Macbeth Act II : Vocabulary Questions! Quiz

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Are you familiar with Macbeth Act II? Do you feel you can make the grade with this quiz? In Act II, Lady Macbeth waits for Macbeth to return from killing Duncan. She hears a noise and worries that bodyguards have awakened before Macbeth has had a chance to plant evidence on them. What do you think happens after that? Take this quiz on Macbeth and find out for yourself.


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    Husbandry

    • A.

      Farming

    • B.

      Wife's spouse

    • C.

      Economy

    • D.

      Bulldozing

    Correct Answer
    C. Economy
  • 2. 

    Candles

    • A.

      Stars

    • B.

      Torches

    • C.

      Electric lights

    • D.

      Pony name

    Correct Answer
    A. Stars
  • 3. 

    Largess

    • A.

      Large amount of fat

    • B.

      Great amount of money

    • C.

      Liar

    • D.

      Globs of blood

    Correct Answer
    B. Great amount of money
  • 4. 

    Diamond

    • A.

      Obscure bird

    • B.

      Dagger which Macbeth sees before him

    • C.

      Counterfeit glass

    • D.

      Payment to Lady Macbeth for the banquest in Duncan's honor

    Correct Answer
    D. Payment to Lady Macbeth for the banquest in Duncan's honor
  • 5. 

    Weird Sisters

    • A.

      Gorgon

    • B.

      The three witches

    • C.

      Siblings

    • D.

      Three mountains

    Correct Answer
    B. The three witches
  • 6. 

    Cleave

    • A.

      To tell

    • B.

      A calling bell

    • C.

      A liar

    • D.

      Hang on to

    Correct Answer
    D. Hang on to
  • 7. 

    1st vision

    • A.

      A dagger

    • B.

      An owl

    • C.

      Gorgon

    • D.

      Malcolm

    Correct Answer
    A. A dagger
  • 8. 

    Dudgeon

    • A.

      Hilt or handle of a dagger

    • B.

      Globs of blood

    • C.

      Things that drink provokes

    • D.

      Begs

    Correct Answer
    A. Hilt or handle of a dagger
  • 9. 

    Gouts

    • A.

      A calling bell

    • B.

      A devil

    • C.

      Globs of blood

    • D.

      Beelzebub

    Correct Answer
    C. Globs of blood
  • 10. 

    Prate

    • A.

      Hang on to

    • B.

      To tell

    • C.

      Economy

    • D.

      Stars

    Correct Answer
    B. To tell
  • 11. 

    Knell

    • A.

      A tolling bell

    • B.

      A small hill

    • C.

      A calling bell

    • D.

      Kneeling down

    Correct Answer
    C. A calling bell
  • 12. 

    Grooms

    • A.

      A husband

    • B.

      Body guards/servants

    • C.

      Combing of the hair

    • D.

      Sleep

    Correct Answer
    B. Body guards/servants
  • 13. 

    Beelzebub

    • A.

      Friend of Macbeth

    • B.

      The devil

    • C.

      A monster

    • D.

      Doubts

    Correct Answer
    B. The devil
  • 14. 

    Equivocator

    • A.

      A liar

    • B.

      A referee

    • C.

      An umpire

    • D.

      Obscure bird

    Correct Answer
    A. A liar
  • 15. 

    "nose-painting, sleep, and urine"

    • A.

      Bodily functions

    • B.

      Duncan is dead

    • C.

      A wrestling term

    • D.

      Things that drink provokes

    Correct Answer
    D. Things that drink provokes
  • 16. 

    "lie", "took up my leg sometimes", and "made a shift to cast him"

    • A.

      Cooking terms

    • B.

      Wrestling terms

    • C.

      Games people play

    • D.

      Go to bed

    Correct Answer
    B. Wrestling terms
  • 17. 

    Owl

    • A.

      A monster which froze people in their tracks

    • B.

      Body guards/servants

    • C.

      A familiar

    • D.

      Obscure bird (a bad omen, usually of death)

    Correct Answer
    D. Obscure bird (a bad omen, usually of death)
  • 18. 

    Life of the building

    • A.

      A phrase speaking of King Macbeth

    • B.

      King's life

    • C.

      Fireplace

    • D.

      Hearth

    Correct Answer
    B. King's life
  • 19. 

    Gorgon

    • A.

      A monster which froze people in their tracks

    • B.

      Another name for Gargantua

    • C.

      Malcolm's best friend

    • D.

      Afraid of Donalbain

    Correct Answer
    A. A monster which froze people in their tracks
  • 20. 

    Death's counterfeit

    • A.

      Accident

    • B.

      Catnap

    • C.

      Daydreaming

    • D.

      Sleep

    Correct Answer
    D. Sleep
  • 21. 

    Graves

    • A.

      Cemetery

    • B.

      Sleep

    • C.

      Beds

    • D.

      Accident

    Correct Answer
    C. Beds
  • 22. 

    "th spring, the head, the fountain of your blood is stopp'd..."

    • A.

      Banquo has been killed

    • B.

      Duncan is dead

    • C.

      Lady Macbeth sleepwalks

    • D.

      Fleance dies

    Correct Answer
    B. Duncan is dead
  • 23. 

    Scruples

    • A.

      Doubts

    • B.

      Warnings

    • C.

      Crying

    • D.

      Money

    Correct Answer
    A. Doubts
  • 24. 

    Malcolm

    • A.

      Escapes to Ireland

    • B.

      Escapes to the colonies

    • C.

      Goes to Venice

    • D.

      Escapes to England

    Correct Answer
    D. Escapes to England
  • 25. 

    Donalbain

    • A.

      Duncan's oldest son

    • B.

      Banquo's son

    • C.

      Macbeth's son

    • D.

      Duncan's youngest son

    Correct Answer
    D. Duncan's youngest son

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