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Act 5: Reading Comprehension Quiz.
1. Why won't the gentlewoman say what he has overheard from Lady Macbeth?
a. She has been sworn to secrecy
b. She is afraid of being charged with treason
c. It was gibberish
d. The words were vile and unrepeatable
2. What disturbing behavior is Lady Macbeth exhibiting?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Screaming at the servants
Weeping uncontrollably
Sleepwalking
Pulling out her hair
3. Who does the doctor say is the only one who can help Lady Macbeth?
a.
a.
b.
c.
Macbeth
The pope
God
Macduff
4. What activity does the gentlewoman observe Lady Macbeth engaging in during the night?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Lighting candles and chanting
Summoning the witches
Writing letters
Stripping naked and standing in front of the window
5. Who does the gentlewoman request come and listen in on Lady Macbeth?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The doctor
Macbeth
Ross
Macduff
6. What vow is made by the new subjects?
a.
a.
b.
c.
To never forget Macduff's slain family
To follow Macbeth, whatever the cost
To overthrow Macbeth and regain Scotland
To see Macbeth burn in Hell
7. What military success has Macbeth had?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Defeating Malcolm
Securing Dunsinane
Taking high profile prisoners of war
Clearing Birnam Wood of Macduff's loyalists
8. True or False: Macbeth's newly-conquered subjects are loyal.
a.
b.
True
False
9. What are Menteith, Angus, Lennox and Caithness discussing?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Malcolm's battle plans
Rumors of the ghost of Banquo
Seeing Lady Macbeth sleepwalking
Sightings of the witches
10. Where do Menteith, Angus, Lennox and Caithness plan to meet?
a.
b.
c.
d.
At the Tower of London
At Macduff's castle
Near Birnam Wood
On the moors behind Inverness
11. Who comes to Macbeth with concerns about Lady Macbeth?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The nurse
The goodwife
Ross
The doctor
12. Where is Macbeth in the opening of Act 5, scene 3?
a.
b.
c.
d.
At Dunsinane castle
In his royal chambers at Inverness
Alone on the moors, awaiting the witches
At the Tower of London
13. True or False: In Act 5, scene 3, Macbeth has begun to doubt the witches.
a.
b.
False
True
14. What does Macbeth ask of the doctor?
a.
b.
c.
d.
To go with him into battle
To find a cure for his wife
To give him some bandages
To concoct a pain serum
15. Despite evidence to the contrary, why does Macbeth feel so secure?
a.
b.
c.
d.
He is arrogant and wreckless
He believes the witches' prophecies have not come to pass
He has no ability to accurately assess his situation
He feels the troops are loyal and will protect him
16. What terrible discovery does Macbeth make about Lady Macbeth?
a.
b.
c.
d.
She has lost her mind
She is dead
She has turned traitor
She has fled Inverness
17. What does Malcolm tell his troops to do?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Alert him if any of them see the witches
Play dead on the battlefield
Cut tree branches and use them as camouflage
Give their lives to save Scotland
18. At the end of Act 5, scene 3, what one sad observation does Macbeth make?
a.
b.
c.
d.
He can trust no one
Life is short
He has let his greed guide him
Lady Macbeth never loved him
19. What news does the messenger bring?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The witches are in the castle
Malcolm is dead
Birnam Wood is moving
He has seen Banquo's ghost
20. True or False: Macbeth feels confident that he will defeat Malcolm
a. True
b. False
21. What does Macduff call Macbeth?
a.
b.
c.
d.
A murderer
A fool
A coward
A pawn
22. Why does Macduff say the prophecy protecting him from "woman born" does not apply?
a.
b.
c.
d.
He was born by Cesarean section
The witches are liars
The witches have no power
He is half-god
23. Why does Macbeth urge Macduff to leave?
a.
b.
c.
d.
He is lying to make him feel more secure
He likes him and wants him to live, if not have the throne
He wants to give the man a fair chance
He feels he has enough of Macduff's family's blood on his hands
24. Who is the first casualty at Dunsinane?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Malcolm
Macduff
Macbeth
Siward
25. What gruesome battle trophy proves Malcolm is now king?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Macbeth's thumb
Macbeth's eye-teeth
The bodies of Macbeth and all the witches
Macbeth's severed head
26. The Prophesies Complete the following table:
Apparition
First
Second
Third
What is it?
What does it tell
Mac?
How does Mac
interpret it?
How does it come
true?