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Shakespeare's "Macbeth" Trivia Quiz

I just finished reading this play a couple days ago and it's my favorite of Shakespeare's. I hope you like this quiz on my favorite play.

A multiple-choice quiz by ripple09. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ripple09

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
246,032

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
3431

Last 3 plays: odo5435 (4/10), Guest 63 (7/10), Guest 80 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the present King of Scotland at the beginning of the play? Hint

Macbeth

Banquo

Malcolm

Duncan

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the apparition that leads Macbeth to kill King Duncan while he is sleeping? Hint

a hovering candlestick

a bloody child

a floating dagger

the ghost of Macbeth's father

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Question 3 of 10

3. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have two sons named Malcolm and Donalbain.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Other than the three witches, with what supernatural figure does Macbeth enter into dialogue as he plans his deeds? Hint

the dark clouds surrounding her castle

Satan

Hecate

The Scottish God of Death

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is Banquo's son's name? Hint

Fleance

Ross

Macduff

Lennox

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Question 6 of 10

6. Banquo's son escapes the attack on his father's carriage and runs to Scotland. The court, hearing the news, makes him the king.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. What malady does Lady Macbeth suffer from that causes a doctor to visit her in her bedroom while she is suffering from that same syndrome? Hint

amnesia

sleepwalking

insomnia

symptoms of the Bubonic Plague

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Question 8 of 10

8. Is this quote by Lady Macbeth, while she is sleepwaking, correctly quoted? "Out damned stain! Out, I say!"

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is the Earl of Northumberland and the General of the English Forces? Hint

Ross

Siward

Lennox

Seyton

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who becomes the King of Scotland at the end of the battle against Macbeth? He also recites the last monologue of the play. Hint

Macduff

Siward

Donalbain

Malcolm

Most Recent Scores

May 23 2024 : odo5435: 4/10
May 12 2024 : Guest 63: 7/10
May 10 2024 : Guest 80: 10/10
May 10 2024 : Guest 81: 10/10
May 10 2024 : Guest 176: 8/10
May 01 2024 : Samoyed7: 9/10
Apr 30 2024 : Kat1982: 2/10
Apr 28 2024 : Guest 47: 8/10
Apr 25 2024 : Robert907: 8/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the present King of Scotland at the beginning of the play?

Answer: Duncan

Duncan was actually the real ancestor of many British kings and queens such as Elizabeth I and Malcolm, who is an important character in this play.

2. What is the apparition that leads Macbeth to kill King Duncan while he is sleeping?

Answer: a floating dagger

The bloody infant is featured later in the play and I was paying homage to another work by Shakespeare, "Hamlet", by mentioning Macbeth's father's ghost.

3. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have two sons named Malcolm and Donalbain.

Answer: False

Malcolm and Donalbain are actually the sons of Duncan.

4. Other than the three witches, with what supernatural figure does Macbeth enter into dialogue as he plans his deeds?

Answer: Hecate

Hecate is the goddess that the three witches worship throughout the play.

5. What is Banquo's son's name?

Answer: Fleance

Macbeth sends a few medieval henchman to kill Banquo because the three witches prophesied that Banquo will have sons that will be kings.

6. Banquo's son escapes the attack on his father's carriage and runs to Scotland. The court, hearing the news, makes him the king.

Answer: False

Banquo's son, Fleance, does actually survive the attack but he does not become King of Scotland in the process.

7. What malady does Lady Macbeth suffer from that causes a doctor to visit her in her bedroom while she is suffering from that same syndrome?

Answer: sleepwalking

Her tendency to sleepwalk and talk in her sleep leads to some very interesting facts being let out in public, such as her husband's crimes.

8. Is this quote by Lady Macbeth, while she is sleepwaking, correctly quoted? "Out damned stain! Out, I say!"

Answer: No

The quotation is not given quite correctly. After she says "Out damned spot! Out, I say!", she lets the information about Banquo's death slip without knowing that two people are in the room listening to her every word.

9. Who is the Earl of Northumberland and the General of the English Forces?

Answer: Siward

Siward's son is slain when he challenges Macbeth to a sword fight, making him one of Macbeth's many victims.

10. Who becomes the King of Scotland at the end of the battle against Macbeth? He also recites the last monologue of the play.

Answer: Malcolm

Macduff has an arduous duel with Macbeth with the result of Macbeth being beheaded. Thus ends Macbeth's vicious streak of tyranny.

I hope you liked this quiz.

Source: Author ripple09

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