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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person who escaped the ambush on Banquo in Act 3, Scene 3 do?
(a) Stands and fights.
(b) Cry out to the village what is happening.
(c) Ride away at top speed.
(d) Pretends to be dead.

2. How does Banquo know that Macbeth will not remain king?
(a) Banquo's sons were prophecied to be kings.
(b) He had a dream of Macbeth's assassination.
(c) He thinks Macbeth will step down when he sees how hard it is to be king.
(d) Macbeth is sick.

3. Who has sole responsibility for the impending doom of Banquo?
(a) Lady Macbeth.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Donalbain.
(d) Macduff.

4. What does Macbeth ask his wife to prepare for him for after he has completed his chore in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) A bed.
(b) A horse.
(c) A bath.
(d) A drink.

5. What does Banquo say about Macbeth's castle when he first arrives there?
(a) It is pleasant and inviting.
(b) It is fit for a king.
(c) It is dark and dreary.
(d) It is larger than he had anticipated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malcolm tell Duncan of the Thane of Cawdor just before the new Thane is named?

2. Why is Macbeth plotting to kill Banquo at all?

3. How old is the Old Man?

4. What does Macbeth feel that Banquo has stripped him of?

5. What does Duncan give Lady Macbeth in Act 2, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the weather like at the beginning of the play?

2. How does Macbeth plan to kill Banquo and his son?

3. In Act 1, Scnee 6, what does Duncan say helped Macbeth to arrive at his castle so far ahead of himself?

4. What does Duncan make the King of Norway do in order to bury his dead?

5. What does Lady Macbeth do in order to allow for Macbeth to have safe passage past Duncan's chamberlains in Act 1, Scene 7?

6. Who is framed for Duncan's murder?

7. What does Duncan reward Lady Macbeth with the evening before his assassination?

8. What causes Macbeth to hesitate in killing Duncan?

9. What does Macbeth think his wife will do when she hears of his devious and secret plan in Act 3, Scene 2?

10. What is the Porter doing just after Duncan is assassinated?

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