? B. Duncan betrays Macbeth
A. He will never die C. Banquo betrays the witches
B. His sons will be kings D. Lady Macbeth betrays Malcolm
C. He will betray Macbeth
84. Who says, “Look like the innocent flower, but be
D. He is the rightful king
the serpent under it”?
77. What is Macbeth’s tragic flaw? A. Macbeth
A. Cowardice B. Banquo
B. Kindness C. Lady Macbeth
C. Ambition D. The witches
D. Laziness
85. How does Macbeth’s character change by the
78. Who represents goodness and justice in the end of the play?
play? A. He becomes noble
A. Macbeth B. He becomes mad and tyrannical
B. Lady Macbeth C. He becomes cowardly
D. He becomes generous
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86. Who is Siward's son? B. Dunsinane
A. Donalbain C. Inverness
B. Macduff D. Glamis
C. Malcolm
94. Who says, “Something wicked this way comes”?
D. Young Siward
A. The witches
87. What does the line “Unsex me here” reveal B. Lady Macbeth
about Lady Macbeth? C. Hecate
A. Her desire for femininity D. Macbeth
B. Her rejection of womanhood and appeal for
95. What object does Macbeth keep seeing in Act II?
strength
A. A dagger
C. Her love for Macbeth
B. A sword
D. Her madness
C. A letter
88. What literary device is used in the phrase “Life’s D. A key
but a walking shadow”?
96. Who says, “By the pricking of my thumbs,
A. Metaphor
something wicked this way comes”?
B. Simile
A. Macbeth
C. Irony
B. The witches
D. Personification
C. Lady Macbeth
89. Who says, “There’s daggers in men’s smiles”? D. Malcolm
A. Macbeth
97. Who tries to warn Lady Macduff to flee?
B. Malcolm
A. A servant
C. Donalbain
B. Ross
D. Banquo
C. Macbeth
90. What does the doctor observe about Lady D. Macduff
Macbeth?
98. What do the witches place in their cauldron?
A. She is healthy
A. Newt eyes and toad tongues
B. She is possessed
B. Blood of kings
C. She needs confession
C. Snake skin and salt
D. She needs spiritual help, not medical
D. Gold and oil
91. What does Macbeth realize when he learns of
99. Who says, “Out, out, brief candle”?
Macduff’s birth?
A. Lady Macbeth
A. The prophecy was a lie
B. Macbeth
B. He is safe
C. Macduff
C. He is doomed
D. The witches
D. Macduff is the rightful king
100. What does the play ultimately suggest
92. What is the symbolic significance of blood in the
about unchecked ambition?
play?
A. It brings glory
A. Purity
B. It leads to ruin
B. Vengeance
C. It is natural
C. Guilt and murder
D. It is admirable
D. Honor

93. What is Macbeth’s castle called?