Macbeth Digital Test
Quiz by Becky Winterling
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Measure skills
from any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
With a free account, teachers can
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
64 questions
Show answers
- Q1The witches establish the following theme in 1.1:Evil always overtakes goodnessAmbition can lead to tragedyFate is stronger than free willNot everything is what it appears to be30s
- Q2When the play opens Macbeth is the Thane ofRossFifeCawdorGlamis30s
- Q3Why does Shakespeare structure Macbeth so that it begins with the three witches alone on a heath during a storm?Both A and CSince the play, Macbeth, focuses on the central idea of fate versus free will, this establishes that fate is stronger.Both A and BShakespeare structures Macbeth by introducing the motif that not everything is as it appears in the first sceneShakespeare is setting an ominous,dark mood to begin the play30s
- Q4What is Shakespeare trying to establish in this scene?That Norway will win the war with ScotlandThat Macbeth is brave and an accomplished fighterThat the Thane of Cawdor is a traitorBoth A and CBoth A and B30s
- Q5The Captain describes the bloody scene by making a reference to Golgotha, the place of crucifixion in the Bible. What literary element is this?AllusionParadoxSimileMetaphor30s
- Q6Why does Banquo have trouble determining if the witches are really women?They have beardsThey cannot speakThey are unattractiveThey look like they are not from Earth30s
- Q7Based on how the witches use the word hail, which is the best definition of the term in this context?To trick or to foolTo call or yell forTo salute or greet with respectTo ridicule30s
- Q8What does "shall be king hereafter" mean?His children will be kingsHe will meet the kingHe will be king in the futureHe will never be king30s
- Q9Why does Shakespeare revel that Macbeth is the Thane of Cawdor directly after he is told the prophecies by the witches?It creates conflict within Macbeth as he realized two of the three predictions are true.It creates mystery and suspenseIt creates mistrust in MacbethIt creates mistrust in Banquo30s
- Q10When Macbeth leaves to visit Duncan believes that:He will not have to do anything to become kingHe will need to kill Banquo to stay kingHe must kill the kingHe will never be Thane of Cawdor30s
- Q11Based on her first speech, Lady Macbeth believes that Macbeth:Will want her to kill the king.Will have the audacity to kill the kingWill be satisfied with his new titleIs too weak to kill on his own.30s
- Q12Finish the following quote. "Your face my thane is a ________ where men may read strange matters"ParchmentBookMaskFlower30s
- Q13The king plans to stay ______ night(s) at Macbeth's castle.342130s
- Q14Banquo's thoughts at the beginning of act 2 reveal that:Will help Macbeth kill the kingHas absolute faith in Macbeth.Is suspicious of Macbeth's motivesBelieves that Manbeth will harm his son30s
- Q15Banquo reveals that he will not act or reveal his thoughts because:He hopes his own son will be kingHe is loyal to MacbethHe plans to kill Macbeth himselfHe is loyal to the king30s
