Macbeth: Act 3, Scenes 1-3 Quiz
Answer the following questions over yesterday's reading. Questions 1-5 are over scene 1, questions 6-10 are over scene 2, and questions 11-15 are over scene 3.
- 1.What had Banquo planned to do with his son during the day?
- A.
Pack and go home
- B.
Go hunting
- C.
Ride horses
- D.
Practice archery
- 2.Banquo wants the witches' prophecy for his sons to come to pass (happen).
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Why does Macbeth hire men to kill Banquo and Fleance?
- A.
Because they know he murdered Duncan.
- B.
So the witches' prophecy cannot be fulfilled.
- C.
Because they threatened to start an uprising among the people.
- D.
Because they are plotting to kill him.
- 4.Macbeth asks Banquo to join him that evening for:
- A.
A meeting where they will decide how to find Malcolm
- B.
A banquet
- C.
A military strategy session
- D.
A service for Duncan
- 5.What does Banquo feel he owes to Macbeth, even though he doesn't trust him?
- A.
Loyalty
- B.
Patience
- C.
Protection
- D.
The benefit of the doubt
- 6.Lady Macbeth tells her husband, "What's done _______________."
- A.
Is nothing to regret.
- B.
Can be overcome.
- C.
Has been predestined.
- D.
Cannot be undone.
- 7.Macbeth tells his wife not to worry
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.At this point (scene 2), Lady Macbeth is pleased with the murder.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.What does Macbeth withhold from his wife?
- A.
His feeling that he may be going insane.
- B.
His regret about Banquo.
- C.
His plan to murder Banquo and Fleance.
- D.
His reluctance to be king.
- 10.What advice does Lady Macbeth give Macbeth?
- A.
To rule with an iron fist so that no one challenges his authority
- B.
To not think about what has happened
- C.
To kill Banquo and Fleance
- D.
To make plans for them to flee should they be discovered
- 11.How many murderers are sent to kill Banquo and Fleance?
- A.
4
- B.
2
- C.
1
- D.
3
- 12.Who is killed in the attack against Banquo and his son?
- A.
Both Banquo and Fleance
- B.
Banquo and one of the murderers, who is killed by Fleance
- C.
Only Fleance
- D.
Only Banquo
- 13.What does one of the murderers repeatedly call for?
- A.
Steady nerves
- B.
Light
- C.
Silence
- D.
A drink
- 14.Banquo and Fleance never see or hear their murderers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Where do the murderers make their attack?
- A.
As Banquo and Fleance travel on a known route
- B.
As father and son slumber in the forest
- C.
At the riverbank
- D.
In the stables of Inverness
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