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Question 1

Who wrote Macbeth?
  1. William Shakespeare
  2. J.B. Priestley
  3. Robert Browning
  4. Toni Morrison

Question 2

Macbeth is set mainly in which country?
  1. Scotland
  2. England
  3. Italy
  4. Denmark

Question 3

At the very start of Macbeth, what title does Macbeth hold?
  1. Glamis
  2. Cawdor
  3. Fife
  4. Ross

Question 4

Who gives Macbeth his prophecies?
  1. The Witches
  2. The Murderers
  3. The Porter
  4. The Lords

Question 5

In Macbeth, who is named Prince of Cumberland?
  1. Malcolm
  2. Donalbain
  3. Macduff
  4. Banquo

Question 6

In Macbeth, who murders King Duncan?
  1. Macbeth
  2. Macduff
  3. Banquo
  4. Lady Macduff

Question 7

Whose ghost appears at Macbeth's banquet?
  1. Banquo
  2. Duncan
  3. Macduff
  4. Fleance

Question 8

In Macbeth, who says "Out, damned spot!"?
  1. Lady Macbeth
  2. Macbeth
  3. Lady Macduff
  4. The Witch

Question 9

In Macbeth, who is "from his mother's womb untimely ripped"?
  1. Macduff
  2. Malcolm
  3. Banquo
  4. Duncan

Question 10

Who kills Macbeth?
  1. Macduff
  2. Malcolm
  3. Banquo
  4. Siward

Question 11

What symbol is most linked to guilt in Macbeth?
  1. Blood
  2. Rain
  3. Crowns
  4. Stars

Question 12

In Macbeth, who says "Fair is foul, and foul is fair"?
  1. The Witches
  2. Macbeth
  3. Banquo
  4. King Duncan

Question 13

In Macbeth, which wood seems to move in the prophecy?
  1. Birnam Wood
  2. Sherwood Forest
  3. Fife Wood
  4. Inverness Wood

Question 14

How is Macbeth's tragic flaw often shown?
  1. Through ambition
  2. Through patience
  3. Through humility
  4. Through kindness

Question 15

What genre is Macbeth?
  1. Tragedy
  2. Comedy
  3. Epic
  4. Satire

Question 16

Who is Macbeth's wife?
  1. Lady Macbeth
  2. Lady Macduff
  3. Lady Capulet
  4. Lady Anne

Question 17

Who keeps "cursed thoughts" about Macbeth?
  1. Banquo
  2. Donalbain
  3. Seyton
  4. Porter

Question 18

What does Lady Macbeth ask the spirits to do?
  1. Unsex me here
  2. Crown me now
  3. Wake the king
  4. Hide the dagger

Question 19

After Duncan's death, what does Macbeth become?
  1. King of Scotland
  2. King of England
  3. Duke of Milan
  4. Prince of Verona

Question 20

In Macbeth, who escapes when Banquo is attacked?
  1. Fleance
  2. Ross
  3. Macduff
  4. Lennox

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