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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. At the beginning of the events, what was Macbeth’s title?
A. Thane of Cawdor
B. King of Scotland
C. Thane of Fife
D. Thane of Glamis
Answer: D. Thane of Glamis
2. Who was the King of Scotland when Macbeth defeated the rebel army?
A. Malcolm
B. Banquo
C. Duncan
D. Macduff
Answer: C. Duncan
3. What was the first prophecy given to Macbeth by the witches that came true?
A. He would become King of Scotland.
B. He would be named Thane of Cawdor.
C. His children would become kings.
D. He would have a long and peaceful life.
Answer: B. He would be named Thane of Cawdor.
4. According to the witches’ prophecy, who would be the father to a line of kings?
A. Macbeth
B. Duncan
C. Macduff
D. Banquo
Answer: D. Banquo
5. What vision does Macbeth see on his way to murder the king?
A. The ghost of his father
B. A floating, bloody dagger
C. The three witches chanting
D. A crown hovering over the bed
Answer: B. A floating, bloody dagger
6. Why did Lady Macbeth say she could not kill King Duncan herself?
A. She was afraid of the dark.
B. She heard a noise and got scared.
C. The sleeping king resembled her own father.
D. She wanted Macbeth to prove his courage.
Answer: C. The sleeping king resembled her own father.
7. After Duncan’s murder, where did his eldest son, Malcolm, flee?
A. Ireland
B. Norway
C. England
D. France
Answer: C. England
8. At the royal banquet, whose ghost did Macbeth see sitting in his chair?
A. Duncan’s ghost
B. Banquo’s ghost
C. The first witch’s ghost
D. Macduff’s son’s ghost
Answer: B. Banquo’s ghost
9. The term “Compunction” is defined as:
A. a feeling of guilt that prevents wrong-doing
B. a title given to a royal official
C. excessive or inordinate desire
D. a messenger sent on a mission
Answer: A. a feeling of guilt that prevents wrong-doing
10. What did the first spirit, an armed head, warn Macbeth to beware of?
A. The Thane of Glamis
B. The son of Banquo
C. The Thane of Fife
D. The army from England
Answer: C. The Thane of Fife
57. (I) Macbeth grew careless of life and longed for death.
(II) His wife passed away and he was alienated from his nobility.
A. I is independent of II.
B. I is a contradiction of II.
C. I is an example of II.
D. II is the cause for I.
Answer: D. II is the cause for I.
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