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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. Why is Malcom afraid to take up the crown?
(a) He has no knowledge of state affairs.
(b) He fears he will be murdered.
(c) He has many vices.
(d) He is too young.

2. What is the third apparition to appear to Macbeth when he meets with the witches?
(a) An armed head.
(b) A bloody child.
(c) The ghost of Duncan.
(d) A child holding a branch.

3. What do the witches do at the beginning of Act 4 when they are joined by Hecate?
(a) Chant.
(b) Begin stirring things in their cauldron.
(c) Dance and sing.
(d) Go to sleep.

4. What has caused Macbeth's fiery rage while the soldiers are all in Dunsinane?
(a) The mutiny against him.
(b) His wife's madness.
(c) The treachery of his friends.
(d) His secret murders.

5. How does Macbeth hear that Birnam Wood is moving towards the castle?
(a) His sentry tells him.
(b) He sees it in a dream.
(c) A witch prophecies it to him.
(d) He sees it out his window.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 5, Scene 5, what does Macbeth think will happen to his enemies while he is in his castle?

2. What does a doctor say Lady Macbeth needs to heal?

3. Where is Malcolm when the other soldiers are at Dunsinane?

4. What is the army in Dunsinane trying to hide with their unique camouflage?

5. What were the boughs held by the army used for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Angus pledge to purge Macbeth of his bloodlusty sickness?

2. What does the bloody child tell Macbeth when Macbeth visits the three witches?

3. Why does Macbeth not want to receive any more reports from the doctor and his attendant in Act 5, Scene 2?

4. In Act 4, Scene 2, why is Lady Macduff so frustrated with the flight of her husband?

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

6. What does Macbeth think his enemies will suffer before he is defeated?

7. What is Hecate planning on harvesting from the moon?

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

9. Why is Macbeth so sure that he will be victorious over Malcolm's army?

10. How does Macbeth feel about his first kill in the battle against Malcolm?

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