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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 Macduff call Macbeth as they fight?
(a) A pussycat.
(b) A child.
(c) A tyrant.
(d) A fool.

2. What are the witches rebuked for the morning after Banquo's murder?
(a) Not warning Macbeth about Fleance.
(b) Not warning Banquo about his impending death.
(c) Not warning Fleance about the prophecy of his kingship.
(d) Not alerting Hecate about Macbeth.

3. How does Macbeth feel about his first killing in the battle in Act 5, Scene 7?
(a) Repentant.
(b) Overwhelmed.
(c) Furious.
(d) Confident.

4. What do the witches plan to harvest from the moon?
(a) Dust of the moon.
(b) Artificial light.
(c) A key to darkness.
(d) A vaporous drop.

5. Who is crowned king at the end of the play?
(a) Macduff.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) Siward.
(d) Donalbain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the witches plan to show Macbeth the morning after Banquo's murder?

2. What brings Siward comfort when he hears of his son's death?

3. What does Macduff do when he hears his family has been murdered?

4. Who of the following is not among the soldiers in Dunsinane?

5. What does Lady Macduff say her husband's flight makes her look like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Malcolm so afraid for his life in Act 3, Scene 6?

2. How was Macduff born?

3. What does the child with the tree branch tell Macbeth when he visits the three witches?

4. What is the source of a horrible shrill cry Macbeth hears while preparing for battle in Act 5, Scene 5?

5. What is Hecate mad at the three witches for?

6. What about his new English soldiers is Malcolm most worried about?

7. Where is most of Malcolm's army from?

8. What does Malcolm suggest that his soldiers use as camouflage while approaching Macbeth's castle?

9. Why is Macbeth's army so small in comparison to Malcolm's army?

10. What is Malcolm trying to hide by using camouflage?

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