Macbeth Act II Quiz
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Quiz on Act II
- 1.What "sign" convinces Macbeth that he must go through with killing the king?
- A.
One of the witches appears in his bedroom.
- B.
He has a nightmare about the murder.
- C.
He sees a floating dagger pointing towards Duncan's bedroom.
- D.
The ghost of his father visits him.
- 2.Why didn't Lady Macbeth just kill the king herself?
- A.
He looked too much like her father.
- B.
She wanted her husband to have all the satisfaction.
- C.
It would have contradicted her morals.
- D.
She didn't have the bodily strength.
- 3.What does Macbeth accidentally take with him after murdering the king?
- A.
The murder weapons
- B.
The king's crown
- C.
A book
- D.
The king's bloody pillow
- 4.Complete Macbeth's quotation: "I thought I heard a voice crying, 'Macbeth has murdered ____!'"
- A.
Truth
- B.
Duncan
- C.
Honor
- D.
Sleep
- 5.Name the speaker: "My hands are the same color as yours -- but I'd be ashamed to have a heart as white as yours!"
- A.
The old man
- B.
Lady Macbeth
- C.
Banquo
- D.
Macbeth
- 6.Who else does Macbeth kill that same night?
- A.
Fleance
- B.
The king's watchmen
- C.
Ross
- D.
Lennox
- 7.
- A.
Earthquakes shook the land.
- B.
A servant woman killed herself.
- C.
Violent storms broke out.
- D.
Horses ate each other.
- 8.Name the speaker: "If I had died an hour before this happened, I'd have lived a blessed life span. From now on, there's nothing left worth living for. Everything is a sham. Honor and dignity are dead."
- A.
Lady Macbeth
- B.
Macduff
- C.
Macbeth
- D.
The porter
- 9.
- A.
Macbeth
- B.
Banquo
- C.
Lady Macbeth
- D.
Angus
- 10.Which characters run away shortly after Duncan's death?
- A.
Banquo and Fleance
- B.
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
- C.
Malcolm and Donalbain
- D.
Macduff and his family
- 11.There are many examples of fish imagery in the play.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.The purpose of the scene with the porter is to relieve tension after a suspenseful and violent scene.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.A(n) ______ is a speech given by an actor alone on the stage to express the private inner thoughts of that character.
- A.
Paradox
- B.
Soliloquy
- C.
Aside
- D.
Allusion
- 14."Regicide" is the murder of a ______.
- A.
Thane
- B.
Brother
- C.
Friend
- D.
King
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