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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title does Duncan hold?
(a) Magistrate.
(b) King.
(c) General.
(d) Duke.

2. Where does Donalbain go after Duncan's death?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Wales.
(d) Ireland.

3. How many witches are there?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

4. What is Lady Macbeth's reaction when she is told of the king's death the morning after?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She acts shocked.
(c) She pretends to cry.
(d) She faints.

5. What did Macbeth do to Macdonwald?
(a) Stabbed him in the heart.
(b) Ripped him in half with his sword.
(c) Poisoned him.
(d) Cut off his head.

6. Where does the sun seem to set at the beginning of the play?
(a) The ground.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The witches' cauldron.
(d) The heath.

7. Who escapes the ambush on Banquo in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) His guards.
(b) Macduff.
(c) His servants.
(d) His son.

8. Who is the first person to see the king dead?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Lady Macbeth.
(c) Macduff.
(d) Lennox.

9. Who does Lady Macbeth want to frame for Duncan's murder?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Lennox.
(c) His chamberlains.
(d) A servant.

10. How does Lady Macbeth hear about the prophecy of the witches?
(a) Her husband writes a letter about it.
(b) One of the witches comes to tell her.
(c) She sees it in a dream.
(d) Duncan tells her about it.

11. What does Lady Macbeth say she would do before breaking a promise?
(a) Go mad.
(b) Kill herself.
(c) Kill her own child.
(d) Kill her husband.

12. What must the loser of the battle between Scotland and it's enemy do in order to bury their dead men?
(a) Steal the bodies in the night.
(b) Beg for mercy.
(c) Pay a tribute.
(d) Release their prisoners.

13. Who is sent for to help the wounded sergeant in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Duncan.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A surgeon.
(d) Another soldier.

14. Who is to be the new Thane of Cawdor?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Duncan.
(c) Malcolm.
(d) Lennox.

15. What is the weather like at the beginning of the play?
(a) Lightning and thunder.
(b) Dark and misty.
(c) Torrential rain.
(d) Sunny and bright.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is speaking with the Old Man when he first appears on stage?

2. What does Banquo suffer from on his first night in Macbeth's castle?

3. Who is assisting the main enemy of Scotland at the time of this play?

4. What does Macbeth say about killing Duncan after Duncan arrives at his castle?

5. What does Lady Macbeth tell her husband to do in front of the king when he comes to their home?

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