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The Ultimate Macbeth Quiz

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  • In Macbeth Retold, what is Lady Macbeth's first name?
    Gina
    Ella
    Ally
    Jess
  • What title(s) does Macbeth hold at the beginning of the play?
    A general in King Duncan's army and Thane of Glamis
    A general of the English forces and Earl of Northumberland
    King Duncan's older son and heir to the throne
    Thane of Fife
  • In Act II, Scene IV, Macduff reveals that he is returning to Fife, his home, instead of going to Scone to witness what event?
    The Scottish Games
    Malcolm and Donalbain's trial
    Duncan's burial
    Macbeth's coronation
  • What is the term for the tragic hero's fatal flaw?
    Catharsis
    Anagnorisis
    Hubris
    Hamartia
  • Who is the English king who provides Malcolm with support?
    King Edward
    King Henry
    King Charles
    King James
  • In Scene IV, the last of Act II, Ross and an unnamed Old Man are talking about the unnatural events that have happened recently: an owl killed a falcon last Tuesday, last night's darkness has lingered into day, and what else?
    King Duncan's horses ate each other
    Lady Macbeth grew a beard
    Ravens are falling out of the sky
    A nearby village burned down
  • Why was the idea of regicide especially shocking to audiences?
    It reminded them of the plague
    Kings were believed to be chosen by God
    Everyone hated King James
    It proved the futility of life
  • Who is the king at the beginning of the play?
    Duncan
    Macbeth
    Edward
    Malcolm
  • What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
    Mary Nash
    Elizabeth Bernard
    Judith Quiney
    Anne Hathaway
  • Which monarch was ruling England when Macbeth was written?
    Queen Elizabeth I
    King James I
    King Duncan II
    Henry VIII
  • Which line best reflects Macbeth's paranoia?
    "There's daggers in men's smiles"
    "Unsex me here"
    "To bed, to bed"
    "O, full of scorpions is my mind"
  • Why did Shakespeare include witches in Macbeth?
    To prove witches were real
    To criticise religion
    To appeal to King James I's interest in witchcraft
    To represent women's wisdom
  • What does usurp mean?
    To honour a king
    To flee from battle
    To rule fairly
    To take power unlawfully or by force
  • Why do characters in Macbeth use euphemism when speaking of death or murder?
    To avoid guilt or draw attention away from the horror
    To confuse the audience
    To sound poetic
    To follow dramatic structure
  • What year did Shakespeare die?
    1624
    1616
    1592
    1601
  • Who kills Macbeth in the final scene?
    Macduff
    Banquo
    Malcolm
    Siward
  • What was the Elizabethan idea that everything in the universe has its proper place?
    The Great Chain of Being
    Hierarchy of Heaven
    The Monarch's Rule
    The Chain of Nobility
  • Which of these is NOT a prophecy given to Macbeth?
    You will see Banquo's ghost again
    No man of woman born shall harm you
    Beware Macduff
    You won't be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane
  • What does "out, damned spot!" symbolism?
    Physical illness
    Bloodlust
    Deception
    Guilt
  • In Act I, Scene II, what news does the wounded Captain bring to King Duncan and Scottish noblemen at a military camp near Forres?
    The Scottish are losing badly to the Danes
    Macbeth killed Macdonwald and the war is over.
    Macbeth killed Macdonald, but the war continues
    The castle at Dunsinane has been taken by Norway
  • In Macbeth Retold, what is Macbeth's first name?
    Marty
    Joe
    Miles
    Paul
  • What dramatic event happens at the banquet?
    Duncan is poisoned
    Banquo's ghost appears
    Malcolm is crowned
    Lady Macbeth reveals the murder
  • What belief said kings were chosen by God?
    Royal Descent Law
    King's Supremacy Doctrine
    Divine Right of Kings
    Holy Order of Rule
  • What is the name of Banquo's son?
    Frankie
    Frank
    Fleance
    Fergie
  • Whom does the porter not pretend to admit into hell in Act II, Scene III?
    A farmer
    A sailor
    An equivocator
    An English tailor
  • What is the first line Macbeth says in the play?
    "Thy wants to be king"
    "When shall we three meet again?"
    "My dearest partner of greatness"
    "So foul and fair a day I have not seen"
  • What does the phrase "What's done is done" mean in Macbeth?
    Plans are still in motion
    It is time to celebrate
    Someone is about to be punished
    The past cannot be changed, so stop worrying
  • Which of the following is a prophecy in Macbeth Retold?
    "A lamb shall rise"
    "Men shall speak backwards"
    "Pigs will fly"
    "The sea will turn to blood"
  • Who becomes king at the end of the play?
    Malcolm
    Macbeth
    Macduff
    Edward
  • What is the turning point in a tragedy, when the hero's fortune begins to decline?
    Anagnorisis
    Climax
    Peripeteia
    Catharsis
  • What is Macduff's first name in the Macbeth Retold version?
    Marcus
    Paul
    Darren
    Peter
  • What does the phrase "one fell swoop" most closely mean in the context of Macbeth?
    A slow and careful decision
    A single failed attempt
    A noble and heroic gesture
    A sudden and complete action
  • What does hubris mean in the context of tragedy?
    Divine punishment
    Excessive pride or self-confidence
    Fate or destiny
    Lack of honor
  • What genre is Macbeth?
    History
    Tragedy
    Romance
    Comedy
  • What is the meter of most of Macbeth's lines?
    Trochaic tetrameter
    Blank meter
    Iambic pentameter
    Anapestic hexameter
  • What does Lady Macbeth obsess over in Act 5?
    Macbeth's betrayal
    The witches' prophecies
    Blood on her hands
    Her lost crown
  • What is Macbeth's fatal flaw?
    Mercy
    Ambition
    Dishonesty
    Cowardice
  • What does the BBC Macbeth Retold version use instead of witches?
    Security Guards
    Bin men
    Nurses
    Policemen
  • Who says: "Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't"?
    Macbeth
    Hecate
    Lady Macbeth
    The Witches
  • What lie does Macbeth tell Banquo when asked about the witches' prophecies?
    That he hasn't thought about them
    That he killed Duncan
    That he dreamt of them
    That they were false
  • Who hallucinates a dagger?
    Duncan
    Macduff
    Banquo
    Macbeth
  • What was the name of Shakespeare's theatre?
    The Rose
    The Globe
    The Curtain
    The Crown
  • Who is the Thane of Fife?
    Macduff
    Ross
    Lennox
    Banquo
  • To whom is Lady Macbeth reading Macbeth's letter in Act I, Scene V?
    Her maid, who is brushing her hair
    No one, she is alone.
    Her infant son
    Macbeth
  • What acting company did Shakespeare belong to?
    The Globe Troupe
    Queen's Players
    The Lord Chamberlain's Men
    Ye Olde Troupe
  • What is regicide?
    The death of a nobleman
    A type of Scottish ceremony
    The act of usurping a throne
    The act of killing a king
  • What is Banquo's first name in Macbeth Retold?
    Brian
    Billy
    Barry
    Ben
  • Where is Macbeth primarily set?
    Scotland
    England
    Denmark
    Ireland
  • What kind of entertainment competed with the theatre during Shakespeare's time?
    Bear-baiting
    Sporting competitions
    Television
    Gladiator fights
  • In Macbeth Retold, what setting replaces the original Scottish court?
    A TV studio
    A supermarket
    A hospital
    A high-end restaurant
  • What kind of person was the historical Macbeth?
    A real Scottish king who ruled peacefully for 17 years
    An English noble
    A mythical king
    A Danish warlord
  • Who is named heir to Duncan's throne?
    Macbeth
    Malcolm
    Donalbain
    Lear
  • Who discovers Duncan's body?
    Lennox
    Ross
    Malcolm
    Macduff
  • Who is Macbeth with when he meets the witches for the first time?
    King Duncan
    Lennox and Ross
    Banquo
    No one
  • How is Macbeth described in the early scenes?
    Cowardly and weak
    Dishonest and greedy
    Brave and noble
    Disloyal and arrogant
  • What reason does Macbeth give for not wanting to kill Duncan at first?
    He wants Banquo to do it
    Duncan is a tyrant
    He fears Lady Macbeth
    Macbeth is Duncan's kinsman and host
  • In Macbeth Retold, what activity is Banquo doing when he is murdered?
    Cooking
    Cycling
    Jogging
    Swimming
  • What is anagnorisis in a tragic play?
    The moment of critical discovery or realisation
    The highest point of tension
    The murder of a king
    The hero's death
  • What is it called when the audience knows something a character does not?
    Foreshadowing
    Dramatic irony
    Oxymoron
    Metaphor
  • What event in 1605 influenced Macbeth?
    The Plague
    The Gunpowder Plot
    The execution of Mary Queen of Scots
    The Spanish Armada
  • Who flees to Ireland?
    Donalbain
    Macduff
    Cupid
    Ross
  • What is Lady Macbeth's main fear about Macbeth in Act 1?
    That he will be killed in battle
    That he is too kind to take the crown
    That Duncan will never die
    That Banquo will turn him in
  • Who is the drunken character who delivers comic relief after Duncan's murder?
    The Jester
    The Cook
    The Porter
    The Fool
  • What is a euphemism?
    An exaggeration
    A joke with double meaning
    A mild or indirect way of referring to something unpleasant
    A contradiction
  • What were the names of Shakespeare's children?
    Edward, Macbeth, Anne
    Ophelia, Miranda, Shylock
    Richard, Joan, Mary
    Hamnet, Judith, Susanna
  • Why were plays often performed in daylight at The Globe?
    It was cheaper
    There was no stage lighting
    To attract more nobles
    To obey curfews
  • What technique is used in "Fair is foul and foul is fair"?
    Alliteration
    Paradox
    Oxymoron
    Metaphor
  • Where was Shakespeare born?
    York
    Stratford-upon-Avon
    Canterbury
    London
  • Who is the goddess of witchcraft mentioned by the witches?
    Nyx
    Circe
    Hecate
    Medusa
  • Who speaks the last lines in the play?
    The Porter
    Macbeth
    Macduff
    Malcolm
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