Macbeth Act 2

Question 1

1. Capable of being touched
A. Carousing
B. Equivocate
C. Palpable
D. Scruples

Answer 1

C. Palpable

Question 2

2. Drunken merrymaking
A. Suborn
B. Carousing
C. Equivocate
D. Palpable

Answer 2

B. Carousing

Question 3

3. Conscience; morals
A. Scruples
B. Suborn
C. Carousing
D. Equivocate

Answer 3

A. Scruples

Question 4

4. To bribe or induce unlawfully
A. Palpable
B. Scruples
C. Suborn
D. Carousing

Answer 4

C. Suborn

Question 5

5. Speaking ambiguously
A. Equivocate
B. Palpable
C. Scruples
D. Suborn

Answer 5

A. Equivocate

Question 6

1. “I have done the deed”

A. Macduff
B. Lady macbeth
C. Macbeth
D. Banquo
E. Ross
F. Malcolm
G. Donalbain
H. Lennox

Answer 6

C. Macbeth

Question 7

2. “A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, and yet I would not sleep”

A. Macduff
B. Lady macbeth
C. Macbeth
D. Banquo
E. Ross
F. Malcolm
G. Donalbain
H. Lennox

Answer 7

D. Banquo

Question 8

3. “That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold, what hath quench’d them hath given me fire”

A. Macduff
B. Lady macbeth
C. Macbeth
D. Banquo
E. Ross
F. Malcolm
G. Donalbain
H. Lennox

Answer 8

B. Lady Macbeth

Question 9

4. “Those of his chamber, as it seemed, had done’t: their hands and faces were all badged with blood; so were their daggers, which unwiped we found upon their pillows”

A. Macduff
B. Lady macbeth
C. Macbeth
D. Banquo
E. Ross
F. Malcolm
G. Donalbain
H. Lennox

Answer 9

H. Lenox

Question 10

5. “Malcolm and Donalbain, the king’s two sons, are stol’n away and fled, which puts upon them suspicion of the deed”

A. Macduff
B. Lady macbeth
C. Macbeth
D. Banquo
E. Ross
F. Malcolm
G. Donalbain
H. Lennox

Answer 10

A. Macduff

Question 11

1. The porter imagines that he is the porter of hell gate and that all of the following people are knocking EXCEPT:

A. An equivocator who talked out of both sides of his mouth
B. A farmer who expected too much
C. A wife who tricked her husband
D. A tailor who stole from his customers

Answer 11

C. A wife who tricked her husband

Question 12

2. Macbeth’s vision of the dagger is the result of:

A. Others putting it there
B. His disturbed mind playing tricks
C. His fear of Lady Macbeth’s strength
D. Exhaustion from the war

Answer 12

B. His disturbed mind playing tricks

Question 13

3. Who is the first to find Duncan’s murdered body and exclaim, “O horror, horror, horror!”

A. Macbeth
B. Lady Macbeth
C. Macduff
D. Malcolm

Answer 13

C. Macduff

Question 14

4. Immediately following the murder, Macbeth is concerned that he cannot say:

A. Amen
B. I love you, man
C. Duncan’s’ name
D. The witches’ chant

Answer 14

A. Amen

Question 15

5. After their father’s murder, where do Malcom and donalbain each go?

A. Malcolm goes to Ireland and donalbain goes to England
B. Both men go to the west end of scotland
C. Malcolm goes to England, and donalbain goes to Ireland
D. The go to scone to watch Macbeth’s coronation

Answer 15

C. Malcolm goes to England, and Donalbain goes to Ireland

Question 16

6. What does Macbeth mean in scene 1 when he tells Banquo, “if you shall cleave to my consent, when ‘tis,/ it shall make honour for you”

A. When Macbeth becomes king, he will bestow great honors on Banquo in return for his loyalty
B. If the witches prophecies come true and banquos sons become kings, he hopes that they are honorable rulers
C. Banquo’s help in the murder of Duncan will be rewarded with a new title
D. He plans to frame Banquo and blame him for murdering Duncan

Answer 16

A. When Macbeth becomes king, he will bestow great honors on Banquo in return for his loyalty

Question 17

7. Why does Macbeth ultimitely decide to kill Duncan?

A. He is intrigued by the new robes he will get
B. He does not want to hear his wife’s whining
C. He feels that the country will be happier to hear the news
D. He believes it is an invitation he must accept

Answer 17

D. He believes it is an invitation he must accept

Question 18

8. Explain the symbolism in Macbeth’s comment from scene 2: “what hands are here? Ha! They pluck out mine eyes! With all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood/ clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather/ the multitudinous seas incarnadine, /making the green one red.”

A. He wishes someone would kill him after what he just did
B. Macbeth feels that the blood cannot be washed away because he will forever be guilty
C. Lady Macbeth feels conflicted about what she and her husband did
D. Macbeth is concerned he did not actually kill Duncan and the king is still alive

Answer 18

B. Macbeth feels that the blood cannot be washed away because he will forever be guilty

Question 19

Who is LEAST suspicious of Duncan’s death?

A. Banquo
B. Macduff
C. Malcolm and Donalbain
D. Lennox

Answer 19

C. Malcolm and Donalbain

Question 20

10. What message does the old man leave for Ross at the end of scene 4 when he tells him, “gods benison go with you, and with those/ that would make good of bad, and friends of foes!”

A. Send my best to the new king
B. Be careful what you wish for and desire
C. Macbeth will be the fairest king of them all
D. Anyone who opposes Macbeth should be executed

Answer 20

B. Be careful what you wish for and desire

Question 21

1. Why does Macbeth claim that he kills the guards? What might be the real reason?

Answer 21

He claims to have killed them because he was in a furious rage over the death of the king and he could not control himself. In reality, he just wanted to eliminate the potential for them to deny murdering the king. He doesn’t want any “he said- she said”

Question 22

2. Proved 2 unnatural occurrences that take place prior to Duncan’s death, and explain what they might symbolize

Answer 22

1. The owl kills the falcon: this does not usually happen and it symbolizes the way things are in Macbeth’s castle. They are backwards and continue to be such throughout the night.
2. The horses ate each other: they had gone wild, much like Macbeth had/will. This represents the evil actions and doings of the Macbeths

Question 23

3. What is banquos son’s name who supposedly will be the future king of Scotland

Answer 23

Fleance

Question 24

4. How does macduff explain Duncan’s death to Ross?

Answer 24

Ddssss

Question 25

5. What is lady Macbeth's reason for not murdering Duncan herself?

Answer 25

He resembles her father

Question 26

6. How does lady Macbeth want Macbeth to forget about the murder

Answer 26

By having him wash his hands